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For the Luddites...
Sep 3, 2020 13:09:20 #
...who continue to eschew the capabilities of camera phones, one more nail.
I came across this today, and it made me think about it again.
https://fstoppers.com/apps/will-camera-flash-make-iphone-professional-camera-514314
Given that so-called "real" cameras have been around 150 years or thereabouts, and phone cameras only 20, and probably only very seriously for the last 5 or so, the level of progress is truly impressive.
Sure, it's more fun to play with our SLRs and mirrorless cameras etc but this is the way the world is going, whether we like it or not.
My expectation is the a camera-toting tourist - already a rare bird indeed but who was a primary supporter of the camera industry - will be extinct shortly, and the only thing keeping cameras alive (or more accurately, priced relatively accessibly) are the enthusiasts.
A quick survey of my semi-immediate family of 19 adults old & young yielded two SLRs (neither in frequent use), two bridge cameras (used relatively often), half a dozen P&Ss (mostly for special occasions), and 22 cel phones used almost daily to take pictures.
Professionals or enthusiasts who want highest quality/largest prints/maximum reach/other special requirements (BIF and so on)/those of use who like to play with our toys etc may not change for a while, but everyone else is well on the way.
I came across this today, and it made me think about it again.
https://fstoppers.com/apps/will-camera-flash-make-iphone-professional-camera-514314
Given that so-called "real" cameras have been around 150 years or thereabouts, and phone cameras only 20, and probably only very seriously for the last 5 or so, the level of progress is truly impressive.
Sure, it's more fun to play with our SLRs and mirrorless cameras etc but this is the way the world is going, whether we like it or not.
My expectation is the a camera-toting tourist - already a rare bird indeed but who was a primary supporter of the camera industry - will be extinct shortly, and the only thing keeping cameras alive (or more accurately, priced relatively accessibly) are the enthusiasts.
A quick survey of my semi-immediate family of 19 adults old & young yielded two SLRs (neither in frequent use), two bridge cameras (used relatively often), half a dozen P&Ss (mostly for special occasions), and 22 cel phones used almost daily to take pictures.
Professionals or enthusiasts who want highest quality/largest prints/maximum reach/other special requirements (BIF and so on)/those of use who like to play with our toys etc may not change for a while, but everyone else is well on the way.
Sep 3, 2020 13:19:19 #
I have a bottom of the line smartphone. I expect that the type of photos I mostly take would not come out well on even a good one. In low light and not close, I use an up to 300mm tele zoom and a flash to stop action since high ISO is too grainy. Yet, someday...
Sep 3, 2020 13:20:51 #
Those who hold onto their DSLRs, do not notice their mirrors are their chains.
Sep 3, 2020 13:25:48 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Those who hold onto their DSLRs, do not notice their mirrors are their chains.
But chains are helpful when it snows.
Sep 3, 2020 13:38:35 #
alexol wrote:
...who continue to eschew the capabilities of came... (show quote)
Bet the some prehistoric cave artist caught hell when he one day showed up with a 'modern' paint brush.
Sep 3, 2020 13:50:54 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
Those of us who are capable of thinking for ourselves choose the equipment we feel serves our purpose, and we don't concern ourselves with what anyone else uses!
Sep 3, 2020 13:54:28 #
Strodav
Loc: Houston, Tx
Leitz wrote:
Those of us who are capable of thinking for ourselves choose the equipment we feel serves our purpose, and we don't concern ourselves with what anyone else uses!
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Sep 3, 2020 14:08:35 #
Leitz wrote:
Those of us who are capable of thinking for ourselves choose the equipment we feel serves our purpose, and we don't concern ourselves with what anyone else uses!
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Sep 3, 2020 14:27:29 #
Leitz wrote:
Those of us who are capable of thinking for ourselves choose the equipment we feel serves our purpose, and we don't concern ourselves with what anyone else uses!
Sep 3, 2020 14:29:36 #
alexol wrote:
...who continue to eschew the capabilities of came... (show quote)
Just curious, when was the last time you saw a thread, or even a p;ost denigrating cell phone cameras on UHH?
Sep 3, 2020 15:33:17 #
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Sep 3, 2020 16:37:51 #
Sep 3, 2020 18:34:34 #
alexol wrote:
...who continue to eschew the capabilities of came... (show quote)
How many cell phone photographers are going to buy and learn to use studio lighting equipment with their phone cameras? That just goes against the reasons most people use them.
Sep 3, 2020 19:01:19 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
How many cell phone photographers are going to buy and learn to use studio lighting equipment with their phone cameras? That just goes against the reasons most people use them.
No, No, No, not photographers - IMHO the the correct nomenclature is "phoneographer"!
Sep 3, 2020 19:32:09 #
quixdraw wrote:
No, No, No, not photographers - IMHO the the correct nomenclature is "phoneographer"!
The cameras in cell phones ARE cameras, and those who use them are photographers. You can find some mighty fine cell phone photos on the internet. They are much better cameras than the point and shoot cameras from the film era.
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