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Most of the issues noted are because of the wide angle lens of the iPhone. The more expensive iPhones (the Pro models) have 3 lenses one of which can produce ph
by breadwinner 1y ago
Most of the issues noted are because of the wide angle lens of the iPhone. The more expensive iPhones (the Pro models) have 3 lenses one of which can produce photos similar to a traditional camera.
- sturza 1y agoSimilar to what? IQ? Amount of light capture? The first is a function of the second.
- kaonwarb 1y agoLonger effective focal length, reducing wide-angle distortion.
- _fw 1y agoThis is exactly it. A lot of the author's comments about skin tone and 'flat' colour are spot on though. To your point, take six steps back and use the 5x zoom on an iPhone Pro and you'll get a much better effect. As they say, the best camera is the one you have in your pocket. Physics means it can never replace a large sensor with a large lens... ... But Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, The Beach, Trainspotting, 127 Hours) was quite happy to film 28 Years Later entirely on the iPhone 15 Pro Max [1]. [1] https://www.wired.com/story/28-years-later-danny-boyles-new-zombie-flick-was-shot-on-an-iphone-15/ https://www.wired.com/story/28-years-later-danny-boyles-new-...
- tylermw 1y agoFor 28 Years Later, note that while the iPhone sensor did in fact ultimately collect the photons for the movie, they attached substantial professional-grade glass to the front to augment the phone camera.
- tehnub 1y agoMy understanding is that all that extra gear is mainly to enable more ergonomic manual control for things like focus. The matte box and ND filter are probably the biggest boosts to image and motion quality, and there are affordable ways to get those on your phone.
- datadrivenangel 1y agoFor mid to long ranges, a dedicated camera with A Big Lens is still the way to go, but for wide angle and landscapes the better iphone cameras are very competitive.
- tylermw 1y agoYes, the distortion noted in the article is also seen in wide angle lenses on traditional cameras.
- markhalonen 1y agoThe iPhone photo in the blog is iPhone 16 Pro which has the 3 lenses (I am the author).
- breadwinner 1y agoAnd which lens was used?
- markhalonen 1y agowhich lens on my iPhone? Just the camera app like everyone else. For the good photo, it's a 30mm lens on Sony a6400 (45mm equivalent)
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- throwawaybob420 1y agoWhat’s with this overtly hostile attitude.
- breadwinner 1y agoYes, but on the camera app, you should set 3x to use the longest lens. This will avoid distortion.
- Zak 1y agoIt appears the long lens on that phone is 120mm-equivalent ("5x") and any intermediate zoom is just cropping. A 2x "zoom" (crop) would get pretty close to the field of view of the author's dedicated camera lens, but with further reduced image quality. Actually using the iPhone telephoto for a group photo like the one shown in the article would require the photographer to stand a considerable distance from the subjects, and then we might start noticing a little perspective distortion from the 45mm-equivalent lens on the Sony.