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Re:The Best iPhone by Swizec on Thursday July 28, 2022 @10:56PM (#32272677)
> Most of the things one would do with the 2x can be had by just walking a bit closer to the subject

Except for the main reason I ever used it: depth of field and more natural proportions.

Digital zoom can’t do that and no portrait mode is not the same.

On my old phone I would often switch to 2x and walk away from the subject to get a better photo.

Here’s a good example of how faces change when shot with different focal lengths: https://imgur.io/gallery/ZKTWi

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