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iPhone 8/Plus iPhone 8 vs 8 plus canera

PhoneMe1 said:
10 x zoom on a iPhone camera is like may as well not take the photo, here is one i took yesterday with my X of a Wallaby on the beach. 10 x zoom Great photo ;)
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I mentioned it before, there are photos I have taken with the digital zoom not completely maxed, but if it wasn’t for the digital zoom, the photo would not have been possible. I really don’t care about every extreme detail in the photo, but more so the memory itself. But I would rather have the ability to have the digital zoom than not.
 
ayres said:
get the 8. i bought the 8+ for the 56mm focal length and it's very underwhelming. it's not nearly as good as the standard iPhone wide angle. the 56mm has such a narrow range of conditions under which it renders good images. and if your style of shooting falls outside of that range, then you'll rarely like what it does. thus, i have an oversized 8 - which has its strengths (speakers, battery, roomy keyboard, etc). but i wouldn't get a plus size again. live and learn.
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Why wouldnt you do the plus size phone again?
 
janeauburn said:
I've owned the 8, 8 Plus, and X.

I'd say none of the above, for now. There are trade-offs with every one of them.

Best size: 8. Tradeoffs: Screen too small for some things.

Best camera: X because of OIS on both lenses (disappointing that 8 Plus lacks OIS on telefoto). Tradeoffs: Price. Screen is longer, too small. Other issues you've noted.

Best readability: 8 Plus. Tradeoffs: too darn heavy. No OIS on telefoto lens.​

8 vs 8 Plus camera: Interestingly exposure sometimes seemed a tad better with the 8 over the 8 Plus when taking same image in same lighting conditions.

Someone earlier said she was quite pleased with the 8 Plus as a travel camera. This just goes to show that one person's "quite pleased" is another's "quite unhappy." All depends what your expectations and experience level are. For someone coming from a digital point-and-shoot who views pics mainly on the phone, Facebook, etc., the camera will be fine. For someone coming from a high-end SLR or DSLR, eh, the 8 Plus is still a toyish camera crammed into a phone.
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This is my blog from a recent trip to Greece, with pictures from an 8 Plus. flyaway2010.wordpress.com Maybe you look at them and think they are crap... But I'm not professional. I just take them to make me happy. I mostly just do my little blog and Facebook and occasionally print something for my wall at home. I've never cared to have anything bigger than a travel camera with a decent zoom. And now it makes me happy not to have anything but my phone on me. I guess the spontaneity of being able to pull something out of my pocket makes me feel more immersed in the experience of travel than would messing with equipment.
 
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DoubleFlyaway said:
This is my blog from a recent trip to Greece, with pictures from an 8 Plus. Flyaway2010.wordpress.com. Maybe you look at them and think they are crap... But I'm not professional. I just take them to make me happy. I mostly just do my little blog and Facebook and occasionally print something for my wall at home. I've never cared to have anything bigger than a travel camera with a decent zoom. And now it makes me happy not to have anything but my phone on me. I guess the spontaneity of being able to pull something out of my pocket makes me feel more immersed in the experience of travel than would messing with equipment.
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Are you able to edit the post to make the weblink clickable please?! Would love to read it.
 
Nice pictures;) I am no photographer at all, that should be clear from my first post as iphone is my only camera;) only question that remains is, will those pictures from greece look worse if taken by regular ip 8?;)
 
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majkom said:
Nice pictures;) I am now photographer at all, that should be clear from my first post as iphone is my only camera;) only wuestion that remains is, will those pictures from greece look worse if taken by regular ip 8?;)
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Of course. I was just giving a data point of happiness.
 
DoubleFlyaway said:
It says private.
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Really?! My account is definitely not private.

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akash.nu said:
Really?! My account is definitely not private.

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Oh wow, it loaded that time. Beautiful pictures! So... Not to sound weird and old, but how do you like Instagram? I've never really used my account. What would be the benefit of using that instead of my blog on my upcoming Bali trip?
 
DoubleFlyaway said:
Oh wow, it loaded that time. Beautiful pictures! So... Not to sound weird and old, but how do you like Instagram? I've never really used my account. What would be the benefit of using that instead of my blog on my upcoming Bali trip?
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Thank you I like Instagram for photo inspiration and also to checkout places. It provides a wide variety of usage.

- When I get technical, I try to see how others have photographed something and how I’d go about it.

- when I travel somewhere new, I can see all the places and how it looks and whereabouts I should venture out.

- when I have some time I search with specific hashtags to find different types of compositions.

I think for you specifically, it will go well together with your blog, not instead. On Instagram you can attract a lot more people by using appropriate hashtags and that will hopefully drive more traffic towards your blog.
 
akash.nu said:
Thank you I like Instagram for photo inspiration and also to checkout places. It provides a wide variety of usage.

- When I get technical, I try to see how others have photographed something and how I’d go about it.

- when I travel somewhere new, I can see all the places and how it looks and whereabouts I should venture out.

- when I have some time I search with specific hashtags to find different types of compositions.

I think for you specifically, it will go well together with your blog, not instead. On Instagram you can attract a lot more people by using appropriate hashtags and that will hopefully drive more traffic towards your blog.
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Very interesting— I’ll explore a little more— I’d like to do that.
 
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Dodgeman said:
Why wouldnt you do the plus size phone again?
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i got the plus for the standard lens. but, as i mentioned, i haven't liked the results too much. therefore, i rarely use it.

the plus size doesn't have the mobile convenience of the smaller models. it's a very personal choice. it's like an oversize watch compared to a smaller, traditional watch; i'm always conscious of when i'm lugging my 8plus around, and i miss being able to forget about my phone. when i'm stationary, i love the 8plus for the screen real estate, much as i love my iPad. but i have no interest in carrying around my iPad. the same goes for the 8plus.
 
ayres said:
i got the plus for the standard lens. but, as i mentioned, i haven't liked the results too much. therefore, i rarely use it.

the plus size doesn't have the mobile convenience of the smaller models. it's a very personal choice. it's like an oversize watch compared to a smaller, traditional watch; i'm always conscious of when i'm lugging my 8plus around, and i miss being able to forget about my phone. when i'm stationary, i love the 8plus for the screen real estate, much as i love my iPad. but i have no interest in carrying around my iPad. the same goes for the 8plus.
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Yeah guess the larger devices are an aquired taste.
 
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