An optical attachment for use with a portable electronic device having a camera and flash. The attachment comprises a housing 65 defining a lower surface and an upper surface； a lens holder 87 within said housing, said lens holder having a bore in which a lens 89 is located； a tubular cowl 91 extending from the lens holder and within said housing, the cowl 91 being operative to reduce the amount of light entering the camera； and a solid lightguide 99 provided within said housing configured to reflect light emitted by said flash. The lightguide having tubular top and mid-sections that cooperate to define a bore in which a part of said cowl 93 is located. The lightguide 99 having a leg section that extends from said mid-section and a foot section that extends from the leg section. The foot section includes a planar sole surface configured to be proximate to the flash port, the flash port being proximate the flash of the portable electronic device. The top section including an exit surface remote from said midsection that is configured to reduce the extent to which light emitted from the lightguide 99 is dispersed.
