SE Gen 1 was a great camera. I used it for 4 years. HDR results were especially good. Because it was a small phone, you had to view the photos on a larger device to truly appreciate them!
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iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14P - Im disappointed with the camera
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I actually have the Flashpoint xplor 600 pro flashes. They work really well for me. Anyway I shoot with the iPhone because I enjoy it. I like pushing it to see what it can do. I also have the Beastgrip Pro with and anamorphic lens and a 0.75x wide lens for video. I’m patiently waiting for the release of their 1.7x telephoto lens for portraits and astrophotography. I’m very confident with my iPhone and good at taking photos with it. Good enough in fact to where I can outshoot most people using a DSLR. I used my 13 pro max this past June and got these landscapes in Colorado:
The dynamic range of the iPhone camera is around 14.5 stops. I used and app called “Even longer” to get the water blur shots and when I exposed for the highlights in the photo below, I could easily lift the shadows to reveal detail. That’s a great app! No one would ever think I took these on an iPhone…
That's some impressive feat right here.
The catch is the one taking the photo has to know enough about photography to do such great shots.
Also the last photo, lots of random letters on that tree. O_O
I am not a very knowledgeable photographer so I don't have too much to say except from a personal/hobbyist point of view.
At first I was surprised that the 14 Pro photos appeared darker than even the iPhone X, so dark under some conditions that the photos are far from "true to life" or what I see with my eyes, which is the result I tend to want in my photos.
But I think Apple tuned it quite aggressively so that it would provide good contrast under certain lighting. For example, sunlight on subject looks good, whereas sunlight toward the camera yields artificially dark results (darker than iPhone X), much darker than what I see with my eyes, though with good contrast.
For my purpose, I have discovered that now I almost always get the kind of results I want by relying on the vibrant photographic style (default is TONE +50, but can turn down to +40 or +30). The results that I am getting now are consistently better than my old camera, at least for my taste. And night photography is also noticeably better. And the camera is intelligent enough that it does not simply brighten everything, so that even if I do not adjust the settings, the photos are not just blown out even in bright sunlight.
Again, this is an amateurish take, but I think other users who take photos mostly "to make memories" might find this information useful.
At first I was surprised that the 14 Pro photos appeared darker than even the iPhone X, so dark under some conditions that the photos are far from "true to life" or what I see with my eyes, which is the result I tend to want in my photos.
But I think Apple tuned it quite aggressively so that it would provide good contrast under certain lighting. For example, sunlight on subject looks good, whereas sunlight toward the camera yields artificially dark results (darker than iPhone X), much darker than what I see with my eyes, though with good contrast.
For my purpose, I have discovered that now I almost always get the kind of results I want by relying on the vibrant photographic style (default is TONE +50, but can turn down to +40 or +30). The results that I am getting now are consistently better than my old camera, at least for my taste. And night photography is also noticeably better. And the camera is intelligent enough that it does not simply brighten everything, so that even if I do not adjust the settings, the photos are not just blown out even in bright sunlight.
Again, this is an amateurish take, but I think other users who take photos mostly "to make memories" might find this information useful.