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One of my favourite 'people' I've been following him for over a decade. Super down to earth.
As they say, it's more about the eye behind the camera than the camera itself. I remember when I started out people would want to talk cameras/tech all the time. In the industry it got a nickname 'gas' (gear acquisition syndrome). People thinking if they get a new lens or a new camera body that it'd be their missing piece / make their work better. Whilst I am a strong believer that you need good tools (they defo make life easier), there are limits. And some things are more practical than others. Of course this is all subjective and people can buy whatever they want to buy.
Yeah, the thing with megapixels is - if the sensor size stays the same, but they add more, that just results in a lot of small pixels (measured in microns). It can affect the amount of information the sensor can store before it fully saturates. Resulting in blown highlights. Sorta the bane of digital photography. Sometimes you can't avoid them if you want a 'correct' exposure (which is another can of worms, lol). But yeah, generally speaking lower megapixels on the same sized sensor = bigger eyeballs (pixels) which can capture more light.
Though to be fair, after all my years studying photography I no longer care about that stuff (as much). Embrace blown highlights / digital limitations. There was a point where I wanted information everywhere and my histogram had to be a certain way, etc. That kind of obsession can detract from what's really important, the image itself.
Anyway, if you think 48mp will enable you to get the shots you envisage, go for it (but I don't think it will). Unless you're a spy or something, needing to crop in super tight / weren't able to get close enough to your subject. I haven't seen any of their marketing yet, but I bet they've got photos of the moon or wildlife, lol. It'd be good for those niche cases! Bob says:
One of my favourite 'people' I've been following him for over a decade. Super down to earth.
As they say, it's more about the eye behind the camera than the camera itself. I remember when I started out people would want to talk cameras/tech all the time. In the industry it got a nickname 'gas' (gear acquisition syndrome). People thinking if they get a new lens or a new camera body that it'd be their missing piece / make their work better. Whilst I am a strong believer that you need good tools (they defo make life easier), there are limits. And some things are more practical than others. Of course this is all subjective and people can buy whatever they want to buy.
Yeah, the thing with megapixels is - if the sensor size stays the same, but they add more, that just results in a lot of small pixels (measured in microns). It can affect the amount of information the sensor can store before it fully saturates. Resulting in blown highlights. Sorta the bane of digital photography. Sometimes you can't avoid them if you want a 'correct' exposure (which is another can of worms, lol). But yeah, generally speaking lower megapixels on the same sized sensor = bigger eyeballs (pixels) which can capture more light.
Though to be fair, after all my years studying photography I no longer care about that stuff (as much). Embrace blown highlights / digital limitations. There was a point where I wanted information everywhere and my histogram had to be a certain way, etc. That kind of obsession can detract from what's really important, the image itself.
Anyway, if you think 48mp will enable you to get the shots you envisage, go for it (but I don't think it will). Unless you're a spy or something, needing to crop in super tight / weren't able to get close enough to your subject. I haven't seen any of their marketing yet, but I bet they've got photos of the moon or wildlife, lol. It'd be good for those niche cases! Bob says:
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08-Sep-2022 14:12:02 - Last edited on 08-Sep-2022 14:29:11 by SlR
Aye. I wouldn't say you don't have skill though, everyone does! ignore the gate keepers / elitists. That's what's great about photography (or art in general); given the same scene, we'll all see it differently. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” - Picasso
https://petapixel.com/2020/06/25/shooting-an-entire-wedding-day-with-the-iphone-11-pro/ - Check this wedding out, someone photographed it with an iPhone 11.
It's how you interact with your subjects, where you position them (and yourself), lighting, direction / posing, focal length choice and distance from subject (more/less compression in terms of field-of-view), composition, timing (henri cartier bresson: the decisive moment) etc.
What concerns me about photography is the day we all have 4k 120fps camera-phones that record RAW footage. Photography will die that day. People will opt to pull stills from motion picture instead. A bit dramatic, I know, but it wont be good for photography IMO.
The other half of me says it will be good for photography, having it so accessible, we'll see talents (people) who would otherwise be 'excluded' (?) from entering the photography world. It used to have a high barrier to entry, costing so much. Now it's cheap! Comparatively... Bob says:
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” - Picasso
https://petapixel.com/2020/06/25/shooting-an-entire-wedding-day-with-the-iphone-11-pro/ - Check this wedding out, someone photographed it with an iPhone 11.
It's how you interact with your subjects, where you position them (and yourself), lighting, direction / posing, focal length choice and distance from subject (more/less compression in terms of field-of-view), composition, timing (henri cartier bresson: the decisive moment) etc.
What concerns me about photography is the day we all have 4k 120fps camera-phones that record RAW footage. Photography will die that day. People will opt to pull stills from motion picture instead. A bit dramatic, I know, but it wont be good for photography IMO.
The other half of me says it will be good for photography, having it so accessible, we'll see talents (people) who would otherwise be 'excluded' (?) from entering the photography world. It used to have a high barrier to entry, costing so much. Now it's cheap! Comparatively... Bob says:
A bank PIN will keep your items secure.
Always check the second trade screen.
Never trade in the Wilderness!
Keep your computer keylogger-free and virus scanned.
Never give your password out to anyone.
08-Sep-2022 15:20:32 - Last edited on 08-Sep-2022 16:03:21 by SlR
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. If you do end up getting it, let us know what it's like!
EDIT: *backs away slowly* It's OK Kiwi, I was only joking
Seems promising. I'd have to see images side-by-side (13/14) to 'pixel peep' as they say. Bob says:
. If you do end up getting it, let us know what it's like!
EDIT: *backs away slowly* It's OK Kiwi, I was only joking
Seems promising. I'd have to see images side-by-side (13/14) to 'pixel peep' as they say. Bob says:
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Always check the second trade screen.
Never trade in the Wilderness!
Keep your computer keylogger-free and virus scanned.
Never give your password out to anyone.
08-Sep-2022 16:04:27 - Last edited on 09-Sep-2022 14:43:09 by SlR
So, based off what I understand...the IPhone 14 base model will have the same exact A15 processor as the IPhone 13 and the same camera. It is essentially the same phone, and I don't think someone with the base model 13 should upgrade to the 14.
The IPhone 14 Pro has the 48 MP camera. Is that worth it? Maybe. The IPhone 13 takes incredibly sharp photos, the amount of MP a camera has can be a gimmick since there are many other variables that are key in the quality of photos taken. Some people think the amount of MP a phone has determines MP, but that's simply not the case.
For someone coming from an Iphone 7, 8, X, or 11...I think it could be a worthwhile upgrade. I don't see it being worthwhile for anyone with an Iphone 12 or 13. Additionally, the "eSIM" is arguably a "downgrade" for folks who travel internationally and like the ability to swap sim cards.
Just my two cents.
The IPhone 14 Pro has the 48 MP camera. Is that worth it? Maybe. The IPhone 13 takes incredibly sharp photos, the amount of MP a camera has can be a gimmick since there are many other variables that are key in the quality of photos taken. Some people think the amount of MP a phone has determines MP, but that's simply not the case.
For someone coming from an Iphone 7, 8, X, or 11...I think it could be a worthwhile upgrade. I don't see it being worthwhile for anyone with an Iphone 12 or 13. Additionally, the "eSIM" is arguably a "downgrade" for folks who travel internationally and like the ability to swap sim cards.
Just my two cents.
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