> Cell phone pictures to me are the equivalent today of what disposable camera photos used to be. I think a closer comparison is to point-and-shoot cameras (on

> Cell phone pictures to me are the equivalent today of what disposable camera photos used to be. I think a closer comparison is to point-and-shoot cameras (ones without interchangeable lenses). I have a couple of those hanging around, but really haven't used them in years, and just use my cell phone instead. The lens is undoubtedly better than any cell phone, and I'm sure the current ones are better overall, but the trade-off just doesn't seem there: how much better is the picture really? If I'm going to take the burden of carrying something that doesn't fit (or barely fits) in my pocket, it might as well be a DSLR/mirrorless so at least it's a dramatic improvement in quality.