You have a tiny computer that probably can out crunch a lot of the stuff we were using in the early 2000s. Obviously for some it really is a status symbol. People get high end smart phones for different reasons. I struggle with why some people seem to interpret "phone cameras are really good for a lot of situations" as "ILC cameras are dead! Phones do everything!" I guarantee many photos taken with it will go into my annual A4-sized family photo books and no one will ever tell me they're out of place alongside my ILC shots. No, I'm probably not going to print 3m high fine art prints with it, but it's a heck of a snapshot camera. And I don't really worry so much about going places where my K-3 III isn't an option, because my Pixel 6 does a good job in a lot of situations. I'm not sure anyone ever said differently.īut. ILCs still have a place, they still are tools that can deliver much better results than phones in many cases. It's really not worth their time arguing about it.You don't need to invent strawman arguments to try to bolster your case.
How funny is that? The professional will not even respond, they won't even talk to the general public. It's like you are in a large construction field, with large CATs and trucks all over, and the folks on the street nearby come and say a shovel does the job. If people are Ok with doing photography with phones, we should put them into phone interest groups and move them out of camera photography user groups. Claiming that phones can replace ILC cameras is just non sense (or trolling to generate pages of posts in forums), and this especially non sense with regards to the choice of focal lengths, zooms lenses etc. Just look how many cameras and lenses are still being made and used. People come to me and ask me if I can photograph sport event because they can't do it with their phones. Making something that is that tiny, has that level of display, and can function decently as a camera and a phone (do people actually make phone calls any more?) costs money. I have seen people make references to peoples phones as a symbol of status or whatnot, sort of like a piece of jewellery these days.Īnyways, for now I'm happy with my $150 Motorola I got several years back, apart from a bit sad battery life, it does way more than I ever need it to.People get high end smart phones for different reasons. This is getting off-topic (but are threads ever on topic?) but the new 'flagship' iPhones and Samsungs, etc just seem ridiculous in price - and they're all flashy fancy things. I've never been fond of iPhones, so I have to show disdain for them where I can You're right of course, my comment was sort of tongue in cheek.