Is smart phone photography killing interest and use of mirrorless digital cameras ?
Nov 13, 2022 13:29:34 #
goldenyears
Loc: Lake Osewgo
Not any more than SUV's are killing interest in Maseratis. Totally different markets, I think.
Nov 13, 2022 13:31:50 #
goldenyears wrote:
Not any more than SUV's are killing interest in Maseratis. Totally different markets, I think.
Well, people may be still interested in Maseratis, but owning one probably hasn't changed much.
Nov 13, 2022 13:54:30 #
goldenyears
Loc: Lake Osewgo
Longshadow wrote:
Well, people may be still interested in Maseratis, but owning one probably hasn't changed much.
Excellent point! I will never be able to afford any exotic car, and I'd rarely drive it if I did. But if I could afford and owned a mirrorless camera, I am sure it would be my every-day camera.
Nov 13, 2022 13:57:46 #
goldenyears wrote:
Excellent point! I will never be able to afford any exotic car, and I'd rarely drive it if I did. But if I could afford and owned a mirrorless camera, I am sure it would be my every-day camera.
Your old camera would feel both jealous and hurt that you abandoned it.
Nov 13, 2022 14:38:17 #
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 camera is the one you have with. I always have my iPhone on me. I carry my xt4 when i want to take pictures not photographs.
Nov 13, 2022 16:35:41 #
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.
Perhaps a survey of us Hoggers would give some broader indicatos of that future.
My vote. I will continue to use a camera, not a Camera phone for photography.
Nov 13, 2022 16:38:52 #
I remember u could get a free prize in a box of cereal (cheap) now u can get a free camera when u buy a cell phone (equally cheap) don't buy cereal for the toy
Nov 13, 2022 17:21:48 #
All1317 wrote:
I remember u could get a free prize in a box of cereal (cheap) now u can get a free camera when u buy a cell phone (equally cheap) don't buy cereal for the toy
Cell phone cameras simply work differently.
Viewing various images here (and mine), I would not demean them as "cheap", or equate them to a toy.
Unfortunately, they are totally unacceptable to some, for some (unsubstantiated?) reason, other than not liking "different".
Nov 13, 2022 17:49:16 #
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.
Why carry a 10# black box that does nothing but take pictures?
The younger generations have adapted.
Boris
Nov 13, 2022 17:49:55 #
Retina
Loc: Near Charleston,SC
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.
From everything I see at UHH, smart phones are point & shoot cameras, like the Q2. They will always have their place, whether at a birthday party, the beach, or the country club. On the other hand, the market for lens lockers, camera bags, and press passes is likely to survive for decades. Should all the world goes mirrorless, the iPhone will never replace the MILC.
Nov 13, 2022 18:04:23 #
Never is a long time! They won't likely replace them in my lifetime, but by the time my grandkids are grandparents I would be willing to bet that mirrorless tech as known today is a relic. When I was a lad the only one with a wrist radio was Dick Tracy, and only the Jetson's had TV's that hung on the wall. Phone cams won't do some things "real cameras" can do but the gap is much less than many of you want to admit. I wouldn't be shocked if my grandkids were doing holographic photography with a cam the size of my phone.
Nov 13, 2022 18:16:38 #
Didn't Leica Camera come close with their aps-c T cameras. They operated similar to an phone I believe. 
Nov 13, 2022 21:49:03 #
JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
I have listened to several talks via Santa Fe Workshops of well known professionals doing some work with smart phones and creating excellent images.
In both cases the stated that the Covid stay-in-place period of time contributed to their interest in using their smart phones. One started a challenge of creating one image per day and the other photographer decided to focus on items and things in and around his home.
So even pros are at least playing with smartphones to some extent...
In both cases the stated that the Covid stay-in-place period of time contributed to their interest in using their smart phones. One started a challenge of creating one image per day and the other photographer decided to focus on items and things in and around his home.
So even pros are at least playing with smartphones to some extent...
Nov 13, 2022 21:55:24 #
I suppose camera snobs won't touch cell phone cameras either.
It's beneath them.
It's beneath them.
Nov 13, 2022 22:12:03 #
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