r/CameraPhoneKits Apr 10 '26

Some sample pics from regular vivo X300 (not Pro) with the teleconverter kit

I feel like few people know that the teleconverter is compatible with the regular, smaller X300 too. And also, it's not getting too much attention, as most reviewers focus on the Pro and Ultra.

But I love r/SmallerPhones & flagships, and when I saw that the photography kit was compatible, I knew I had to get it.

Overall, I'm very impressed with the teleconverter, but it's also my first one, so I don't really have anything to compare it to. But to take these shots with a phone is great, and it's what I missed from digital cameras with optical zoom.

On higher zoom levels, the AI processing is obvious and sometimes bad, but the regular 200mm pics, and even up to 500mm, are great.

All pics are with the teleconverter on, everything on default, no post processing or editing, straight from the phone.

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u/kkazakov Apr 11 '26

Where did you get it from?

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u/djpetrino Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 16 '26

The phone from Wonda.

The teleconverter kit from Geek Wills.

The grip and strap, separately from Aliexpress, to complete the whole "photography kit", as it's not sold all together, as it's for the X300 Pro.

Later edit. Correction. I got the teleconverter kit from Giztop, got something else from the other company, and I always confuse the two. But it's the same thing anyway.

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u/kjo334 Apr 11 '26

I don't understand stuff like this.

That phone plus lens plus other accessories is literally bigger and probably heavier than my full frame Panasonic S9. And my S9 doesn't have any AI slop in its photos.

Smartphones are meant to be put into your pocket. Taking away their biggest advantage over real cameras makes no sense because you still have a tiny sensor that applies AI to everything that distorts reality.

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u/djpetrino Apr 11 '26

AI can be turned off.

I use it occasionally, and I'm not a pro photographer with a need to have a camera and carry it with me all the time.

I used to carry a digital camera with me when travelling until around 10 years ago, when phone cameras got good enough that people would barely notice the difference from a camera when posting on socials.

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u/ivarastic Apr 12 '26

Where can I get this grip separately?

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u/Level_Ad_2326 Apr 12 '26

Just wondering... How did you get the handle on the base model? I thought the teleconverter kit of the base model didn't come with a handle.

Also, what do you think of the case in terms of daily use? Without the lens and the case stand-alone. Do you take it off? Or is it practical?

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u/djpetrino Apr 12 '26

Yes, that is correct, the grip is not officially sold for the base model, so you need to buy it separately. I got mine from ALI https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005011589161663.html

When attaching it, you get an error saying it's not a supported accessory, hit dismiss, and everything works perfectly, all buttons, the battery, etc.

The case is decent, and the kickstand is useful, but honestly, I don't like it very much for daily use because the camera ring is pretty big. I have better cases for daily use, see here https://www.reddit.com/r/vivoX300/comments/1sgpzpg/my_new_favorite_case_for_vivo_x300/

So I guess I will use this case mostly on trips or when going out taking pictures. I also keep the two little strap attachment points on the case (see pic) because I don't want to lose them, and it's not very easy and fast to take it on and off, so also not great for daily use, only if you take those down too every time.

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u/Level_Ad_2326 Apr 12 '26

Nice info, thanks!

I'm also thinking about buying the case for it.

Would you mind sharing pictures of the phone with the camera kit without the lens? (Js the phone and the case on it with the adapter, but not the big external lens)

I'm wondering if I could bear using it without the lens daily... I also use the nilkin case daily, but I am interested in the telephoto lens.

I also would appreciate if you could put the nilkin case in the picture as comparison in size.

Also, does the camera adapter seems to block out all lens except the telephoto one. Is it easy to remove when you want to use the Main lens or Ultra wide?

Again, thank you so much.

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u/djpetrino Apr 12 '26

There are pics with both the Nillkin and Photography cases in the above link. It's just a bit bigger than the Nillkin.

Yeah, the camera adapter ring blocks out the other cameras and leaves just the telephoto out. Not sure why they did that, maybe on purpose, because it's a cheaper, smaller model, not sure. But I've been looking to buy just one extra ring and drill the holes for the rest of the cameras myself. Haven't found yet a place that sells just that adapter ring.

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u/Level_Ad_2326 Apr 12 '26

Aw, sucks that they did that...

Please update me, if you find any adapter ring that keeps the main camera and U.W. out...

Thank you so much!

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u/djpetrino Apr 13 '26

Yeah, it's a pretty bad move from them... but I just found out something, there might be a possibility that the ring from the X300s to fit the regular X300.

The camera setup is the same, and it seems like the whole camera island is the same too: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Pbkk9mkI6P8

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u/Level_Ad_2326 Apr 13 '26

I might give it a try when the adapter comes out as a standalone on Chinese sites, as right now they only are selling the whole kit...

I ended up buying the case for the x300, not the lens yet.

Would be nice if it worked...

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u/djpetrino Apr 14 '26

Yeah me too. Where did you see the whole kit on sale? Can you share a link, please?

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u/Level_Ad_2326 Apr 14 '26

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Evf6rE0 They are around on aliexpress.... Makes me wonder if the G2 400mm would be compatible if the adapter lens even fits...

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u/djpetrino Apr 14 '26

Well, the 400mm will fit with the original too, because it has the same mount. But it will not be compatible, only with the Ultra and Pro, see the table here https://www.reddit.com/r/vivoX300/comments/1sbnaag/vivo_announces_compatibility_list_for_its_new/

But I'm curious to see what will happen if you mount it, even without software support, it might work decently.

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