It's definitely thought-provoking, which is the sign of good blog post. I've owned smartphones for a lot longer than I've owned a dedicated camera. It was my gateway into photography. I always have my smartphone on me, too, and find it useful for taking photos, a few of which have even been standouts ... but its never been a true pleasure. Maybe I haven't spent as much time mastering the photo app on my phone as I have learning every feature on my mirrorless set-up but I find the physical experience with a real camera body, and the amount of control one has, vastly more pleasurable than using the smartphone interface. Each to their own. From the photo examples at the end of the blog post, it's perhaps a fair conclusion to state that an experienced, talented photographer will take good photos whatever the gear they're using.
6 days ago | 1
I rarely carry a phone but I always carry a camera. The reason is that I dislike the interruptions and distraction that go with phones. Yes, I could put it in flight mode and just let it be a camera but, for any image, it's always going to be an inferior substitute for the dedicated cameras I use. Now... if they built a phone into my camera (instead of the other way 'round), that's something that could be useful in an emergency.😊
6 days ago | 4
Nothing wrong with them and you are right in terms of output. I have tried and its personal. I simply dont enjoy it. I dont like holding it to take pictures, i dont need nor wish to share with my mum, wife and children (the only people polite enough to say they are interested!).
14 hours ago | 0
I owe phone cameras everything. In 2013 i bought an iPhone 5 and started taking photos everyday in my daily routine. Image quality was quite decent and built the habit of observing, shooting and then curating my photos. For many years that was my only camera and started my journey. Ironically I like to take lot less photos from the new phones with much better cameras because now I have daily carry cameras. But in some places it is still the best option
6 days ago | 1
In the right conditions and in the right hands a phone camera will yield impressive results no doubt and its advantage of being discrete will enable more candid shots to be taken for certain .its weighing up its stealth versus its limitations compared to a dedicated camera-a trade off .for street photography it’s a viable alternative but other genres I’m not so sure.ergonomics are also where a dedicated camera wins imo.
6 days ago (edited) | 0
I've been shooting with my phone a lot over the past few months! I usually leave my camera at home, and I never miss a shot — sometimes I’m just walking casually and boom, I grab my phone and snap. I can put my creativity to work and express myself through photography with any camera, phone or not. For me, it's the process that excites me — the composition, the editing, etc.
6 days ago (edited) | 0
Great little read 🙌 have downsized my travel camera recently due to how good the iPhone camera complements the focal lengths I don’t take with me anymore ✌
1 week ago | 0
Nice read and great shots!👍🏻 Do you treat your phone photo and backup workflow any differently than your camera
6 days ago | 0
I disagree with you because I think you don't understand where at least some of these comments come from. The photo is great or not, and it doesn't matter to me what it was taken with. But the process matters to me, and it matters to you too, because a few years ago you were recording videos about Fuji talking about it 😉 But the most important thing is that I preferred a world without phones that take photos, but with various cool compact cameras, because it was profitable for manufacturers to make them
4 days ago | 0
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