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When I'm not being a frontend dev I do a bit of wildlife photography. I really wish Apple made an actual camera. Their camera tech is great, their software is f

When I'm not being a frontend dev I do a bit of wildlife photography. I really wish Apple made an actual camera. Their camera tech is great, their software is first class, but phone cameras are limited in sensor size and lens size simply by being phones. If Apple took their tech and put it in a dSLR size package with a first class lens (or interchangeable lenses) that would be truly awesome.

MrRiddle 5y ago
I imagine Canon RF lenses would start to seem like a bargain compared to Apple glass.
- cultofmetatron 5y ago
  I believe leica already owns the "crazy expensive niche lifestyle camera" brand. That said, a typical full frame sony sensor is going to blow the apple sensor out of the water.
alistairSH 5y ago
They probably could make a killer camera. But, DSLRs are pretty much dead. Canon and Nikon are both investing in mirrorless now and IIRC Canon has effectively stopped development of their SLR line. And the camera market in general isn't great - compact cameras have effectively been replaced by cell phones and mirrorless systems are largely a pro-sumer product. FWIW, I bought my iPhone Pro specifically to replace my second mirrorless body. I'll keep one body around for "real" photography. But the phone is good enough for random snapshots.
ziftface 5y ago
How would that be better than current DSLR or mirrorless cameras out there?
- djrogers 5y ago
  Canon, Nikon, and Sony don’t make great software often, and when they do, they don’t update it…
KMnO4 5y ago
I think the idea that they’ve been pushing for years is that you don’t need a camera anymore. You can do all this “pro” stuff on their phone. It’s a good strategy too. Suppose they had an ILC camera . That reads “Apple isn’t confident that the iPhone is a pro-level camera”. Now that you’ve got that on your mind, Apple would need to compete for your money in a space where they definitely don’t have the upper hand in. In other words, Apple makes more by convincing you that you don’t need Canon.

MrRiddle 5y ago

I imagine Canon RF lenses would start to seem like a bargain compared to Apple glass.

cultofmetatron 5y ago
I believe leica already owns the "crazy expensive niche lifestyle camera" brand. That said, a typical full frame sony sensor is going to blow the apple sensor out of the water.

alistairSH 5y ago

They probably could make a killer camera. But, DSLRs are pretty much dead. Canon and Nikon are both investing in mirrorless now and IIRC Canon has effectively stopped development of their SLR line. And the camera market in general isn't great - compact cameras have effectively been replaced by cell phones and mirrorless systems are largely a pro-sumer product. FWIW, I bought my iPhone Pro specifically to replace my second mirrorless body. I'll keep one body around for "real" photography. But the phone is good enough for random snapshots.

ziftface 5y ago

How would that be better than current DSLR or mirrorless cameras out there?

djrogers 5y ago
Canon, Nikon, and Sony don’t make great software often, and when they do, they don’t update it…

KMnO4 5y ago

I think the idea that they’ve been pushing for years is that you don’t need a camera anymore. You can do all this “pro” stuff on their phone. It’s a good strategy too. Suppose they had an ILC camera . That reads “Apple isn’t confident that the iPhone is a pro-level camera”. Now that you’ve got that on your mind, Apple would need to compete for your money in a space where they definitely don’t have the upper hand in. In other words, Apple makes more by convincing you that you don’t need Canon.