Is smart phone photography killing interest and use of mirrorless digital cameras ?
Nov 13, 2022 09:41:36 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Silkway2017 wrote:
It might be an old and dumb question but the progress in quality of pics taken by new and newer iPhones renews interest in it.
Interesting question for a photographer's site. How many folks here ONLY use a phone for all of there photography? answer, 0.
Nov 13, 2022 09:55:27 #
rehess wrote:
and no matter how much you look down in them, they will serve a useful purpose. It must be painful for you to see them thrive when people don’t appreciate your Sony/Canon/Nikon.
Ha, Ha, Ha
Painful?
I DO use smartphones to make photos.
I love to ride my bike.
But use a truck to haul goods... Capice?
Nov 13, 2022 09:58:35 #
billnikon wrote:
Interesting question for a photographer's site. How many folks here ONLY use a phone for all of there photography? answer, 0.
That's a guesstimate, right?
Nov 13, 2022 10:07:23 #
jlg1000 wrote:
Ha, Ha, Ha
Painful?
I DO use smartphones to make photos.
I love to ride my bike.
But use a truck to haul goods... Capice?
Painful?
I DO use smartphones to make photos.
I love to ride my bike.
But use a truck to haul goods... Capice?
I have never needed a truck and some people have never needed anything beyond the equivalent of AA Instamatic 100 to preserve memories.
Capice?
Nov 13, 2022 10:20:37 #
rehess wrote:
I have never needed a truck and some people have never needed anything beyond the equivalent of AA Instamatic 100 to preserve memories.
Capice?
Capice?
Nov 13, 2022 10:40:55 #
Silkway2017 wrote:
It might be an old and dumb question but the progress in quality of pics taken by new and newer iPhones renews interest in it.
A smartphone (with a camera for single images and video) has had a dramatic and negative effect on the demand for and sales of point and shoot cameras, some bridge cameras, and likely some lower end mirrorless and DSLRs. A smartphone is a "mirrorless camera" with the ability to capture the image, process it, and distribute it electronically all from the same device. As smartphone image capture and distribution capabilities increase, it will have a continuing negative impact on the sales of some traditional cameras and lenses.
I consider my smartphone to be another camera when I am out taking pictures.
Smartphones have also impacted some segments of the tablet/ computer business too.
Nov 13, 2022 10:46:36 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Silkway2017 wrote:
It might be an old and dumb question but the progress in quality of pics taken by new and newer iPhones renews interest in it.
For some people, yes. It is as much tool as they want to take on. For most of us on UHH, no. We want a tool that will be able to do more than what the smartphone will do. The smartphone will do when the camera is not in our hand. But otherwise, most of us here will be using a camera instead of a smartphone.
Nov 13, 2022 11:08:40 #
wdross wrote:
For some people, yes. It is as much tool as they want to take on. For most of us on UHH, no. We want a tool that will be able to do more than what the smartphone will do. The smartphone will do when the camera is not in our hand. But otherwise, most of us here will be using a camera instead of a smartphone.
Nov 13, 2022 11:19:11 #
Nov 13, 2022 11:56:32 #
Silkway2017 wrote:
It might be an old and dumb question but the progress in quality of pics taken by new and newer iPhones renews interest in it.
The best use of the phone cameras is , IMHO, as a method of making visual notes while contemplating a new project.
Nov 13, 2022 12:04:19 #
Silkway2017 wrote:
It might be an old and dumb question but the progress in quality of pics taken by new and newer iPhones renews interest in it.
No. People aren't even considering a camera now that they have a phone.
Nov 13, 2022 12:05:09 #
BobHartung wrote:
The best use of the phone cameras is , IMHO, as a method of making visual notes while contemplating a new project.
An early camera of mine was an Instamatic 100 - smart cameras deliver better pictures than that …… and fast enough to use to take notes.
Nov 13, 2022 13:00:40 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
My $5,000 Sony setup was used to take a moon photo which we then compared to one of the new phones...damn, damn, DAMN! His was actually better.
Nov 13, 2022 13:04:54 #
Silkway2017 wrote:
It might be an old and dumb question but the progress in quality of pics taken by new and newer iPhones renews interest in it.
The younger crowd is satisfied with phone pictures like they were satisfied with digital music. They are learning that an album on a decent stereo is better than digital. Many will likely cycle back to DSLR cameras in time for the same reason.
Nov 13, 2022 13:09:08 #
Day.Old.Pizza wrote:
The younger crowd is satisfied with phone pictures like they were satisfied with digital music. They are learning that an album on a decent stereo is better than digital. Many will likely cycle back to DSLR cameras in time for the same reason.
Most phone camera users were never at DSLRs to begin with. Nothing to go back to.
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