So someone on the Internet today discovered that you can buy an iPhone to Canon/Nikon mount adaptor. If the trend of digital filters wasn't devaluing photography enough, this is a real kick in the teeth.

I have a hard time seeing a logical argument for this. In nearly all cases if you own a lens you probably own a camera, so you can't use that excuse. You can't argue that this is any more convenient since it's the same size as a DSLR in two dimensions. Strapping a high quality lens to a low quality camera is only going to result in low quality pictures.

The device itself would make taking pictures extremely frustrating at best. It appears that you need to hold the lens in one hand and the camera in the other, leaving you with no good way to adjust the focus on the lens or change any settings on the phone.

There is also some odd irony where we are forgetting the amazing advances we have made in photography. While soft focus and poor colour rendition is very popular right now, what people don't realize is that they have been the bane of photographers for years. Years ago people would have killed for the features standard on most DSLRs.

I can't wait for the day when someone is shooting with their DSLR and says "Hey, wait a minute! I should be shooting with my iPhone!" as they detach the lens from their camera and whip out their phone.

If you want a lens to play with on your phone, just duct tape a lensbaby to your phone. They're effective and a lot cheaper than a L series lens.