iPhone Photography (Page 3): they are great...the problem is ...they are harder to use than a dslr...tap this tap that....give me something I know.... They can be great...I don't have...

ggttc Loc: TN

mfeveland wrote:

Agreed. Very impressive performance from the smartphone.

they are great...the problem is ...they are harder to use than a dslr...tap this tap that....give me something I know....

They can be great...I don't have the patience.

barely able to answer a call on the thing

mtbear

In my 52+ years as a photographer I've come to the conclusion that the quality and features of the camera is less relative than the quality of the photographers vision. Some of the best photographs I've seen were taken with a 645 camera, contact printed and mounted in a 16x20 matte. I've taken award winning photographs with an old and abused Moskova 5. So if you like iPhone get an iPhone. If you like Droid get a Droid or Galaxy get a Galaxy. It's more important to learn to use what you have then to endlessly trade up for better specs that your behavior will never let you master.

ggttc Loc: TN

And the thing talks to me...That isn't right.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

ggttc wrote:

And the thing talks to me...That isn't right.

gg, I feel your pain!
My wife talks to me too!! :lol: :lol:
SS

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

ggttc wrote:

they are great...the problem is ...they are harder to use than a dslr...tap this tap that....give me something I know....

They can be great...I don't have the patience.

barely able to answer a call on the thing

Not sure what you mean by harder. On my Samsung Galaxy s5 I touch the screen where I want the focus to be and it snaps a picture using that location. Is focusing and taking the picture with a single touch of a finger really that hard or confusing? Even shooting full auto on a dslr takes more effort, and most of us didn't buy dslrs to shoot full auto in the first place.

Picdude Loc: Ohio

SharpShooter wrote:

Gee, never forget, that Galexies are for children!! :lol:
SS

SERIOUSLY?? Well I used one of you iphones for about 3 weeks while I thought my Android was on the fritz (turned out to be a carrier issue). I've been a technophile for several decades and was anxious to use the iphone. Biggest pieces of crap I had in my hands for quite a while. It was far from either intuitive or user-friendly, every time I tried to open something on it I had to re-log in as an apple user, the software available for them was far and above more limited than Android software and the screen was smaller, making it harder for my 53yr old eyes to see. Couldn't trade that thing in fast enough for a Samsung.

Apparently these are the type of things that only appeal to certain Canon users; which, in a twisted sort of way, actually makes sense.

Picdude Loc: Ohio

mrbill1 wrote:

This is my first post on this forum even though I've been viewing for about a year. First off, the Samsung phones are years ahead of the iphones. My wife has a iphone5 that has been put away when she got the Samsung S5.

I also tabled my iphone when I got the Samsung Note 3. The picture quality of the Samsungs is far better than the iphones. In fact all the features are better. I still prefer my Nikon DSLRs to a phone picture. No matter what anyone tells you, Samsung is a better phone.

:thumbup: :XD: :thumbup:

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Picdude wrote:

SERIOUSLY?? Well I used one of you iphones for abo... (show quote)

Hey! I'm a Canon user and definitely not an Apple guy when it comes to computers or phones. I think the iPhone is pretty but a limited and flawed device intended for those who prefer simplicity and form over function. I know lots of people who worship their iPhone, but none of them are able to say exactly why. Funny, I always figured the Nikon guys as Mac and iPhone users. :)

Picdude Loc: Ohio

mwsilvers wrote:

Hey! I'm a Canon user and definitely not an Apple guy when it comes to computers or phones. I think the iPhone is pretty but a limited and flawed device intended for those who prefer simplicity and form over function. I know lots of people who worship their iPhone, but none of them are able to say exactly why. Funny, I always figured the Nikon guys as Mac and iPhone users. :)

Bear in mind, I did say certain Canon users, not all. ;-)

Wild Life Loc: Sunny Southern California

mwsilvers wrote:

Agree. I'm consistently amazed just how good the i... (show quote)

This is truly amazing.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Wild Life wrote:

This is truly amazing.

Not sure what you mean by amazing, but the quality of the images from my s5 was an unexpected benefit. I never seriously considerd a camera in my phone useful for anything other than emergency situations. While of course it have many limitations, within those limitations it produces very serviceable images. Since my phone is always with me, I ALWAYS have a usable camera with me.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

SharpShooter wrote:

That said, probably the two best photography gallery shows I've ever seen were done on iPhones.

I really hope you're kidding about that. Otherwise, you need to get away from FaceBood.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

OddJobber wrote:

I really hope you're kidding about that. Otherwise, you need to get away from FaceBood.

Hey! I like FaceBOOD ;)

NoSocks Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island

mwsilvers wrote:

That's Galaxies, not Galexies. Apparently some chi... (show quote)

I love everything Apple does and their business model is brilliant. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I bought stock at 72 a few years ago and have watched it grow almost tenfold. There's good reason for that. The products are awesome.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

NoSocks wrote:

I love everything Apple does and their business model is brilliant. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I bought stock at 72 a few years ago and have watched it grow almost tenfold. There's good reason for that. The products are awesome.

Great company but other than iTunes or the iPod I don't care for, or use, anything they make.