billnikon wrote:
When a cell phone can do the following, I will sell my equipment.
Right on Bill,
Smartphones have decimated the point-and-shoot camera market, save for some high-end ones with pro features and pro prices that still sell.
But smartphones, and we all have them, wont be replacing the top tech pro-level cameras and high-end lenses for the serious hobbyists and the pros that make their living from photography.
My personal and corporate clients aren't paying me good money and expecting me to give them cellphone photos, LOL.
And all the AI tech in those smartphones with their tiny cameras and tiny lenses still wont match the ultimate resolution , detail and image quality of my 50mp fullframe Sony A1, and my 61mp fullframe Sony A7RIV. Especially for any viewing on anything beyond a small screen.
1) 61mp Sony A7RIV, Sigma Art 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN lens. The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, USA. 24mm, ISO 200, f8, 1/80 second, handheld.
2) 50mp Sony A1, Sony 200-600mm lens, A Snowy Egret takes off from its watery perch on the Caribbean Island of Sint Maarten/St.Martin. 319 mm, ISO 1600, f6.3, 1/4000 sec. handheld
3-4) 50mp Sony A1, Sony 200-600mm lens. A great White Egret bends its neck to clean its feather in Sint Maarten/St. Martin . First the full frame, then a tight crop from the same shot. Try doing that with a smartphone photo and see who well it holds up. 591mm, ISO 1600, f6.3, 1/2000sec. handheld
5) 61mp Sony A7RIV, Tamron 17-28mm f2.8 lens. The Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California, USA. 17mm, ISO 400, f4, 1/60 sec. handheld
6-7) 61mp A7RIV, Sony 135mm f1.8 GM lens. Brooke H. at sunset in the Valley of Fire, Nevada, USA. First the full frame and a tight crop from the same shot. You will not get this much resolution and detail in this tight a crop from any smartphone shot. 135mm, ISO 400, f3.5, 1/640 sec. handheld
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Cheers and best to you all.