**iPhone Diary: Testing the 5x telephoto lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max for portraits**

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A busy time meant that my first test of the new 5x telephoto lens on the iPhone 15 Pro Max (https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-15-pro-max/) was nothing more than a quick 3x versus 5x comparison shot from my apartment as part of a first impressions piece (https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/22/first-impressions-of-the-iphone-15-pro-max/).

Yesterday, I got the chance to see how useful the new lens is for portraits – from the purely optical bokeh seen above, to testing iOS 17’s newfound ability to automatically add depth data, letting you adjust focus after taking the photo …

more… (https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/28/5x-telephoto-lens/#more-910809)

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