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More photos of labs! Here's Link after Camera+ added some DOF:

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Also, Robbug, these photos are fantastic!

On my wanderings on a cool fall afternoon I stumbled upon a neat little mushroom scape. I had both my 5D Mk II and my iPhone 4s and figured what the heck - an apples to oranges comparison.

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Canon 5D Mk II w/ 100mm f/2.8 macro lens:
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So for me, the most important and critical camera is the one you have on you.
 
No the 5D can take tack sharp photos front to back no problem. With the right lens and situation. The mushroom scape above is small. Each mushroom is about 1 inch tall. Under those conditions I was using a specialized lens for taking those types of photos. If I had a wide angle lens and took a photo of the same as yours it could be tack sharp front to back. I was just out and about trying to find a couple of bugs. :D

Okay thanks for the information! I went nature walking with my iPhone 4 quite a bit. It took okay photos, but only if I held the phone far away and zoomed in. I hope my iPhone 4S is better when spring comes around!

Here's the best close up photo(not really that close) I ever got my iPhone 4 to take.
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Also, could a camera have all the parts of a photo equally in focus, so you could decide in post what you'd like to be focused? That would be amazing!
 
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First crack with Camera+. And a question: Someone said to "just use the stock camera app to take the pictures and Cam+ to edit them.." (paraphrasing)...I don't see where/how to import photos into the Camera + app??
 

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First crack with Camera+. And a question: Someone said to "just use the stock camera app to take the pictures and Cam+ to edit them.." (paraphrasing)...I don't see where/how to import photos into the Camera + app??

When in camera+ click the little film strip in the bottom left, this takes you into light box. Then on the bottom next to the pic of the camera the second box a small square click that, it will open your photos and all you need to do is click the photo and it will automatically import it.
 
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found this little guy at wawa last night at the pump. Just got Camera+. Can't wait to play with it more
 
When in camera+ click the little film strip in the bottom left, this takes you into light box. Then on the bottom next to the pic of the camera the second box a small square click that, it will open your photos and all you need to do is click the photo and it will automatically import it.

Thanks! Not sure how I missed that button.
 
She has some funky android phone on tmobile. its gigantic. the sensation, or revelation or something.

either way, i died laughing. And made me realize how Steve's original vision to condense all of the items we carry around, into 1, has truly come to fruition.

Lol dude. While the iPhone 4S trumps the HTC Sensation in most aspects, it's by no means a bad phone. It's 8mp shooter is one of the fastest, better quality cameras on an Android out there (it's shutter lag isn't far off the 4S), Android just doesn't have killer camera apps to pretty up photos later. And the phone isn't actually that much thicker, a millimetre or two tops.

Btw, just got Camera+, it's quality. The Lightroom has some very nice effects.
 
No the 5D can take tack sharp photos front to back no problem. With the right lens and situation. The mushroom scape above is small. Each mushroom is about 1 inch tall. Under those conditions I was using a specialized lens for taking those types of photos. If I had a wide angle lens and took a photo of the same as yours it could be tack sharp front to back. I was just out and about trying to find a couple of bugs. :D

Correct. The point that needs to be made here is that the SLR could take the photo and have it look exactly like the 4S photo. The opposite is not possible.

This entire discussion is tip-toeing around "depth of field" which is a basic expressive tool of the photographer. Basically it refers to the portion of the photo that is in perfect focus. Wide angle lenses have greater depth of field and telephoto lenses have less. Also the wider the lens opens (f-stop) the shallower the depth of field. Photographers use the variables to fine tune their image and make the most important elements of a photo stand out from the rest.
 
any of you expert iPhonetographers have advice on getting those "omg" shots for us less gifted individuals?
 
Dr. Pepper

Here's a shot of the best soda in the world. I'm a noob at this but just wanted to share it. :)
 

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On my wanderings on a cool fall afternoon I stumbled upon a neat little mushroom scape. I had both my 5D Mk II and my iPhone 4s and figured what the heck - an apples to oranges comparison.

iPhone 4s:
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Canon 5D Mk II w/ 100mm f/2.8 macro lens:
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So for me, the most important and critical camera is the one you have on you.

Wow I like the 4s shot better!
 
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Berries on a rainy day.
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Not bad but it definitely shows that is a worse camera.

I'm starting to mess around with PRO-HDR its a very very good app. Takes quite awesome HDR pics.. it does take a while to take 2 thou. But is worth the wait.
 
Wow I like the 4s shot better!

Not at you steelcan.

Why -1 his post? It's a preference to the photo and not an angry you suck response.

I appreciate your opinion - not everyone likes that thin depth of field. When I get off of work tomorrow, I will go back and take 2 new photos and try to match them more exactly :D This was just a quick shot for silly comparasons sake.

The objective was to show that the 4s does pretty well for on the go photography. I usually bring my DSLR with me for everything but now that I have a decent point and shoot, I will tend to leave it home unless I am out on a job or taking artistic shots.

Gonna upcheck to cancel the -1 on your post.

And finally, yes in my opinion the 5D is a better camera. It isn't a better camera when it's at home and I need to take a photo though :D

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Next time you run across that situation you can better expose the berries by doing one of two things.

1. If using the standard camera app, get the white sky out of your photo if possible - different angle or what not. The sensor is trying to expose the sky correctly since it is silly bright and unfortunately darkens the berries quite a bit. The iPhone is supposed to expose and focus on the same spot but sometimes the background can overtake the subject and force the camera to still expose incorrectly. i.e. cameras are stupid no matter how expensive they are.

2. If using the camera+ app, focus on the berries and also shift your exposure (using the aperture symbol - the circle "thingy") to the berries. The sky will go nuclear but the berries will be exposed properly.

Finally, the above was unsolicited so if you didn't want the above please just ignore :)
 
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