Cell phone DSLR ? (Page 6): I have the iPhone 7+ and find that it takes remarkable pic.

DWHJR Loc: Kannapolis NC

I have the iPhone 7+ and find that it takes remarkable pic.

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

RichardSM wrote:

I agree Kmgw9v I have the iPhone 8 Plus it does indeed take some great pictures.

However it’s not the primary camera.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

RichardSM wrote:

However it’s not the primary camera.

I have the iPhone 7+; but I will cling to my DSLR’s come Hell or high water.
I might even buy more DSLR’s before I shuffle off this mortal coil.

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Kmgw9v wrote:

I have the iPhone 7+; but I will cling to my DSLR’s come Hell or high water.
I might even buy more DSLR’s before I shuffle off this mortal coil.

Exactly...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Kmgw9v wrote:

...but I will cling to my DSLR’s come Hell or high water.
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aellman Loc: Boston MA

traderjohn wrote:

"But, most people taking photos with a phone camera have no intention of having them printed and only view the images on electronic screens."
You can have those pictures printed if you want to. You take a picture with a cell phone and can almost instantly share it. You and your audience are not going to anguish over whether it is a real picture. It is and they have moved on. You have shared what you saw.

Many young people keep photos from friends and family on their phones forever. It's the equivalent of what I would do by making prints and saving them in an album. It's a technological/generational thing, and in one way the phone as album makes eminent sense, because those images are always with you to appreciate and share in real time.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

aellman wrote:

Many young people keep photos from friends and family on their phones forever. It's the equivalent of what I would do by making prints and saving them in an album. It's a technological/generational thing, and in one way the phone as album makes eminent sense, because those images are always with you to appreciate and share in real time.

Alan - don't know if you know it, or not - but you can do the same thing with a DSLR - make albums and store the photos in them - for easy access, later on. Your only limitation is the size of your SD card!!

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

My son is a trucker and use's his Google Pixel phone, here are a couple of his photo's

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Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

No doubt that cell phones have become a replacement for the higher end point and shoots.
Pricing has gotten to the point that they are basically in the same range as a 24MP D5600 and some of the newer ones in the range of a D7500.
Yes they can take calls and let you surf the web but in a nutshell IMO you don't get what you pay for.
The lens is very basic but gets the job done for on the go shots.

One thing I do find amusing. We who use DSLR's constantly check for the smallest specs of dust on the lens. The average cell phone user is constantly coming in direct contact with the lens with their hands, sliding in the pocket and laying it down on practically any surface. I rarely see anyone go out of their way to clean the lens and yet the pics manage to come out ok.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Hamltnblue wrote:

No doubt that cell phones have become a replacemen... (show quote)

A DSLR's lens is around 2-3" in diameter. By contrast, a cell-phone's lens is much, much, less. In fact, it's so MUCH smaller, you can't even measure it in inches. You'd have to use millimeters to measure diameter.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

traderjohn wrote:

"But, most people taking photos with a phone camera have no intention of having them printed and only view the images on electronic screens."
You can have those pictures printed if you want to. You take a picture with a cell phone and can almost instantly share it. You and your audience are not going to anguish over whether it is a real picture. It is and they have moved on. You have shared what you saw.

"Anguish over whether it is a real picture", what does that even mean?! Is it a photograph of is it a snapshot?
Several of my cameras, DSLR, MILC and Bridge have WIFI and are capable of transferring images to a cell phone or notebook or tablet or laptop or desktop, which in turn are capable of sharing via the Internet or through a telephone network.
As for, you can have pictures printed if you want to, Aaaaa yes, thank you for letting me know this; who would have guessed!
But siriusly, woof, woof; a cell phone camera is still a camera regardless of what some may believe!

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Kmgw9v wrote:

In a crowd of cell phone photographers, I will not deny that I have felt conspicuous when I pull out my 800E with a 70-200 lens attached. “Who does this guy think he is?” Snicker, Snicker.
I don’t care.
But, that doesn’t mean that I am blind to the convenience, image quality, and true photographic value of a cell phone in the hands of a serious user.
In short, cell phones are great and getting better every generation.

I have absolutely no problem with cell phone photographers. Their cell phones are also cameras and in many situations are capable of perfectly good photographs. What gets me are the people who use their tablets or notebooks as cameras, in public. The last time I was at the big flower show there are people getting up close and personal with the exhibits while taking photos with tablets and notebooks that are larger than their heads. Not only do they look ridiculous, they get in the way. I prefer using a full frame DSLR with a 28-300 lens. Not only do I not have to get up close and personal while taking photos, I don't get in anyone's way and don't look ridiculous.