Far too many folks are taking this personally : ) and to me, the best photos are not necessarily pin sharp and well focused. It is more do with the composition, manipulation of light, and good story telling
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iPhone 13 Camera Comparison: If You Have an Older iPhone, It's Time to Upgrade
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Have to agree with all the rest, something wrong with your 11 Pro lens
Not everyone cares that much about the iPhone camera. Some of us use real cameras for photography. So you're just pitching for Apple and that's not what we expect from you
I agree with your last sentence 1,000%. Still, flare resistance of my 6+ is much better than my 12 Pro when shooting towards strong light that's out of the frame. And I believe there's a simple solution to solving that problem.
I have an iPhone 8... have been looking at upgrading to a 12... but - hey - my camera looks pretty good! Thanks MacRumors. Saved me $$$$$$$$$$.
PS - Was Apple also a sponsor of this video? Kinda felt like that was the point being driven home.
Nah, just kiddin'! All good here folks. Move along.
PS - Was Apple also a sponsor of this video? Kinda felt like that was the point being driven home.
Nah, just kiddin'! All good here folks. Move along.
I use a sony alpha 1, because those two cameras are not serious enough
I use a sony alpha 1, because those two cameras are not serious enough
...I had not seen that one, most of the freelancers that I work with/hire are using the a9 variant for mirrorless and Sony F5/55 or Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 6k or 12k, The Canon EOS 1DS MK III is fairly dinosaur these days, I bought is used years ago.
I have an iPhone 8 and I consistently get very nice pictures. Add into this how light it is, how convenient Touch ID is in comparison to Face ID and tbh I am trying to persuade myself to upgrade
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(I actually use an that camera - it’s astoundingly nice, and complete overkill for what I use it for.)
The 11 Pro makes far better pictures than seen in this comparison - never made photos that are as bad as the ones shown.
For this photos all I did was point and shoot. The details of the gravel in the last picture are perfect, and the colors of all photos are perfect compared to real world ….
For this photos all I did was point and shoot. The details of the gravel in the last picture are perfect, and the colors of all photos are perfect compared to real world ….
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The lens on the 11 *is* either scratched or dirty. Since you say the lens was cleaned, it's most likely scratched internally. What you see in the last photo in the comparison is not a 'lens flare', it looks like a diffraction spike (the light lines go through every point light source, while a lens flare, which is caused by internal reflection of the lens, doesn't have to go trough the point light sources, and certainly not through all of them, like in the iPhone 13 photo, which does look like a lens flare) .
Usually, since a phone has a fixed (round) aperture, the diffraction spikes should have no particular shape (diffracting equally in all directions), while in DSLRs with lenses with straight-bladed apertures, the diffraction spikes do take specific patterns. A single diffraction spike in one direction points to oils on the lens (fingerprints, etc, which are usually wiped in a single direction, causing the diffraction spike to be mostly in one direction) or by a scratch on the lens. Since the diffraction spike is slightly curved, I'd bet on a scratch on one of the internal surfaces of the lens (which are curved).
Or maybe I'm totally wrong, idk. It's late.
There was a time when iPhone cameras were better and cheaper than stand alone cameras. But considering how poor the quality of several years of iphones has been, you telling me one can’t get a camera for under a thousand dollars that wouldn’t hold up for a full decade? At this point stand alone should b fine if you need the best photos instead of getting lucky that your phone has a good one. Those shots are nothing like what Apple has been touting for years. But of course the new hotness comes out the best. The choice isnt as simple as before when the phones weren’t over a grand.
You do realize the 11 months is to long for a phone LOL. The iPhone 12 pro max feels dated I had to upgrade to the 13 pro max as mine is as ancient as a dinosaur.
Upgrading for the sake of camera without a valid reason, outside of “I AM RICH”, is not good, and recommending people to do so is not ideal either. I for one will not bother upgrading my iPhone just for the camera. Apple needs to convince me harder or they use dirty tricks to make all iPhone XS max unusable somehow.
I went from an XS to a 13 Pro Max and the differences in photo and video quality were immediately noticeable. Glad I sprang for 512GB too because I’m ditching my old DSLR and just using this as my main camera now. It’s good enough for my needs.
doubling my battery life was the other reason I went for the 13 Pro Max
doubling my battery life was the other reason I went for the 13 Pro Max
I have those same haze issues on my iPhone Xs. It’s not from a dirty exterior lens it’s from dust on the camera sensor itself or behind the lens inside the iPhone. It’s a known issue with some iPhones. If you take your phone into the Apple store with an issue like this, first thing they do is shine a light into the lens and looks for reflective particles.