---
title: "Drive Wire: Zeiss Will Make High-End Camera Lenses For Smartphones"
description: "Up your Insta game."
date: "2016-01-20"
modified: "2016-01-20"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/1767/drive-wire-zeiss-will-make-high-end-camera-lenses-for-smartphones"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# Drive Wire: Zeiss Will Make High-End Camera Lenses For Smartphones

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Turning to gear, legendary lens maker Zeiss has turned its century-plus of expertise to phone lenses. Zeiss is the German manufacturer of lenses for Leica, so they know their glass, and now your phone can sport a macro, telephoto, or wide-angle lens that will bring your Instagram game to a whole new level. Expect them to hit the market in a couple months, to be expensive, and to be worth it.

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