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Apple Passes Nikon to Become Second Most Popular Camera Brand on Flickr
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They aren't kidding. MR has no quality control as such. They simply repost everything others post with as little thought as possible. It's all about the ad counter.
I think you've got it backwards. Smartphone cameras are only useful. They're not artful or as expressive as fully featured cameras but they're perfect (too perfect) for capturing life. I don't know about your family but not only is it impossible to capture mine in the traditional portrait style photography (they won't sit still and pose for that) but there's little reason to do it proper. Why, so they can post it as a postage stamp size Facebook pic?
Except they're not - the figures show that both Nikon and Canon's share has gone up slightly, and if the difference between Apple's 9.6% and Nikon's 9.3% is statistically significant, I'll eat my iPad.
Wherever Apple (and Samsung) are winning their share from, it's not from Nikon and Canon - its from the brands not accounted for in the top 5.
Quite frankly, these results don't pass the smell test - ~60% of users not using the top 5 brands? Is the percentage of "No camera brand information given" (i.e. its been photoshopped and the JFIF metadata stripped out) really less than 4.2%? If that's been arbitrarily excluded then that's just one reason why the whole thing is a load of horse apples.
I think the old adage applies, the best camera is the one you have with you.
While I agree stand alone cameras are superior in nearly every facet. People are using their phones. The point and shoot sector is a dying as consumers are using their phones and not using a dedicated camera.
That is true. It's much more convenient to take a picture with my iphone then haul around a Dslr.
I think that is a non-sequitur, as a DSLR has a different audience than a phone camera.
When I can have changeable lenses, adjustable shutter speed, aperture, and the functionality of a DSLR, then we can talk.
It's like a surgeon's scalpel vs. a steak knife. Different uses, but a steak knife does not render a surgeon's scalpel obsolete.
I'm sure the Instamatic didn't render the SLR obsolete back in the 70's.
You're right it is, but for the general consumer, they're using their phone camera's more and more, and we're seeing this. the consumer sector for camera is going to be difficult for makers. True many people want a DSLR but they're a minority compared to those who want to snap pictures and post them to facebook and what not.
I used to think like you until I started using my iPhone 6+ to take more pics for work. I am now using iPhone 6+ pics that actually appear on the cover of magazines and full page ads. No one can tell and no one cares. Sure, I would prefer to have my Canon 6D with me all the time but between all the lenses and body itself, I don't want to carry it all the time. Best camera is the one that gets the shot.
Who still uses Flickr?
What have you moved to, from 500px? Used to use that, for a while.
It's obviously a poorly done survey or an example of extremely poor and negligent journalism. One big question is whether Flickr sorted the data by camera serial number or not. If not, then these numbers do not in any way reflect camera ownership or usage. They merely report what was used for the most posts. It seems that Canon users first and Apple users second waste the most time posting to Flickr.
Popularity on flickr has nothing to do with the image quality. This is why the iPhone5, which has somewhat worse IQ than both the 5s and the 6, is (still) the first.
A comment that shows little insight into photography beyond the deliberately narrow enthusiast perspective. Sadly for you, enthusiasts think is the best doesn't always win. Good enough optics combined with low cost, amazing portability, and extreme convenience make phone cameras supremely useful.
As we have already seen, more traditional cameras are quickly being relegated to a few very specific use cases that phone cameras can't handle- low light, long distances requiring zoom, and professional photo shoots. As for your example, phone cameras are more than adequate for family moments.
Don't worry though- you will always be able to spend as much money as you want on giant SLR cameras. It's just that there will be fewer surviving manufacturers as the market dwindles so innovation will slow down.
Well, I like flickr because of the 1TB free space. I have tens of thousands of images there and still don't need to pay a single penny for all this.
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Regretfully, phone cameras are still significantly worse than decent MILC or DSLR ones, assuming both are handled by the same (knowledgeable - knowing what "sweet spots" are) person. They just can't deliver the same pixel-level sharpness and dynamic range than a decent dedicated cameras.
Yes, as you do state, for family moments, they're indeed adequate. For more serious shooting, not even the Nokia 808 is sufficient, let alone the iPhone.
Exactly this. DSLRs aren;t going anywhere - and if they are, these stats are not the "reason."
It's a harder/longer process to transfer photos from a digital camera then from a mobile device.
The reason why online services lean towards uploads from mobile devices is because it's a one step (or sometimes no step) process.
The weighting against USAGE of DSLRs is silly. The only thing this says is what people use to upload photos on these services - NOT what devices are being used to take photos overall.
I'm not a pro camera user, but have you tried Camera+ to manually control stuff? I love that app!
The camera on my iPhone 6 is not nearly as good as my 5 year old point and shoot (Canon S90), let alone my newer slr.
Exactly.
I don't even really know. It seems like now they are unsuccessful in either demographic, the Instagram-esque one and the professional one.
From 500px? Never moved from there, never really started there.
At the moment I'm not really anywhere, since I find all places to be rather lackluster or not dedicating enough.
There doesn't seem to be an obvious choice anymore and the communities are all changing, so before I'm betting on the wrong horse I might as well just wait and see.
In the end your own website will always be the best approach in terms of professional presentation, communities are for getting attention (not in a negative way) and having some form of networking without much effort.
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Never mind the quality feel the width
Seriously I take pictures on my iPhone 5S because I always have it. If I want to take pictures Im proud of I would never use an iPhone its simply too restrictive and blown up the quality is awful. I am the biggest Apple freak out there but my Canon 6d blows away anything the iPhone can do.
Flickr was the place now they have revised the layout etc. its not as good as it once was, yes you still see amazing photographs but all the amazing shots we not done on smart phones period.
Seriously I take pictures on my iPhone 5S because I always have it. If I want to take pictures Im proud of I would never use an iPhone its simply too restrictive and blown up the quality is awful. I am the biggest Apple freak out there but my Canon 6d blows away anything the iPhone can do.
Flickr was the place now they have revised the layout etc. its not as good as it once was, yes you still see amazing photographs but all the amazing shots we not done on smart phones period.
I remember getting the first Kodak Instamatic 100 back in 1964 as a kid, and having to choose oh-so-carefully what those 12 or 20 pictures per roll would be. You really had to think ahead back then.
Now I love digital cameras because you can take lots of pictures, and pick out and edit the best.
I also hate digital cameras because you can take too many pictures, and have no time to sort through them. I know plenty of people who automatically upload hundreds of photos a week to places like Flickr, and never look at them again.
Ah well. First world problems
Now I love digital cameras because you can take lots of pictures, and pick out and edit the best.
I also hate digital cameras because you can take too many pictures, and have no time to sort through them. I know plenty of people who automatically upload hundreds of photos a week to places like Flickr, and never look at them again.
Ah well. First world problems
I see your point now.
I think many people, when they have a DSLR treat it as a point and shoot (myself included for 80-90% of the pictures I take with it).
Thank you for the clarification!