Carusoswi wrote:
For Christmas, my children gave me a "new" refurbished Google Pixel 2 mobile phone to replace my old friend, a Nexus 5. The Nexus had served me well, but was always limited by its rather pedestrian camera setup. The Pixel 2, on the other hand, sports a very well implemented 12 mp camera which captures very pleasing images.
I have never been much of a fan of cell phones as cameras, and, while this phone hasn't moved me far from my position on the subject, I do have to concede that it produces good images which I find useful when I need to catch a quick shot. One of my grandchildren has developed what I consider to be a "fake" phobia to flash. Whenever I bring out my DSLR setup, she starts chirping "no flash, no flash." Drives me nuts, as I generally bounce the flash upward and over my shoulder, with only a small bounce card to direct some light forward. I still have to deal with her "opinion," probably exacerbated by the proliferation of cell phones, and their almost exclusive use by my children (her parents).
Rather than fuss with her over this, at least I have the cell phone as one option.
I don't particularly care for the results I get indoors when shooting my DSLR without flash in these situations, nor am I enthusiastic about shooting or editing such shots. For some reason, I am more forgiving of the same shots taken with the new mobile phone. I find that these mobile phone shots are surprisingly compliant with my efforts to adjust them in post (I use darktable).
I am curious as to other UHH members' thoughts on this subject.
Caruso
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