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What is a supercar, exactly? One that has a cape and can fly? Every automobile on the road does almost exactly the same thing, with a few variations in detail

What is a supercar, exactly? One that has a cape and can fly? Every automobile on the road does almost exactly the same thing, with a few variations in details like cargo capacity and creature comforts. But cameras vs. phones is a different situation. I've not heard of a phone that can do 100x optical zoom, nor remotely the kind of high quality, high resolution imaging that a modern digital camera is capable of. If you hire an Uber, you don't care whether it's a '96 Corolla or a Hummer or anything else; it's going to crawl through traffic and get you from point A to point B in almost an identical fashion. If you hire a photog for an event such as a wedding, you'd expect them to bring some pretty high end equipment and provide us with a hefty thumb drive or two with dozens if not hundreds of gigs of pictures that are far beyond what even the best phone can achieve.

ceejayoz 7y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar
PuffinBlue 7y ago
Seems like you're just reinforcing the original point by failing to understand the distinction being made. You make the point that all cars 'on the road' do the same thing. Then you take a photography example that's not equivelent to a standard 'road' journey. A wedding would be far more like taking a normal car to an F1 race. In such a case an F1 car excels in that particular form of driving in a narrow set of circumstances, and yet you still could technically take it on a road if it were legal to do so. In a similar vein, 'supercar' cameras are highly specialised tools requiring significant support to get the most of them - large lenses, powerful computers and skilled RAW conversion. Not entirely dissimilar to specialist needs an F1 car might have. So you can certainly take a 'supercar' camera as your daily driver but you'll face a ton of hassles and extra work as a result.
- dkarl 7y ago
  I agree. A lot of people sent us photos of our wedding, and some we love for sentimental reasons, but the wedding photographer and her assistant sent us more than a thousand photos that each look far better technically than the best snapshot anyone sent us. We thought we'd include some of our guests' photos in our wedding album, but there's not a single one that can stand side-by-side with the professional photos on a 15" screen without looking out of place and kind of sad. We keep the personal photos separate from the professional photos to avoid the comparison, and that allows us to enjoy them a lot more.
cj 7y ago
Let’s see if it’s possible to say the same exact thing, except in the reverse direction... “Every camera does almost exactly the same thing, with a few variations in details like optical vs. digital zoom capabilities and memory space.” “When you’re going about you’re daily life and need to take a picture, you don’t care if it’s an iPhone camera, an Android camera, or a fancy DSLR; all of them will capture the photo nearly the same, aside from minor differences which often require a professional to discern.“ “If you show up to drive around a race track, you’ll be expected to bring a high end car with... [you get the point]”
- blisterpeanuts 7y ago
  But the vast majority of drivers don't drive on a race track; they use a car for general transportation. Mainly a tiny number of professionals require a very high end performance vehicle. However, a sizable minority of photographers can use the extra features of a dedicated SLR camera with telephoto or microphoto lens. There's plenty of great photography that simply can't happen, or won't happen with nearly the quality, by using a smartphone. That's not to say that smartphone cameras are bad; they're excellent today. I have always wanted to get a modern digital SLR, but now I'm thinking a high end phone is sufficient for 90% of what I would want to do, so should I really spend $1500 to $2000 to do that extra 10%? Since I'm neither a pro nor a passionate amateur, probably won't.
navigatesol 7y ago
>Every automobile on the road does almost exactly the same thing, with a few variations in details like cargo capacity and creature comforts. The idea that cameras are more diverse than cars is honestly laughable. Do you realize the level of technology that is in cars? >If you hire an Uber Not everyone lives in a major city and hires Uber to get around. I've been in one Uber in my life.

ceejayoz 7y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercar

PuffinBlue 7y ago

Seems like you're just reinforcing the original point by failing to understand the distinction being made. You make the point that all cars 'on the road' do the same thing. Then you take a photography example that's not equivelent to a standard 'road' journey. A wedding would be far more like taking a normal car to an F1 race. In such a case an F1 car excels in that particular form of driving in a narrow set of circumstances, and yet you still could technically take it on a road if it were legal to do so. In a similar vein, 'supercar' cameras are highly specialised tools requiring significant support to get the most of them - large lenses, powerful computers and skilled RAW conversion. Not entirely dissimilar to specialist needs an F1 car might have. So you can certainly take a 'supercar' camera as your daily driver but you'll face a ton of hassles and extra work as a result.

dkarl 7y ago
I agree. A lot of people sent us photos of our wedding, and some we love for sentimental reasons, but the wedding photographer and her assistant sent us more than a thousand photos that each look far better technically than the best snapshot anyone sent us. We thought we'd include some of our guests' photos in our wedding album, but there's not a single one that can stand side-by-side with the professional photos on a 15" screen without looking out of place and kind of sad. We keep the personal photos separate from the professional photos to avoid the comparison, and that allows us to enjoy them a lot more.

cj 7y ago

Let’s see if it’s possible to say the same exact thing, except in the reverse direction... “Every camera does almost exactly the same thing, with a few variations in details like optical vs. digital zoom capabilities and memory space.” “When you’re going about you’re daily life and need to take a picture, you don’t care if it’s an iPhone camera, an Android camera, or a fancy DSLR; all of them will capture the photo nearly the same, aside from minor differences which often require a professional to discern.“ “If you show up to drive around a race track, you’ll be expected to bring a high end car with... [you get the point]”

blisterpeanuts 7y ago
But the vast majority of drivers don't drive on a race track; they use a car for general transportation. Mainly a tiny number of professionals require a very high end performance vehicle. However, a sizable minority of photographers can use the extra features of a dedicated SLR camera with telephoto or microphoto lens. There's plenty of great photography that simply can't happen, or won't happen with nearly the quality, by using a smartphone. That's not to say that smartphone cameras are bad; they're excellent today. I have always wanted to get a modern digital SLR, but now I'm thinking a high end phone is sufficient for 90% of what I would want to do, so should I really spend $1500 to $2000 to do that extra 10%? Since I'm neither a pro nor a passionate amateur, probably won't.

navigatesol 7y ago

>Every automobile on the road does almost exactly the same thing, with a few variations in details like cargo capacity and creature comforts. The idea that cameras are more diverse than cars is honestly laughable. Do you realize the level of technology that is in cars? >If you hire an Uber Not everyone lives in a major city and hires Uber to get around. I've been in one Uber in my life.