The Changing Fortunes of Japanese Camera Manufacturers

Re:The Changing Fortunes of Japanese Camera Manufacturers by freetime2 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @09:02PM (#33366199)

Even when I carry my camera (Sony a7iii) around, I still take a lot of photos with my iPhone. The iPhone often gives better out-of-camera results than the Sony in high dynamic range situations. And other times it's just easier to grab my iPhone and take a quick snap than to swap the lens on the Sony for something wider.

Of course there are also a lot of situations where big-sensor, interchangeable lens cameras still excel, such as low light, telephoto, shallow depth of field, and resolution. So my Sony also gets a lot of use.

Photography isn't dead. Smartphones have just become serious photography tools.

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Re:The Changing Fortunes of Japanese Camera Manufacturers by hyperbovine on Thursday October 27, 2022 @10:50PM (#33367015)

Weird to be arguing that photography is dead when the number of pictures taken every day is experiencing super exponential growth. Lugging a 10lb chunk of glass and magnesium around on your neck otoh … _that’s_ dying.

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Re:The Changing Fortunes of Japanese Camera Manufacturers by ehnto on Friday October 28, 2022 @12:08AM (#33367586)

Same. There is a difference in the photos I take with both but the outcome is clear, I take way more interesting photos with my phone because it is always at hand.

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