No.. we have a passion for photography that requires the best cameras. The camera is just a tool, but in the hands of a professional, the better the camera, the better the results.
Just seemed like your statement was matter of fact that it was required that you have the best camera. Year over year though, the improvements in the camera aren’t very substantial. On the main sensor, what I would assume you use for skateboarding videos, the iPhone 14 PM and 15PM have the same sensor.
But year over year the iPhone camera doesn’t change enough to make that big of a difference. Sure the jump from the 13 pros to the 14 pros put a 48mp sensor on the main, but the 15 pm has the same sensor. Year over year upgrades don’t get amazing upgrades in the camera. It’s more about the shorter than the camera.
Yes I agree that they are minimal upgrades but I can tell the difference & it’s worth it to me.
I got ya, and I understand. I was the same way until the 14 PM. First iPhone in a very long time that I have kept longer than a year.
I should probably keep my iPhone for two years… I guess next month I’ll find out if I really need another one or not. I should realize that the camera is on a phone. With the tiny sensor and optical design, it is limited. But I have a lot of fun shooting photos and videos with my iPhone. Being able to edit those images on the same device they were taken with is pretty cool. It seems to be my hobby. Photography and astronomy are what brings me joy. I’m 54 years old & I grew up in the era when film for cameras was the only option (other than a new camera body) which still used the same glass & projected an image on film. The quality of the film is what made the difference back then. So glad I don’t have to use film anymore.
Oh yeah if you really into photography, I don’t see why not upgrading yearly if you have the financial means. The camera is important to me, but not the most important. For me I still really like me 14 PM, so I am unsure about the 16 pro.
I'm a bit older and agree - the iPhone camera is not as overwhelming as a real mirrorless or DSLR these days. iPhones are merely quick point and snap tools - not real cameras.
Yes, I agree that the iPhone camera is not superior or as good as a DSLR, but in some cases they do match pretty well if you’re using the same focal length optics. I’ve seen other professional photographers on YouTube using a canon R5 with a 24 mm lens and shooting the same scene with an iPhone 48 megapixel 24 mm lens and getting those two images printed out to a 20“ x 30“ print and it was very difficult to distinguish between the two cameras. So the iPhone will hold its own in certain situations. These days I don’t really lug my Sony A7RV DSLR around that often unless I’m using it for work or putting it on my star adventurer and taking photos of the night sky with my Sigma 135mm f/1.8. The iPhone is always with me, I have a couple of them that I use regularly for taking photos, videos, and time lapse. When I attach an external lens to the iPhone from Reeflex, I mostly use the 2X telephoto which will get me 48mm focal length at 48 megapixels, great for portraits.
I still own my Sony A7III and a Minolta XD-7 when I want to do "serious" photography. But iPhone cameras, especially the last years became so good and flexible that I find the need to go through the trouble of carrying my DSLR less and less appealing.
