Lets talk camera's.

[Piston]

I think that is the biggest thing lacking, low light performance. Is there a way to keep the "shutter" open on an iPhone for better lowlight?

It'll be interesting to see the camera on the new iPhone x.

 

[dragoneggs]

I think that is the biggest thing lacking, low light performance. Is there a way to keep the "shutter" open on an iPhone for better lowlight?

It'll be interesting to see the camera on the new iPhone x.

The iPhone X is my next big purchase of anything. Bigger aperture... not big enough but it seems significantly better from the sneak leak reviews I have seen.

I have kind of lost touch with the small digital cameras with high quality lenses that sit between a DSLR and an iPhone. I am sure there are some beauties out there with the advancements in miniature optics, but since I have them surrounded with what I got so I think it would be very hard to justify.

 

[houstonscott]

I'm very happy with my Sony RX100-4 as a point and shoot carry camera. I'd like to learn more about photo processing using an iPad. I tried shooting RAW but found I really never went back and did any post processing on my computer. Now that I have an iPad, I thought maybe there are some good post processing apps? Any recommendations? Something easy for a beginner would be nice. I also have a canon 60D with a few lenses. I'd really love to get the canon 70-200L f2.8 lense, but hard to justify that cost.

Adobe light room for iPad.

 

[houstonscott]

The iPhone X is my next big purchase of anything. Bigger aperture... not big enough but it seems significantly better from the sneak leak reviews I have seen. I have kind of lost touch with the small digital cameras with high quality lenses that sit between a DSLR and an iPhone. I am sure there are some beauties out there with the advancements in miniature optics, but since I have them surrounded with what I got so I think it would be very hard to justify.

Unless you want a picture of a person within 10ft of you in bright light phones simply are not cameras. I understand the convince, that maybe the problem. The bigger the sender the better the lowlight performance. A phone will never really compete in anyway except it's what you have at the time, because you didn't bring a real camera.

 

[oosik]

I have two cameras. Canon PowerShot S50 and Canon EOS 5D Mk ll. The PowerShot is the camera I carry when out on my motorcycle or when I need a quick picture. The 5D Mk ll is my camera when I'm going to be doing serious photography. The 5D is not the camera I would take on any long walk or hike - unless somebody was along to carry the camera and backpack with all attachments, lenses, tripod, etc.

 

[ArlyA]

Smart phones are not the best camera for a reason.... They can't do everything well. We still use camera's and ones with low light capability is important for us. We just put into use a Nikon Coolpix S7000 and like it.

 

[oosik]

I've finally come to the realization that I'm "old school" or just plain "old". I don't expect my flip phone to take pictures and I don't try to make phone calls with my cameras.

 

[dragoneggs]

Unless you want a picture of a person within 10ft of you in bright light phones simply are not cameras. I understand the convince, that maybe the problem. The bigger the sender the better the lowlight performance. A phone will never really compete in anyway except it's what you have at the time, because you didn't bring a real camera.

I have captured some pretty impressive sunsets with my top of the line iPhone. I am an educated photographer through college and thought it might be my career. Photography isn't just about expensive lenses but right place, right time, and composition. I have top of the line lenses, accessories, and have a dormant b/w and color darkroom!

I have two cameras. Canon PowerShot S50 and Canon EOS 5D Mk ll. The PowerShot is the camera I carry when out on my motorcycle or when I need a quick picture. The 5D Mk ll is my camera when I'm going to be doing serious photography. The 5D is not the camera I would take on any long walk or hike - unless somebody was along to carry the camera and backpack with all attachments, lenses, tripod, etc.

Great camera but DSLR's often stay home and miss gems of life... at least in my experience. I wrestle on every trip whether I should bring the backpack. Many times I wish I had, but I have captured a bunch without.

Smart phones are not the best camera for a reason.... They can't do everything well. We still use camera's and ones with low light capability is important for us. We just put into use a Nikon Coolpix S7000 and like it.

It all depends on your mission and your load. As I mentioned before... low light, small apertures are the bane of many professionals.

I've finally come to the realization that I'm "old school" or just plain "old". I don't expect my flip phone to take pictures and I don't try to make phone calls with my cameras.

I do... I'm trying to stay young and ride the wave of innovation.

 

[houstonscott]

I think the complaint about big clunky DSLR's being left home and behind are valid, with their big learning curve complicated deep menu's are being rejected. It's a very interesting time in photography and cameras right now. Smaller cameras that easily match image quality of $6500 DSLR's are coming to market with film camera controls, for $1200 to $2000. Olympus Pen f, Fugifilm X100f and Xt2, Sony A9, Lieca TL2. and others. Not much happening at Nikon or Canon. Looks like the X sensors in Fugifilm cameras can't be better'd by any bayer sensor in any camera. Just a product of technology, physics and they own it...

 

[oosik]

You are correct, houstonscott. I can always take my big Canon with me when going in a vehicle. Its just on my motorcycle - I don't want to wear a heavy backpack. The big Canon is almost exclusively dedicated to macrophotography.

And another truth - technology NEVER stands still. It just simply outstrips my pocketbook to try to keep up with technology.