tomcat

You need to get the latest Apple iPhone. I read on the internet where it's going to have all of those things. tiny little filters, though

fotobyferg

Actually, there *are* cellphone apps that enable, RAW, manual, macro,...etc.

tommy2 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

Yep, "give the tech guys a couple more years..." The iPhone X I started carrying around a few months ago is the "Swiss army knife" of lightweight cameras! Over the last handful of years I've found 98% of my photography has consisted of what some call "street photography" and being able to retrieve it and take that shot instantly to capture an image is what it takes to get that once in a lifetime photo. My wife says my right arm is stretched from having the heavy DSLR with me constantly and it is a relief to not have that bulky thing along on my walks to smell the flowers and bring home good images too. Gotta say all the reasons above to not upgrade apply here too.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

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Neilhunt

Cellphones do do a bunch of these things: manual mode, raw, 20 fps, tripod, long exposures... I know the whole topic is intended as humor, but seriously, a good photographer shouldn't turn up their nose at a phone camera just because it's a phone - they should understand and embrace what it is good for - often, that it is in your pocket when the moment presents!

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

Are you sure a cell phone beats a dSLR camera? I do not think so.

DebAnn Loc: Toronto

If your cell phone shoots better images than your "trusted" DSLR, it might be time to stop trusting that DSLR!

1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA

Thank you from all of us photgraphy ignoramuses who find that a cell phone takes better pictures than our cameras.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

The thing is, neither cell phones or DSLRs take photos. People use them to take photos. Cell phones are designed to do so with little thought from the person. DSLRs require some knowledge and skill to take good photos. If the cell phone results in better photos, then there was a lack of knowledge and skill on the part of the person using the DSLR.

CaptainBobBrown

Recently on a photo shoot at a 'tree frog farm' in Costa Rica several of us "serious photographers" were working hard to get good in-depth shots of various tree frogs along with a couple of folks along but only "casual" photographers. I glanced down at one of the cell phone shots taken by the casual photographer (using an iPhone 8 I think) and I was struck by how good the cell phone shots were. Great color rendering, nice depth of field ... so I pulled out my 6S and shot a few of my own just for backup of course. For just such occasions using modern cell phone cameras is a great idea and not to be dismissed. Applying the same knowledge and skills with a Brownie Hawkeye, a Polaroid camera, a cell phone can be just as rewarding. It's easy to feel superior with "superior" gear but look at what Ansel Adams did with gear and techniques long since lost in the depths of time. Cell phone cameras are replacing DSLR's because they are getting better and better and meeting an increasingly critical slice of the market for photography so our expensive gear is increasingly going to go the way of Ansel Adam's gear and techniques. Be prepared.

kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA

I never walked out of a camera with something I didn't like. Darn!$$.
There needs to be a CSA meeting somewhere.......

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

OR it might be time to learn to use the DSLR.

Dennis

Bill_de Loc: US

As a first time poster maybe you didn't think to use one of these.

To me it seems like a strange first post. I figure most folks want to be taken seriously when they first join any group, unless maybe a group of comedians.

Good shooting, cell phone or dslr.

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BebuLamar

Nah! Just let me have it.

tommy2 Loc: Fort Worth, Texas

Well one thing is for sure, my DSLR is an excellent tool for collecting obscene gestures - ought to start a folder. My particular interest is collecting casual people photos from around downtown in a large city. A cell phone does that in a very stealthily way - I meld with the general masses constantly texting. Something about bringing a hulking DSLR up to one's eye to attract the attention of the possible targets.