"End of the DSLR Era"? I wholeheartedly disagree. Point & Shoots are absolutely dead. Micro Four-third is certainly challenged as their ability to enable Optical Bokeh is certainly still a huge selling point but iPhone is coming for them.
No smartphone will be able to have the optical zoom of a detachable lens camera system (Sony, M43, SLR).
But as someone who uses a DSLR (Canon 5D M3), a Point & Shoot (Lumix LX-10) and an iPhone 7, I can say that iPhone has caught up with the brand new $500 Lumix in almost every way except optical zoom and optical Bokeh (shooting at wide open f/1.4) but it in no way compares to my SLR and I'd agree that the convenience of iPhone both in size & connected (ability to post immediately to Instagram) makes it the most appealing camera today, if I want high quality photos, I bring my SLR and I do..it's always in my bag.
Once a week, i batch process all of my photos and spam Instagram with "later-grams" that are easily 5-10x higher quality than every thing else on my Instagram stream.
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Would it help if I was a female? Why bring gender into this?
You're missing the important bit "The end of the DSLR for most people has already arrived"
Not everyone, most. There will be those that need Trucks - their DSLRs - but I think Vic is right for most people (I'd argue it happened a while back).
Digital bokeh would easily match optical bokeh, enabled by depth perception of the dual-lens system (and would probably even better when laser range-finding comes along).
You're either missing my point entirely or I didn't make it properly. Most likely I didn't make it properly. What I was attempting to convey is the "DSLR era" never occurred for the mass market. Therefore it had no beginning nor end. It's always been the choice of a select few. AFAIK, DLSR have never been the most sold camera category at any point in time (even backed up by your link).
Most people never wanted or owned an SLR.
For the ones who are in the SLR market the iPhone 7 is not noticeably better than an iPhone 4. It's like watching people compare the cargo capacity of an 18 foot to a 48 foot truck when you've got a Triple E Class container ship.
Google's former senior vice president of social, Vic Gundotra, recently made remarks on Facebook about the advantages of Apple's iPhone ecosystem, specifically pertaining to the iOS Camera app and the quality of photos it creates (via Business Insider).
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Image via Business Insider
He said that the "end of the DSLR era" has arrived, and shared pics he took of his family recently with an iPhone 7 as an example.
Gundotra's original post received a comment that said Samsung's Galaxy S8 was a better photography tool than the iPhone 7, to which he commented with a detailed response explaining why he believes that's not the case. Specifically, the former Google executive referenced Android's need to be "neutral to all parties" since it's an open source platform, making it difficult for Google to release hardware and software innovations at the same time.
He also mentioned that Google has "fallen back" recently in regards to its development of computational photography software. But where Android-backed smartphone innovation lags, Gundotra said that Apple is far ahead of the competition because it "doesn't have all these constraints," leading to the best smartphone camera system on the market.
The iPhone 8 is expected to see yet another leap forward in the realm of smartphone photography, potentially including a VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) system for the rear camera, which would enable speedier autofocus when capturing an image. The vertically aligned dual-lens camera system will also help fuel augmented reality experiences on the iPhone 8, which we've already begun to see take shape in ARKit demos.
Article Link: Former Google Executive Vic Gundotra: 'If You Truly Care About Great Photography, You Own an iPhone'
You own one? Used one? Ever seen one?
Digital bokeh would easily match optical bokeh, enabled by depth perception of the dual-lens system (and would probably even better when laser range-finding comes along).
The term "bokeh" is misused in this context. Bokeh refers to the qualities of the out-of-focus effect, not the out-of-focus region. Bokeh aficionados scorn iPhone's out-of-focus effect, because it doesn't emulate the effects a lens' iris and aberration contribute to the out-of-focus region. Bokeh is, essentially, pleasing (or displeasing) image distortion.
In many regards, it's little different than the debate over black vinyl disks and CDs. As an audio engineer, I knew that everything that makes a black vinyl disk sound "better" is a form of distortion (artifacts not present in the original) - a fatter bottom end thanks to rumble, electromagnetic hum picked up by the phono cartridge, intermodulation distortion, compression added to squeeze the dynamic range of the master into the more limited range of the vinyl disk... but all pleasing to the ears of a public accustomed to the sound of vinyl, no matter how annoying they may be to the person who made the original recording.
I for one, don't give a hoot about bokeh per se, I care about selective focus. The wide angle lenses that come with smartphones make selective focus difficult. Apple's artificially-created selective focus helps to overcome a significant shortcoming. Now that we have it, there's nothing to prevent software developers from simulating true bokeh in that artificially-created out-of-focus region, but it's not likely that I would pay extra for a bundle of bokeh filters.
Totally depends on your definition of BOKEH - many (including wikipedia) simply mean it the way you said it is not... the out of focus area of a photo. But I get your point.
The Light L16 will indeed give you selective focus you're after. And you can change focus in post.
Yes but each product has a specific use case.I bought a Sony mirrorless a few years ago, and I am very happy with it. But I can't pocket it, so I rarely take it on my bike rides. :/
Data shows that the DSLR bubble that appeared over the last decade has popped.
Many will now be satisfied with what's in their pocket and have walked away from owning a large standalone camera.
The iPhone 7 is good enough, which is today's mantra."End of the DSLR Era"? I wholeheartedly disagree. Point & Shoots are absolutely dead. Micro Four-third is certainly challenged as their ability to enable Optical Bokeh is certainly still a huge selling point but iPhone is coming for them.
No smartphone will be able to have the optical zoom of a detachable lens camera system (Sony, M43, SLR).
But as someone who uses a DSLR (Canon 5D M3), a Point & Shoot (Lumix LX-10) and an iPhone 7, I can say that iPhone has caught up with the brand new $500 Lumix in almost every way except optical zoom and optical Bokeh (shooting at wide open f/1.4) but it in no way compares to my SLR and I'd agree that the convenience of iPhone both in size & connected (ability to post immediately to Instagram) makes it the most appealing camera today, if I want high quality photos, I bring my SLR and I do..it's always in my bag.
Once a week, i batch process all of my photos and spam Instagram with "later-grams" that are easily 5-10x higher quality than every thing else on my Instagram stream.
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Would it help if I was a female? Why bring gender into this?
Okay, not entirely but I get your point. With my 18 to 55 "crappy" lens on my "crappy" camera I can obliterate the background. Given the right shot though the computational photography on the 7+Is pretty darn good.Actually, because the iPhone has better computational imaging capabilities, it has better bokeh than most DSLR's with 18-55mm lenses.
As good as a Noctilux? No, but also isn't as cumbersome and doesn't cost as much.
Two things:
1. Contextually speaking, you're using that portmanteau incorrectly.
2. He's not necessarily wrong. Neither is he right. He's expressing an opinion not a statement of fact. Being the former VP of Social doesn't make his opinion any more valid than yours or mine. Confirmation bias will determine whether or not people believe him. Those who want him to be right will make him right; regardless of any objective testing stating the contrary.
He doesn't present any facts. He has no photos for comparison. He uses unrelated information as part of his reasoning.
Basically his comment should carry no more weight that an anonymous Facebooker making the same comment.
Vice President of Engineering responsible for developer evangelism and open source programs. Still doesn't change anything I said in my post. Being the VP of Social, VP of developer evangelism, GM of evangelism at Microsoft have nothing to do with expertise in photography. His opinion still carries no more weight than yours or mine.Prior to being VP of Social, his title was VP of Engineering.
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One thing you are spot on about is confirmation bias is rampant across the internet.Vice President of Engineering responsible for developer evangelism and open source programs. Still doesn't change anything I said in my post. Being the VP of Social, VP of developer evangelism, GM of evangelism at Microsoft have nothing to do with expertise in photography. His opinion still carries no more weight than yours or mine.