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Apple Will Let iPhone 13 Pro Users Disable Auto Switching to Ultra Wide Lens for Macro Photography Later This Fall

PhillyGuy72 said:
I saw that yesterday, few others mentioned it as well.

What MK REALLY wants - and as do I with especially more "real estate" at the top corners (w/ smaller notch). Bring back battery number %. I would think this a such a simple fix...beats me though. Of course I won't lose sleep if that never comes. :)
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I don’t want the percentage number. But when other people really do and it’s such a trivial change to deliver that option it seems perverse for Apple not to.
 
macduke said:
As a photographer, I would say a that's a resounding no. It depends on the shot. I'd rather control it myself. For instance, if I was taking a macro photo of a frog (or other small critter, bug, bee on a flower, butterfly, etc), which I have done quite well using 2X and more recently 2.5X optical zoom on my iPhone 12 Pro Max, and it switched to the ultra wide, I'd have to get very close to the frog. And while I might be able to capture an even closer photo, I don't need to, and the frog would jump away because the camera would be less than an inch from it, vs. half a foot away, which you can do if you move slowly and carefully.

This macro mode a nice new tool to have, and will be great for more extreme macro but I don't want it taking over for all my macro shots. I will definitely use it though. As a photographer I want to make the choice. And before people say that I'm not a real photographer if I use an iPhone, the best camera is the one you have on you, and besides, my camera gear is probably better than yours anyway, haha.

Personally my favorite macro lens isn't even traditionally considered a macro lens, but it works well for the smaller work that I do. I use the Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM, sometimes with the 0.4x adapter, because it has a relatively closer minimum focal distance which allows me to capture small wildlife from much further away than something like the Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G, which is a great lens otherwise. It's also good for flowers. I also believe it gives me a little bit more depth of field without losing beautiful background bokeh, but I haven't done extensive tests to confirm. I just like how it feels, and as a bonus, it's also a great lens for larger wildlife, birding, and sports.

So hopefully you can see how individual styles, subjects and environmental factors can affect which lens selections are made. Everything from depth of field, background blur (bokeh), available light coming into the lens for a given situation (which can result in more or less noise since the ISO has to boost), size of the subject, whether the subject is alive or otherwise prone to being disturbed, and more can affect lens selection and a photographer should always have control over that, especially in a phone labeled "Pro". And even though it is a phone, when it's all I have on me, I do take these things into consideration and try to make the best of my gear and maximize the limitations.
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From a photography perspective, yeah sure I agree, that makes sense. Which is why I think Apple should have auto vs manual modes for the iPhone camera, to give us complete control over manual shots.

However in this instance, I’m still a bit perplexed as this was the same functionality that was on the 12 Pro and 11 Pro. So for a whole 2 years no one made a fuss about it then why is it all of a sudden it’s an issue with the 13 Pro.

The other thing is, iPhone camera being a point and shoot, you would want it to automatically switch cameras in auto mode, because you’re probably not gonna remember when you take your phone out for that quick snap. So ppl would then just end up shooting everything on their last preset camera unless they had the time to mess around with the settings.
 
LonestarOne said:
The default camera app has never been a professional tool. For that, you go to the App Store.
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Well the default camera shoots ProRAW photos and ProRes videos so idk, to me that implies it's for professional use
 
This is a welcomed fix. I have a collection of Sandmarc lenses that I can’t use because of automatically switching to macro mode. When you try to fix the lens, the camera assumes it is a macro pic so it it automatically switches.
 
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