Re:Thoughts on cameras in the age of excellent cell phone ph...
by phkahler on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:47PM
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I just got a "real" camera a few years ago and I find it much better than any of our phone cameras. The thing is the phones have gotten a lot better and are no longer "good enough" but are actually nice. Big lenses and large sensors are still a lot better, but you often can't tell if pictures never go beyond your phone or social media posts.
Re:Thoughts on cameras in the age of excellent cell phone ph...
by mcguire on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @03:10PM
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The best portraits I ever took were with a 75mm lens and 2x teleconverter. Nothing is out of proportion and the people look natural because they don't have a camera in their faces. That's hard to do with a cell phone.
Re:Thoughts on cameras in the age of excellent cell phone ph...
by galaxyLogic on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:39PM
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I think the right approach is to have both, if you are a serious photo-hobbyist. You need a phone anyway.
The value of a good phone-camera is that you most always have it with you.
A picture is only as good as the thing it is a picture of.
But, there are edge cases where a cellphone camera just doesn't work very well. Capturing motion (sports, kids), low-light (bars, concerts, indoor sports), telephoto (birds and animals), and macro (100% scale, insects, flowers, some product photography).
Of course, the best camera is the one you have with you. And cellphone cameras mean that we always have a camera in our pocket or purse. But, I still bring 1-2 camera bodies and 2-4 lenses on most vacations.