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I think you underestimate how people perceive quality. I am by no means a professional, but I did take a lot of pictures with a 2015 smartphone and assure you t
by yoz-y 5y ago
I think you underestimate how people perceive quality. I am by no means a professional, but I did take a lot of pictures with a 2015 smartphone and assure you that using a more recent camera phone makes my pictures look way nicer.
Just because people are not submitting photos to competitions doesn’t mean they can’t see noise, blurriness or plain having completely dark pictures when in a dim room.
The quote, as I understand it is mainly used so people don’t invest into expensive and heavy gear they will ultimately rarely use. (And as a personal anecdote, I wish I have followed it and bought a lighter camera instead of a dslr back when mobile phones still sucked at taking pictures)
- nbzso 5y agoThis is logical. With time and mass exposure to better pictures people perceive differences in quality better. I have a problem with this "pro" label from Apple. But the biggest problem is that technically educated people are failing into marketing traps and false statements as "cinematic mode". I assume you don't expect people like me, who are shooting since film era, and perceive photography as a form of art, to follow along.
- yoz-y 5y agoThe Pro label is quite loaded. Afaiu the iPhone is really good for video where it can (and has been) used as a professional tool. Note also that photographers are not the only professionals who can be using a phone as their tool of trade. All that said, I’m really not expecting wedding and wildlife photographers to ditch their DSLRs any time soon.