iPhone 17 Pro Camera Upgrades, Based on Latest Rumors

[bushman4]

Hopefully there’s a couple of things that haven’t leaked to add to the party on 9/9
In any case don’t expect too much and you won’t be disappointed!

 

[ClockMeister]

Hopefully you carry your dSLR around with you everywhere you go then.


It's a matter of convenience. You can get similar results by manually cropping the pictures afterwards, but it's a royal PITA, and it makes framing harder when you take the picture. Plus, the results for cropped zooms can be quite decent if there is sufficient light. To me, having a 48 MP telephoto with a 7X or 8X cropped zoom would be a major win. In fact, I specifically did not buy the 16 Pro Max to replace my 12 Pro Max, because I was waiting for this new 48 MP telephoto sensor in the 17 Pro Max, with crop zoom. I am personally not expecting a true zoom with moving lenses, but we shall see next week.

Gotcha, and I'm not really trying to diss the supposed improvements or anything. I just haven't gotten to the point with my photography where I really need that capability just yet, that's all. If I were dissatisfied with the results I was getting with my existing gear I would certainly consider the upgrade once it comes along. It'll be interesting to see what they come up with next week. I'm not inclined to replace this 13PM since it works so well. I just haven't yet seen anything that says to me "I just got to have that" to the point I'm willing to toss paid-for gear which includes a number of accessories which would be orphaned if I made the switch. The improvements are still what I would consider "incremental" when it comes to spending the bucks to replace existing gear. We shall see.