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Some of you are missing the point here. There are people who buy dslr cameras to take snapshots, and they do it because they think this will magically make the

by blhack 13y ago

Some of you are missing the point here. There are people who buy dslr cameras to take snapshots, and they do it because they think this will magically make their photos better. And then these cameras never leave automatic mode, and never have the kit lens removed. The point is that you don't need an expensive camera to take perfectly good shots [for most applications]

_pferreir_ 13y ago
That's not what the author says. > Why burden yourself with such a bulky device, not to mention the cost of it, when your good old phone can take just as good photos.
ronnier 13y ago
I'll admit it, you described me. Plus it's so awkward to take a large camera that I've just stopped using it altogether except for the rarest of occasions.
analog 13y ago
I actually think they will make your photos better. Better glassware = better image. Now that's not to say that you can't take an OK, or even a great image on a phone, but you will definitely start to run up against technical limitations sooner. Low light, fast movement, anything where you need a quick reaction time to capture a moment. Any of these conditions and you'll get average images from a camera phone.
fudged71 13y ago
First of all, the Galaxy Note II is more expensive than many entry-level DSLRs. We're really just talking about tradeoffs here. >they do it because they think this will magically make their photos better Truth is... DSLRs and cameras in general are becoming magical. My girlfriends dad just came bak from Africa with a point-and -shoot, and I was convinced that several of his photos were stolen from National Geographic. These were not average snaps. My dad just came back from Dubai, and not only was he amazed at the lowlight performance of the camera (yes, on Auto), but the camera was also cropping portraits by itself (sony's Auto Portrait setting), taking out the skill of composition. Instead of spending hours stitching his photos into a panorama, he was able to do it on the fly. And he could take incredible lowlight HD movies without changing any settings. Intelligent Auto settings also detect what scenes you're shooting and can do some pretty advanced settings to make your shot look professional.
- nemo 13y ago
  That's true, camera tech. is steadily improving to the point that a DSLR left on auto can do some impressive work behind the scenes. A modern DSLR has a lot of amazing tech for low light handling, autofocus, setting the white point/color fidelity, vibration reduction, and other things that a camera of the past wouldn't have handled well, and kit lenses tend to be darn good general purpose zoom lenses.
  - fudged71 13y ago
    I'll be impressed when cellphone cameras can provide apps with their full RAW image information, global shutter (rather than rolling shutter) functionality and compatibility with wireless external flashes, and apps getting advanced enough to match the functionality available in Photoshop Camera RAW (distortion correction, advanced noise reduction, recovering shadows and highlights, etc). I'll be impressed with DSLRs when they have advanced post-processing and connectivity. Image stacking, noise reduction and sharpening based on computer vision, OCR, light field technology for focussing and 3D, NFC, WiFi Direct

by blhack 13y ago

_pferreir_ 13y ago

That's not what the author says. > Why burden yourself with such a bulky device, not to mention the cost of it, when your good old phone can take just as good photos.

ronnier 13y ago

I'll admit it, you described me. Plus it's so awkward to take a large camera that I've just stopped using it altogether except for the rarest of occasions.

analog 13y ago

I actually think they will make your photos better. Better glassware = better image. Now that's not to say that you can't take an OK, or even a great image on a phone, but you will definitely start to run up against technical limitations sooner. Low light, fast movement, anything where you need a quick reaction time to capture a moment. Any of these conditions and you'll get average images from a camera phone.

fudged71 13y ago

First of all, the Galaxy Note II is more expensive than many entry-level DSLRs. We're really just talking about tradeoffs here. >they do it because they think this will magically make their photos better Truth is... DSLRs and cameras in general are becoming magical. My girlfriends dad just came bak from Africa with a point-and -shoot, and I was convinced that several of his photos were stolen from National Geographic. These were not average snaps. My dad just came back from Dubai, and not only was he amazed at the lowlight performance of the camera (yes, on Auto), but the camera was also cropping portraits by itself (sony's Auto Portrait setting), taking out the skill of composition. Instead of spending hours stitching his photos into a panorama, he was able to do it on the fly. And he could take incredible lowlight HD movies without changing any settings. Intelligent Auto settings also detect what scenes you're shooting and can do some pretty advanced settings to make your shot look professional.

nemo 13y ago
That's true, camera tech. is steadily improving to the point that a DSLR left on auto can do some impressive work behind the scenes. A modern DSLR has a lot of amazing tech for low light handling, autofocus, setting the white point/color fidelity, vibration reduction, and other things that a camera of the past wouldn't have handled well, and kit lenses tend to be darn good general purpose zoom lenses.
- fudged71 13y ago
  I'll be impressed when cellphone cameras can provide apps with their full RAW image information, global shutter (rather than rolling shutter) functionality and compatibility with wireless external flashes, and apps getting advanced enough to match the functionality available in Photoshop Camera RAW (distortion correction, advanced noise reduction, recovering shadows and highlights, etc). I'll be impressed with DSLRs when they have advanced post-processing and connectivity. Image stacking, noise reduction and sharpening based on computer vision, OCR, light field technology for focussing and 3D, NFC, WiFi Direct