Where have all the dslrs gone? —Part 2 (Page 3): Before cell phone cameras those people would not have taken pics. :sm01:...

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

jerryc41 wrote:

I know what you mean. When I'm in an area where lots of people are taking pictures, it's unusual to see many DSLRs. It's mostly cell phones and tablets.

Before cell phone cameras those people would not have taken pics.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

CHG_CANON wrote:

Imagine yourself as a successful photographer. Are you holding a cell phone?

Imagination is a wonderful thing!

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

CHG_CANON wrote:

Imagine yourself as a successful photographer. Are you holding a cell phone?

I'm still trying to imagine myself as a successful photographer, but will let the world know when that happens with my cell phone.

whfowle Loc: Tampa first, now Albuquerque

For most people, the cellphone as a still and movie camera, is just a modern day replacement for the Brownie and later the point & shoot digital. While there are photographers that have done their best to wring the best out of the cellphone, and their work is amazing, the average user is just going to use it for selfies and documenting their travels. It is a useful tool when used within its capabilities. Documenting wrecks for insurance purposes, making a copy of a business card or document, filming lectures, and documenting construction site progress are just a few uses. It is a camera and you do have it with you almost always.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

A photographer brings their camera, especially the successful photographers.

LEWHITE7747 Loc: 33773

genocolo wrote:

My original post on August 29 unintentionally and ... (show quote)

#1 is the Dslr--the others have more noise especially the night shot.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

Thank God you decided to make another run at this! Perhaps this version can go to 25+ absolutely useless pages!

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Delderby wrote:

I decided, more than a decade ago, that I wanted a... (show quote)

Likewise I *must* have an eyepiece. For me it’s not about trouble with seeing the screen in sunlight. I haven’t experienced that problem.

For me it’s all about holding the camera steady: elbows in, headbone engaged. The typical phone user’s stance is a fine example of how not to hold a camera.

I use an m4/3 thaz about as small as a phone. Acoarst it has an eyepiece. But there’s also a version with no eyepiece and I really cannot imagine using it.

MrBob Loc: lookout Mtn. NE Alabama

User ID wrote:

Likewise I *must* have an eyepiece. For me it’s not about trouble with seeing the screen in sunlight. I haven’t experienced that problem.

For me it’s all about holding the camera steady: elbows in, headbone engaged. The typical phone user’s stance is a fine example of how not to hold a camera.

I use an m4/3 thaz about as small as a phone. Acoarst it has an eyepiece. But there’s also a version with no eyepiece and I really cannot imagine using it.

Amen brother.... I too do M43 and holding it up to the eye is SOooo natural....

genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island

cjc2 wrote:

Thank God you decided to make another run at this! Perhaps this version can go to 25+ absolutely useless pages!

I made a simple observation and asked one simple question. I can’t help it that a lot of members wanted to debate. I suggest you turn off your computer, have an iced tea and relax. Life is too short.

Riverrune

Those are my thoughts as well. I also want to know if a cell phone can take anything other than a PDF. I know Apple has a "raw" file format, but I haven't seen much on it. You'd need a pretty big memory chip in the i-phone.

tgreenhaw

Your best camera is the one you have with you - and it's often a cell phone.

To be honest, they all look like they could be mobile camera shots to me except the covered bridge. That looks like Canon color to me and when I look at the lettering on the sign it is much sharper than I would expect from an iPhone.

I'm not as sure about the night shot. It's possible it is the DSLR also if you didn't have a tripod and set the ISO high. Also, iPhone's tend to do some kind of HDR trickery to try and make a useable overall exposure instead of the artful exposure you've gotten. That said, I think you could get that shot from either camera.

While all the shots are nice, they don't showcase what a real camera can do for controlling depth of field, shutter speed, or field of view with interchangeable lenses.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

genocolo wrote:

I made a simple observation and asked one simple question. I can’t help it that a lot of members wanted to debate. I suggest you turn off your computer, have an iced tea and relax. Life is too short.

Don't see anything different here, so far!

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MrBob wrote:

Amen brother.... I too do M43 and holding it up to the eye is SOooo natural....

It’s not only natural but it also steadies some of the most lightweight outfits.

Some m4/3 are the size of FF Sonys but some are very pocketable, like my GM5 (see pic below). I always use only OIS lenses on it cuz it has no IBIS. But I still need to steady it against my headbone !
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12-32 is the smallest OIS lens I know of.

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delder Loc: Maryland

Delderby wrote:

I decided, more than a decade ago, that I wanted a... (show quote)

I do agree with
"Looking Through the Glass "!

As I migrated from my F4004 Through a long list of "Point & Shoot " 📷 Cameras, one of the first things I lost was a viewfinder

Some of the earlier Kodak Digital cameras still had an optical viewfinder but later models lost this feature.
Agree with your comments on sunlight blinding the screen.
Have to revert to TRUE Point & Shoot & trust the camera in these cases. Picked up a D3100 about a year ago and the Through the Lens viewfinder was a real treat!
Still, I will use my Cell phone to catch anything I might miss getting out the DSLR.
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