Griffin Clarifi – Does it take the blur out of iPhone photos?

I recently picked up one of the iPhone cases that Griffin makes called the Clarifi.  It is your run-of-the-mill hardshell protective case, but with one added feature.  There is a little lens that slides over the iPhone’s camera lens, and it is supposed to make close-up shots look a lot better.  Anyone with an iPhone knows that if you take a close-up shot of anything with the camera, it’s going to be blurry.  This is supposed to fix that.

First of all, here is what it looks like on the iPhone.  Click on all of these for larger versions:

Notice the little thing near the camera lens.  That’s what slides over when you want to take a closeup:

And now, my test shots.  First, a picture without the lens:

Now, with the lens:

Test 2 without the lens:

Now, with the lens:

What I take away from this is that it does clear up the pictures a little, and it seems to add more color to them as well.  I’m not sure if that makes it worth the $35 price tag, but if you need a new case for your iPhone and taking pictures is important to you, then check out the Griffin Clarifi.