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iPhone Remains Flickr's Most Popular Camera in 2015 Ahead of Canon, Nikon and Samsung

This reiterates the idea that the most important part of the iPhone experience is the camera.

Even better, this is something Apple can continuously improve on in future iPhone models/gives them more selling points.
 
Flickr doesn't let you upload RAW.

I own a DSLR and almost always shoot RAW.

Naturally an iPhone would win in a competition like this.
 
I have Nikon DSLR and Nikon advanced small size camera, but for daily picture and street capture I prefer iPhone.
DSLR is good for low light shots.
Though iPhone Plus seems to rival even DSRL in terms of low light pictures with its OIS system.
 
Nothing wrong with the numbers, just doesn't mean much. Flickr has been a sinking ship for years. Many photographers that use a DSLR have left Flickr over the years. As some previous posts have pointed out, in the area of social photo sharing, Flickr hardly plays a role nowadays. But of course, most photos are being taken on mobile phones now.
 
bladerunner2000 said:
That chart also needs to show that 100% of worst photographs also belong to the iPhone and NOT from Canon or Nikon.
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Now that's just silly, and I assume you know it's not true and are just trolling.

Even so (or if you were being serious), it seems like there's something about owning a larger camera that causes some people to develop this weird mental state in which a bigger lens, shallower depth of field, larger sensor, or more expensive camera automatically equates to "better" photos. Which is transparently ridiculous. You can take a terrible photo with a D4S or a 1DX or a medium-format Hasselblad and a $5000 lens, and you can take a gorgeous photo with an iPhone. Heck, there's a reason pro photographers have for all of recent history taken vast numbers of photos--a lot of them don't come out well at all.

And I say this as someone who owns a pretty decent system camera, a half dozen lenses, and just this week spent well over $1000 on a single lens for it. I own this stuff because there are some shots that, for reasons of focal length or aperture or light gathering capability I can't take with an iPhone, other shots are more "fun" to shoot with a larger camera, and I like to play with RAWs. But I also know perfectly well that there are plenty of beautiful photos to be taken with an iPhone, and I've taken a few nice ones myself.

I'm also sure that a talented photographer armed with nothing but an iPhone, given appropriate subject matter, could take much more attractive photos than I can take, no matter how expensive of a camera you give me.

It's fine to own a big, expensive camera and love it. I do. It's fine to own an iPhone and be happy with it as all the camera you personally need to take the photos you want to take. What I have trouble understanding is why some people get so worked up over the idea that someone, somewhere, might be taking a really nice photo with a smaller sensor than they have. I can only assume it has something to do with jealousy--the fear that expensive hardware just isn't enough to compensate for the person's own lack of talent. There are of course those who feel the same way about belittling anyone who owns a large camera or fancy lens, but pixel-fanatic big-camera fans seem to be much worse on average, at least in comment sections.
 
I love how every year the iPhone holds the top spot on Flickr and every year there are fandroids trying to come up with excuses as to why Flickr is wrong! :D
 
And if you count all the untalented people - more people draw with crayons. Still does not make it art supply, they just do not know any better.
 
Mr. Retrofire said:
I see. This means that iPhone users upload more useless pictures than other groups.
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this basically. Out of a string of 100 assuming 75% keeper rate even a much smaller subset of that is post worthy. And it be 1 or 2 shots really. Unless doing a lens evaluation review and wanting to show dof and such, online source may get shot at say F 1.4.. I probably have same or close framing with a F2.8, Fx. Fy, Fz. Not to say the 2.8's aren't post worthy...I could choose F 1.4 to highlight bokeh.



Also did flikr rise to the top again for all groups. When more into the hobby smugmug seemed to be liked alot by pro's and hobbyists of dslr's. Even recall the off jokes made yeah name can be kind of stupid to some, its still a better site all the same.
 
I think the BIG question here is, how on earth Android which has 70% smartphone marketshare in the world only represented by Samsung at Top 5? How on earth iPhone which has only 18% marketshare in the world rank 1, 2, 4 and 5?

The next time Android users want to use marketshare to point their superiority, let them knows their stupidity.
 
Well, there is taking pictures and photography. That is often two different things. I take a lot of pictures with my iPhone however when I make catalogues to present products etc. its photography and I use my DSL cameras. Different tools for different purposes. Nothing wrong with phone cameras they are great, and they take good pictures for the everyday use. So i do not see why this polling on good and bad this and that. I would not even try to make a selfie with my DSL's - LOL nor would I try to make a long exposure picture with my iPhone 6s plus. Of course there are more phone cameras that DSL cameras used in the everyday situation. Reality is not everybody needs a DSL camera, just complicated to use not to mention i does not fit the pocket that well, and not all uses Lightroom and PS to develop their pictures or even have the interest in this stuff.
 
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I always have the iPhone 6S with me, so I take a fair number of photos that way. I have a Nikon D300, but it's not that practical for carrying around. My compact Leica D-Lux Typ109 integrates very well with iOS though, and has features like an app for using the iPhone as remote viewer and shutter release, along with 4K video capability. It's nearly perfect for urban photography in close settings.

netwalker said:
Nothing wrong with the numbers, just doesn't mean much. Flickr has been a sinking ship for years. Many photographers that use a DSLR have left Flickr over the years. As some previous posts have pointed out, in the area of social photo sharing, Flickr hardly plays a role nowadays. But of course, most photos are being taken on mobile phones now.
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Flickr is more a consumer site. Photographers prefer a true photographer site like DPREVIEW.
 
StevieD100 said:
I've shot some 6400+ pictures this year with my Nikon D810/D4S. Not one of them has appeared on Flickr or any other social media site yet I made a lot of money from them. What am I doing wrong?
Oh, I think I used my iPhone camera about 20 times in the same period.
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Cool story, bro.

JamesPDX said:
Which of the photos here were taken with a phone? https://www.flickr.com/photos/jiffyslot/
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I liked several of these a lot. You have a good eye.

And I wonder if the Flickr app on AppleTV has anything to do with this? If you have the app on your iPhone and an AppleTV, it is a pretty good way to share pics on a big screen. Granted you can do that now within the Apple Ecosystem, but you could do it with Flickr earlier.
 
Thanks slu! I joined up Flickr seven years ago. Foolishly, I tried to sell images through a paid account with a place whose name rhymes with Zenfolio: I forgot that people generally don't want to pay for "art" and there was no money for promotion. When I came to my senses, I cancelled the account. -Just like I did with Tunecore for my music.

And yeah, having a Flickr feature allowing images to be uploaded without transferring them first is incredibly great for phone snapshots. There is some great art going on out there, but you have to wade though millions (ISYN) of photos of pets and food to find any thing worth pausing upon. Flickr has some amazing users, and I've even made a friend or two in faraway lands. I also love that I can start a group and try to rigidly control the quality-of-content: https://www.flickr.com/groups/supremeawesomeness/

Personally, I love photography, but I hate editing, but I won't put up stuff that doesn't look right. If I had the iPhone 6, I'd probably shoot more. Sometimes I look at that Canon DSLR bag and I just kinda sigh. I should sell it to somebody that would use it more than I do.

Thanks again for your kind words.
 
I really don't think this a far comparison... with smart phone devices you can easily upload to flickr - there is no need for having to transfer pictures to a computer before then uploading them.

This really should be a comparison between which cellphone/tablet is used the most.

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This is obvious. I'm actually surprised the numbers are not higher given the sales of iPhone v DSLR camera .

Now for the article on MP3 players..... :)
 
H2SO4 said:
No it isn’t. It might be the one a friend has that zooms into the mountain a mile into the distance that your iPhone can’t pick up.
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Here are some other photography quotes .


"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst."

"Photography is no more about equipment than writing is about word processors"

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus"

"Buying an expensive Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner."

"There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer."

"No photographer is as good as the simplest camera."


It's a well known quote, as some of the greatest images taken were based on opportunity, and the photographer being in the right spot at the right time, and not having had all their gear. The gear would have just made the image better, without a camera at hand, there would be no image.
 
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