Apple unveils the best photos from the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge

Post by thrashh » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 3:02 PM UTC

freedomben wrote: post #26

dylan604 wrote: post #13

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All Macro photography requires extra light, it's not just anything to do specific to cell phones. That's why there are so many flash rigs designed for this. Also, the iPhone 13 camera has ridiculously fast lenses[0]: Pro 12MP camera system: Telephoto, Wide, and Ultra Wide cameras Telephoto: ƒ/2.8 aperture Wide: ƒ/1.5 aperture Ultra Wide: ƒ/1.8 aperture and 120° field of view If you search for lenses for "real" camera…

Just a meta-comment, but your reply was really good until the last sentence. > Sounds like you need some more research into macrophotography That undermined your otherwise very factual rebuttal/clarification because it seems like at best an impossible standard (everybody could always use more research into anything), and at worst a "you don't know as much as me" veiled in professionalism/passive aggressiveness. The i…

Post by Saint_Genet » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 3:07 PM UTC

Post by twic » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 3:13 PM UTC

twic wrote: post #21

dylan604 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All Macro photography requires extra light, it's not just anything to do specific to cell phones. That's why there are so many flash rigs designed for this. Also, the iPhone 13 camera has ridiculously fast lenses[0]: Pro 12MP camera system: Telephoto, Wide, and Ultra Wide cameras Telephoto: ƒ/2.8 aperture Wide: ƒ/1.5 aperture Ultra Wide: ƒ/1.8 aperture and 120° field of view If you search for lenses for "real" camera…

Numerical aperture alone does not tell you anything about the amount of light gathered. The product of aperture and sensor size does. Phone cameras still have much smaller sensors than DSLRs. Your advice to learn more about photography certainly seems good.

Post by asdfasgasdgasdg » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 3:15 PM UTC

dylan604 wrote: post #13

asdfasgasdgasdg wrote: post #2

The trick to getting the best out of camera phones is to shore up their weaknesses with external devices. Cell phone cameras are multiple stops slower than "real" cameras (i.e. they take in 1/4 to 1/8th as much light). So you add light to the scene to shore up that weakness. Most of these pictures were probably lit very carefully with high quality lights, or else were taken in bright daylight, and the phone was proba…

All Macro photography requires extra light, it's not just anything to do specific to cell phones. That's why there are so many flash rigs designed for this. Also, the iPhone 13 camera has ridiculously fast lenses[0]: Pro 12MP camera system: Telephoto, Wide, and Ultra Wide cameras Telephoto: ƒ/2.8 aperture Wide: ƒ/1.5 aperture Ultra Wide: ƒ/1.8 aperture and 120° field of view If you search for lenses for "real" camera…

Post by jarcoal » Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 3:16 PM UTC

thrashh wrote: post #31

freedomben wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just a meta-comment, but your reply was really good until the last sentence. > Sounds like you need some more research into macrophotography That undermined your otherwise very factual rebuttal/clarification because it seems like at best an impossible standard (everybody could always use more research into anything), and at worst a "you don't know as much as me" veiled in professionalism/passive aggressiveness. The i…

I find that last line perfectly justified. OP’s post was incredibly dismissive and incorrect but was written as if it was from an expert. It’s textbook misinformation as far as I am concerned.