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I’m not sure how it is at APS-C (I use a full frame DSLR) but I don’t think there’s much room in the workflow of a lot people using DSLRs for more computation I

I’m not sure how it is at APS-C (I use a full frame DSLR) but I don’t think there’s much room in the workflow of a lot people using DSLRs for more computation I’m the camera itself. I know if I want a _great_ picture I - shoot raw. - shoot on manual mode (often still with auto exposure). - put the photo into Lightroom. With a huge sensor and a fast lens there’s no need for a lot of the computational photography phones are doing: - “portrait mode” - unneeded when you have a fast lens and can get more real bokeh than you could ever need. - “night mode” - with modern sensors you can get usable images even at 6400/12800 ISO. This lets you get a solid image even at a reasonable, handheld shutter speed. The real improvement other than sensor dynamic range and pixel count has been in autofocus. I still miss some some shots with my Canon because I didn’t react fast enough to nail my focus.

ansgri 7y ago
It's exactly about rising the performance of current inexpensive APS-C cameras to the level of professional full-frame models. As an amateur photographer I'd never take with me a mammoth gear that is some Canon 5D mk3 w/ 70-200 F/4, yet I'm somehow pretty sure that some good processing would allow a compact like Sony a6000 w/ 18-135 F/5.6 get close to its performance in 90% of cases. The thing is, I sometimes can do that in Lr/Ps, but it's just much more work than I'd like to do for most of the photos.
prolepunk 7y ago
Panasonic has really good image stabilization for MFT systems where lens stabilization and sensor stabilization system work in tandem allowing to take shots with up to 1 second exposure handheld. Basically it's like having gimble inside the camera. Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 (50mm f/3.5 equivalent full frame) is under $200 and is an excellent portrait lens. With initial release of GH5 autofocus was pretty bad, but with the last firmware upgrade apparently it's quite good now. I however cant yet justify upgrade from GH4, which doesn't have sensor stabilization.

ansgri 7y ago

It's exactly about rising the performance of current inexpensive APS-C cameras to the level of professional full-frame models. As an amateur photographer I'd never take with me a mammoth gear that is some Canon 5D mk3 w/ 70-200 F/4, yet I'm somehow pretty sure that some good processing would allow a compact like Sony a6000 w/ 18-135 F/5.6 get close to its performance in 90% of cases. The thing is, I sometimes can do that in Lr/Ps, but it's just much more work than I'd like to do for most of the photos.

prolepunk 7y ago

Panasonic has really good image stabilization for MFT systems where lens stabilization and sensor stabilization system work in tandem allowing to take shots with up to 1 second exposure handheld. Basically it's like having gimble inside the camera. Panasonic 25mm f/1.7 (50mm f/3.5 equivalent full frame) is under $200 and is an excellent portrait lens. With initial release of GH5 autofocus was pretty bad, but with the last firmware upgrade apparently it's quite good now. I however cant yet justify upgrade from GH4, which doesn't have sensor stabilization.