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iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review

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Re: iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review

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Post by jonlucc »

The photography in these kinds of reviews is amazing, and the camera looks pretty stellar compared to the XS, but I find myself reading them wondering if it will make my pictures any better. I'm a mediocre photographer at best, and I'm certainly not going to be able to capture many images like the ones in this review.

Re: iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review

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Post by ansgri »

samvher wrote: post #2

These night mode shots are seriously impressive. This might give DSLR manufacturers something to catch up with.

DSLR manufacturers already have compact mirrorless to catch up with. Now only if the mirrorless moguls would recognize the potential of ehnancing their comparatively giant APS-C sensors with at least half the computational photography wits of modern camera phones, now that would be magnificent.

Also, for me personally, the next waypoint for the phones should be the development of compact telephoto lenses -- it seems only Huawei got that right with their P30Pro.

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Post by philliphaydon »

jonlucc wrote: post #4

The photography in these kinds of reviews is amazing, and the camera looks pretty stellar compared to the XS, but I find myself reading them wondering if it will make my pictures any better. I'm a mediocre photographer at best, and I'm certainly not going to be able to capture many images like the ones in this review.

I think if you learn the rule of 2 thirds then it helps a lot. The few people I’ve taught that rule to are much happier with their photos.

Re: iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review

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Post by graeme »

jonlucc wrote: post #4

The photography in these kinds of reviews is amazing, and the camera looks pretty stellar compared to the XS, but I find myself reading them wondering if it will make my pictures any better. I'm a mediocre photographer at best, and I'm certainly not going to be able to capture many images like the ones in this review.

John Gruber and Matthew Panzerino have good reviews in this respect. Very regular shots.

Panzerino does year on year comparisons at Disneyland with his family.

https://daringfireball.net/2019/09/the_iphone_11_and_iphones...

https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/17/iphone-11-pro-disney-after...

Re: iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review

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Post by jonlucc »

philliphaydon wrote: post #7
jonlucc wrote: post #4

The photography in these kinds of reviews is amazing, and the camera looks pretty stellar compared to the XS, but I find myself reading them wondering if it will make my pictures any better. I'm a mediocre photographer at best, and I'm certainly not going to be able to capture many images like the ones in this review.

I think if you learn the rule of 2 thirds then it helps a lot. The few people I’ve taught that rule to are much happier with their photos.

Agreed. I took a photography class in college, and I've turned the guidelines on for previews. I still don't have the command of light and expertise with framing demonstrated here, and I'm not carrying a tripod with me anywhere.

Re: iPhone 11 Pro Camera Review

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Post by oflannabhra »

samvher wrote: post #2

These night mode shots are seriously impressive. This might give DSLR manufacturers something to catch up with.

I would love someone to design and manufacture an enclosure for an iPhone that allowed for better ergonomics and controls.

I think the Camera app is one of the pinnacles of Apple's software engineering, but sometimes shooting on my DSLR really makes me value how beneficial things like knobs and buttons.

Obviously this might require using a 3rd party app as well, but I would gladly pay several hundred dollars for such a device.

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