griffzky

Upon arriving home from grocery shopping I spotted this hawk perched at the edge of the woods at the end of our street. I put the car in park, got out and was able to get about 25 feet from it by using my neighbors truck as a shield until I was ready to shoot a few images with my phone. I figured that was my only chance before he was off to another perch. But I went inside and grabbed my real camera and put the 100-400 on it. I again used the truck to get to the same vantage point. I am posting the original image and a crop of same from both cameras, Samsung S22 Ultra set to 10X zoom and my Canon 80D with aforementioned 100-400 EF lens. Here are the results. From my point of view, the Samsung did a nice job on 10X zoom, but there is no comparison to the image from the 80D. You can judge for yourselves. The first two images are the uncropped versions from, first the 80D and second, the Samsung phone. The third and fourth images are crops from both.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

The 1st cropped version is definitely the better of the two versions. It has much better resolution and color.

will

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I was at Yellowstone lined up along the road with about 100 people watching a Grizzly eat a Bison. It took a couple days!

I had my 'real camera', a M4/3, with a 100-400 and was happy. Next to me was a family. The dad let his daughters use his "real camera" with a long lens while he used a spotting scope with a cheap bracket to hold his phone.

So, if you are going to make a comparison, find a way to "equal" the power of the glass being used.

Yes, the guy with the phone and spotting scope was getting the "best" shots.

bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri

The phone cameras keep getting better without a doubt. What might be interesting would be a comparison under low light. Not to convince anyone of anything but to see if the wide expanse of glass and billboard sized sensors show their real advantage. I’m sure that difficult conditions will separate the men from the boys.

Also, nice photos! All of them.

griffzky

Interesting, adding a real optical zoom to the phone lens. I'll have to try that with my spotting scope just for grins.

griffzky

I agree, thanks for the feedback. Good to know that in a moment where there's no time to go for my Canon; I can still get a decent image.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Outstanding images.

griffzky

Thank you, I couldn't believe it waited there while I went in the house and got my Canon and my 100-400.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

The last image is representative of what I get off my S22 Ultra with 10X zoom, i.e.: not the best photographs. However, the S22 does a good job on landscape photography and is better than having no camera!

bwa

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

The guy at Yellowstone asked me if I saw the Eagle that was watching from a nearby perch. It was full frame on his phone. I had no idea it was there and it was too tiny in my viewfinder to matter. The Eagle was waiting for the Grizzly to leave some scraps behind!

On my most recent trip to Yellowstone last fall, I saw a lot more spotting scopes than I remember from earlier trips. There also seemed to be fewer of the gargantuan Nikon and Canon rigs. Wildlife people may have different goals than Camera people.

griffzky

I agree, I really like the extra-wide angle.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Nicely done 🤎🤎🤗🤎🤎