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But an iPhone fits in your pocket. I have a DSLR and I now don't bring it along anymore. I have three kids, so I already have to carry around a lot of stuff an

But an iPhone fits in your pocket. I have a DSLR and I now don't bring it along anymore. I have three kids, so I already have to carry around a lot of stuff and children, so there is no more room or energy for my DSLR. My phone is always in my pocket though. I recently invested in some phone lenses by Moment and I am very excited about them. They also fit in my pocket and I can pop one on my phone in about 10 seconds.

lostgame 5y ago
A ukulele is easy to carry around, but is pretty pathetic sounding compared to a proper acoustic guitar when it comes time to actually play songs. For the average consumer who doesn't know how to play music at all, maybe the ukulele would be a nice option. If you hand a professional guitarist a ukulele, and tell them it's a proper guitar, they will probably laugh at you. That a ukulele is smaller is actually the opposite of what I'm looking for. I don't need a smaller guitar. I need a nice one, that plays and responds like I'd expect a guitar to. I would never use a ukulele as a way to somehow replace a recording of a traditional guitar, even though it's more convenient. There are thousands of photographers who feel this way about DSLR's. If it doesn't fit your current/busy lifestyle, cool - the ukulele works for you. But don't pretend the ukulele is / can be a guitar. Popping lenses onto an iPhone camera is like putting an amplifier onto the ukulele. You're still trying to make something better that is, due to its size alone, never going to have the depth or quality a guitar or DSLR would have. Also, I'm not dissing the ukulele, here. I'm trying to provide an example that just because a tool can work for a purpose, doesn't mean it's the right tool for the job.
- dagw 5y ago
  If you hand a professional guitarist a ukulele, they will probably laugh at you. From personal experience, if you hand a professional guitarist a ukulele, he will play the shit out of it and make it sound better than you've ever heard a ukulele sound.
  - selykg 5y ago
    Beyond that... a Ukulele, while a stringed instrument like a guitar, it's purpose isn't to replace or compete with a typical 6 string guitar. It's designed to do something different, it has a totally different tonal characteristic. OP, is making a weird comparison is all I'm sayin I guess.
- bjtitus 5y ago
  Damn, just throwing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole right under the bus there.
  - alistairSH 5y ago
    And Jake Shimabukuro.
- 1123581321 5y ago
  I realize this isn't the main point but the uke is kind of famous for being beloved by famous guitarists. George Harrison had a lot to do with that. He supposedly would keep a bunch in his trunk. I believe he gave Tom Petty two to get him going; as Tom told it, George came back to give him the second one because "you never know."
smt923 5y ago
> But an iPhone fits in your pocket. this is the reason I loved the Ricoh GR series of cameras, an APS-C sensor that genuinely fits in almost any pocket is incredible, it's not for everyone but I wish there were more companies trying this, even the X100 cameras are too big for that
- noneeeed 5y ago
  I had the GR1V film camera. It was so, so good for taking hiking.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y ago
  Same with the powershot line. It’s good enough and fits in your pocket.
handrous 5y ago
> I have a DSLR and I now don't bring it along anymore. I have three kids, so I already have to carry around a lot of stuff and children, so there is no more room or energy for my DSLR. My phone is always in my pocket though. I also have kids, and no phone without seamless, automatic cloud backups and the ability to transparently take "Live Photos"[0] is at all interesting to me now. I don't care how good the stills are, if it doesn't have those two things. [0] Live Photos are a feature of Apple phones where it captures a few seconds of video before and after you snapped a photo, including sound. Tap and hold on the photo to play the video. They're basically magic, especially if you have kids. Like the moving photos in Harry Potter. They also make photos with waterfalls in them really cool instead of reliably terrible.
- mosselman 5y ago
  Yes! Live photo's are amazing. My kids get a good laugh out of the loops you can create with them too. But I also love looking back at the live videos of a few years ago. They make a still really come alive. Great feature!
aequitas 5y ago
Consider switching to a APS-C type mirrorless or Micro Four Thirds. They might not be as good as a full frame DSLR, but the lenses are a lot lighter and compact. So instead of carrying around a backpack you can easily fit everything into a small messenger bag which you can easily take everywhere.
lttlrck 5y ago
Yeah but if I was in Tanzania with my kids and taking photos of lions - I'd take a DSLR :-)

lostgame 5y ago

A ukulele is easy to carry around, but is pretty pathetic sounding compared to a proper acoustic guitar when it comes time to actually play songs. For the average consumer who doesn't know how to play music at all, maybe the ukulele would be a nice option. If you hand a professional guitarist a ukulele, and tell them it's a proper guitar, they will probably laugh at you. That a ukulele is smaller is actually the opposite of what I'm looking for. I don't need a smaller guitar. I need a nice one, that plays and responds like I'd expect a guitar to. I would never use a ukulele as a way to somehow replace a recording of a traditional guitar, even though it's more convenient. There are thousands of photographers who feel this way about DSLR's. If it doesn't fit your current/busy lifestyle, cool - the ukulele works for you. But don't pretend the ukulele is / can be a guitar. Popping lenses onto an iPhone camera is like putting an amplifier onto the ukulele. You're still trying to make something better that is, due to its size alone, never going to have the depth or quality a guitar or DSLR would have. Also, I'm not dissing the ukulele, here. I'm trying to provide an example that just because a tool can work for a purpose, doesn't mean it's the right tool for the job.

dagw 5y ago
If you hand a professional guitarist a ukulele, they will probably laugh at you. From personal experience, if you hand a professional guitarist a ukulele, he will play the shit out of it and make it sound better than you've ever heard a ukulele sound.
- selykg 5y ago
  Beyond that... a Ukulele, while a stringed instrument like a guitar, it's purpose isn't to replace or compete with a typical 6 string guitar. It's designed to do something different, it has a totally different tonal characteristic. OP, is making a weird comparison is all I'm sayin I guess.
bjtitus 5y ago
Damn, just throwing Israel Kamakawiwo'ole right under the bus there.
- alistairSH 5y ago
  And Jake Shimabukuro.
1123581321 5y ago
I realize this isn't the main point but the uke is kind of famous for being beloved by famous guitarists. George Harrison had a lot to do with that. He supposedly would keep a bunch in his trunk. I believe he gave Tom Petty two to get him going; as Tom told it, George came back to give him the second one because "you never know."

smt923 5y ago

> But an iPhone fits in your pocket. this is the reason I loved the Ricoh GR series of cameras, an APS-C sensor that genuinely fits in almost any pocket is incredible, it's not for everyone but I wish there were more companies trying this, even the X100 cameras are too big for that

noneeeed 5y ago
I had the GR1V film camera. It was so, so good for taking hiking.
6gvONxR4sf7o 5y ago
Same with the powershot line. It’s good enough and fits in your pocket.

handrous 5y ago

> I have a DSLR and I now don't bring it along anymore. I have three kids, so I already have to carry around a lot of stuff and children, so there is no more room or energy for my DSLR. My phone is always in my pocket though. I also have kids, and no phone without seamless, automatic cloud backups and the ability to transparently take "Live Photos"[0] is at all interesting to me now. I don't care how good the stills are, if it doesn't have those two things. [0] Live Photos are a feature of Apple phones where it captures a few seconds of video before and after you snapped a photo, including sound. Tap and hold on the photo to play the video. They're basically magic, especially if you have kids. Like the moving photos in Harry Potter. They also make photos with waterfalls in them really cool instead of reliably terrible.

mosselman 5y ago
Yes! Live photo's are amazing. My kids get a good laugh out of the loops you can create with them too. But I also love looking back at the live videos of a few years ago. They make a still really come alive. Great feature!

aequitas 5y ago

Consider switching to a APS-C type mirrorless or Micro Four Thirds. They might not be as good as a full frame DSLR, but the lenses are a lot lighter and compact. So instead of carrying around a backpack you can easily fit everything into a small messenger bag which you can easily take everywhere.

lttlrck 5y ago

Yeah but if I was in Tanzania with my kids and taking photos of lions - I'd take a DSLR :-)