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I think if you didn't use it as a phone too that wouldn't make much sense to me. Whether you want a DLSR, range finder, travel compact... I can think of various

I think if you didn't use it as a phone too that wouldn't make much sense to me. Whether you want a DLSR, range finder, travel compact... I can think of various models that would be better standalone cameras. X100F, rx100 series, Ricoh G3 or X system Fuji come to mind. That said, I think a phone can be a great compliment to a camera. I have a camera I use mostly on holidays but have a moment fish eye on my phone for indoor architecture shots. I'm considering the iPhones 120° wide as a replacement for my phone and moment superfish but not my camera. I really enjoy the physical controls for aperture and ev compensation.

TekMol 7y ago
Say I go with the Ricoh GR3 - what would be the benefits over an iPhone? I can think of a number of downsides: It's much bulkier. It's a bit heavier. The screen is much smaller. Organizing and browsing photos is probably not as good? It probably has no photo editing. It cannot send the photos via wifi to my laptop. I cannot directly upload the photos to facebook etc.
- charlieegan3 7y ago
  I have a USBC to as card reader. I don't expect my camera to edit photos. Perhaps that's too much hassle for some but it works well for me. You can also transfer wirelessly. It has a 24mp sensor and a 28mm equiv so you don't have the three lenses bit with crop zoom it's pretty versatile. It does have a touch screen if you want that. (Never really wanted this myself) It has a built in ND filter. My camera has this too and it's a feature I really value. (large aperture in bright daylight and long exposures etc) It's cheaper. ️ I think choosing a camera is a really personal decision. Only you know how your factors rank. Better for me might be worse for you (e.g. no touchscreen please)