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As a wheelchair user, it fits niicely in my bum bag.Kind of defeats the object of having a phone you can carry in your pocket. Suppose it depends on your priorities.
As a wheelchair user, it fits niicely in my bum bag.Kind of defeats the object of having a phone you can carry in your pocket. Suppose it depends on your priorities.
Presumably that's a photograph taken with a proper camera?
Years ago I read an article in a Photo Magazine about a guy who was a wheelchair user who had a specially adapted mount for his chair that had a ball and socket with an Arca type plate and he clamped a Medium Format film camera to it, he showed some great photos from that rig form a different perspective (because he couldn't shoot at standing up eye level).As a wheelchair user, it fits niicely in my bum bag.
Hmm... given that in the end physics comes into it; creating an A2 or larger print from an image captured by sensor that is say 3mm square, is always going to be something of a challenge. That said, 99% of people probably don't do that anyway...Long term any type of camera specifically for photography or video is a dead fish, but we aren't anywhere near there just yet.
It is isn't hard to imagine that in maybe 15-20 years time though that technology will have leaped forward again and mobile phones will have the tech needed to replace the need for a dedicated camera for 99.9% of people including those that shoot video and photo professionally.
There already videographers at weddings who predominantly use phones for capturing video. Content creators at weddings are becoming a bit of a thing and they only use phones and maybe long term will replace photographers and videographers. It cant be too long were the tech improves enough that cameras in phones will be capable of sports photography etc. and producing high quality images.
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Hmm... given that in the end physics comes into it; creating an A2 or larger print from an image captured by sensor that is say 3mm square, is always going to be something of a challenge. That said, 99% of people probably don't do that anyway...
Hope I get 16-600mm f1.4 zoom eyes then.It’s likely that in 20 years time from now we will be using entirely different tech. Sensor size may will not be an issue.
If Musk has his way we will be using a sensor inside our brains and our eyes as lenses.
Selling them to Nikon is anotherSony will have other uses for their sensor, military, commercial. medical etc, and the amateur/consumer market is an ideal testing and proving ground.
Yuk ! I've Never understood using internet in ham radio applications seems to defeat the object !there are many younger amateurs who just want to chat to people using a handheld transceiver that connects to a hotspot
You'd be surprised, they've had a resurgence in recent years.Phones will probably do for Instamatic cameras.
In fact I haven't seen one for quite a while.
They are not perfect but I guess you have not looked at some of the images from mobile phones?No matter how many times I hear and read this I've still seen no real evidence of this as whenever I look at a smartphone image on my pc they've never ever matched what I can get from any digital camera I own or have owned for quite some time... apart from a couple of ancient compacts I still have.
And then there's the negatives of smartphone photography. They have no ergonomics at all and I hate holding them at half arms length and jabbing at them with a finger. It is for me at least just a joyless awful experience. Good luck to those who like using them and to those who think the IQ is acceptable.
You lost me here. Please explain.I must be one of the rare ones that would sooner not take a photo if I only had my phone on me.
A trolling attempt?!Seems to me that digital slrs and mirrorless cameras have reached peak sales now and are on the decline. Canon and Nikon revenue reports support this.
The iphone appears to have matched or even excelled (in some cases) ILC cameras and is certainly more portable. I'm not just talking apple, Samsung and whatever are all doing the same thing.
So, is there any future for slr/mirrorless cameras outside photo journalism?
I personally hope not. so as soon as the masses fall out of love with the latest, greatest and most megapixeled loaded digicam the better.
It'll give a film old timer like me hope that the materials for my art are available for years to come.
Digital sucks!
Hybrid is OK though.
Years ago I read an article in a Photo Magazine about a guy who was a wheelchair user who had a specially adapted mount for his chair that had a ball and socket with an Arca type plate and he clamped a Medium Format film camera to it, he showed some great photos from that rig form a different perspective (because he couldn't shoot at standing up eye level).
Certainly.You lost me here. Please explain.
This illustrates the point that 'real photographers' should look for the 'best vantage point' and not merely put the camera at eye level while standing!
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That is a sweeping and wildly inaccurate statement!People don't buy a smartphone for the camera.
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People don't buy a smartphone for the camera.
A phone will never match what you can do with a proper camera.
As for the technology in modern mirrorless cameras we've never had it so good. I can't see the major manufacturers going under quite yet.
Oh, and digital's great, as is film.
Years ago I read an article in a Photo Magazine about a guy who was a wheelchair user who had a specially adapted mount for his chair that had a ball and socket with an Arca type plate and he clamped a Medium Format film camera to it, he showed some great photos from that rig form a different perspective (because he couldn't shoot at standing up eye level).
I don't think you will find many who would argue that photos from a modern mirrorless camera (with a competent operator pressing th buttons) in most situations will produce much better photographs than even the best camera 'phone.Certainly.
I find the photographic quality of phone cameras (at least mine - Samsung A70) very poor when compared to my mirrorless camera.
Also I don't find anything worthwhile with pointing and shooting knowing I have little to no input with the settings.
If I had a newer phone I may think differently.
I don't think you will find many who would argue that photos from a modern mirrorless camera (with a competent operator pressing th buttons) in most situations will produce much better photographs than even the best camera 'phone.
However, and maybe it is just me, there have been situations where my camera phone was the better solution.
For example, Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona. No tripods/monopods allowed, poor/difficult light and only a little available time available at each location to set-up, compose and take pictures.
I did take some photos with my SLR, but quickly realised (and confirmed when I got back to a computer to compare) that my 'phone was coping better than me and my Canon.
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OK, the majority of phone buyers aren't looking at the specs of the camera when making the decision to purchase.That is a sweeping and wildly inaccurate statement!
Whilst I understand the limitations of even the best 'phone hosted cameras, when I buy a 'phone my two primary considerations are whether it has physical dual (edited!) SIM slots and the quality of the camera.
I know I am far from alone in considering the camera when buying a phone - including professional photographers I have spent time with in Africa and SE Asia who, like me, recognise the value of camera phones in certain situations.