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Forum: General Photography
05-13-2019, 03:20 AM
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I think it is interesting that most of the photos in the linked article by the OP aren't actually that great -- even at the very tiny sizes posted in the article.
So far, we have this list of situations where you might want an ILC (1) really wide angle shots (2) macro shots (3) portrait shots (where narrow depth of field is desired) (3) telephoto shots (4) sports or any situation that requires really high frame rates (5) any situation where you want to use a bounce flash or flash with diffuser (6) any really high dynamic range situation where you don't want to use HDR (7) any time you want to use a tripod (I know you can use a tripod with camera phones, but isn't as easy as with an ILC) (8) any time you need to shoot a lot of shots. (9) any time you plan to print really big or crop a lot.
Camera phones are better when it comes to selfies. They are adequate when it comes to landscapes shot in good light.
But lets be honest. Camera phones are good enough for the majority of people and there are probably people that in another era would have bought a 35mm point and shoot film camera that are now shooting with their phones. And for their purposes (Instagram/Facebook and the occasional photo book) the images are more than fine.
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Forum: General Photography
05-11-2019, 04:43 PM
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I think most of the reasons I lug around a bigger camera than my smart phone (an iphone 8) have been covered. Suffice to say that in perfect situations (I actually want a 28mm focal length, the light is good, and I only need a couple of shots), the iphone is adequate. But I don't enjoy shooting with it. The viewfinder doesn't exist, the ergonomics are terrible and if I get into low light situations, want to use it with a tripod, want to shoot with any other focal length, I am in trouble. Furthermore, the more I am shooting with my phone, the less battery life I have for other things I actually use my phone for, like the GPS or actually making phone calls.
I am afraid that the premise of the thread is backwards. To me, it is easier to list the situations where I think a cell phone can be adequate for the job (because the list is short -- mainly landscape and selfies in good light) than where I think an SLR is better because that list is very long.
In a sense, my list would start with every lens I own -- DFA 24-70/70-200/15-30/etc followed by the accessories that I can use easily with my Pentax cameras but can't with my cell phone. I would just leave it that I enjoy using the K-1 and so it isn't that I "have" to take it with me. I get better results with it than I do with my iphone (without pixel peeping) and I like the lenses I have. If I really couldn't see a difference and I enjoyed shooting with a cell phone, perhaps it would be different, but since I don't live in that world, I guess I'll keep shooting with a K mount camera and lenses for the time being.
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