How was the size jump? I have the 13pro, but also debating Max for the 15. Sort of wanting a bigger screen/battery/new zoom - but I also do really like having compact phone for my pocket and just in general.
The Milky Way shots were shot in ProRAW and the iPhone was on my SkyWatcher Star Adventurer to track the sky. The exposure was only 30 seconds with the default camera using night mode. 30 seconds is the maximum night mode will take. I used the tracker to avoid star trails caused by earths rotation. The iPhone can be on a regular tripod as well, but the stars will be slightly elongated from star trailing during the 30” exposure but will give very similar results. The darker the sky the better.
I sold my 13 Pro Max and got the 14 Pro Max. I do like it a lot but am not so taken by the dynamic island as I’ve found many apps do not take advantage of it. The AOD bothered me a lot for some reason, so I turned it off. It felt too bright and intrusive. I know I could turn that down a bit but I was worried about the battery, ended up turning it off and don’t miss it. I actually forget that it’s one of the features.
Yeah, it's almost like the Touch Bar on Macs in the sense that it really depends on how it's used by developers. One t thing I've noticed is developers can maybe have a little too much freedom with it. When I've got Spotify going, and I'm in Safari browsing a page, I don't need to see a bunch of "musical bars" bopping up and down to let me know music is playing. It's annoying and I hope this freedom doesn't start to get abused (i.e. turned into an attention-grabber).
