Show the picture you took with it......Here it is.
It’s so mini you can wear it on your wrist.
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Tetraprism Telephoto Lens to be Available on Both iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max
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Well said! And your image is an excellent example of how photographs can stimulate a viewer's imagination and release potential narratives, forming a connection with the scene.
The bigger number is not always simply the „better“. For some a 3x zoom might be more convenient for their usecases as a 5x. In such a case you get the better picture with the 15 Pro.
For others that more often using 5x zoom or even more the 15 Pro Max is the better one.
Spot-on. And that depends on what you mostly make photographs of.
That'll be different for everyone. For me, a fixed 35mm lens is ideal for what I like to shoot.
Thank you for the references, I am very keen on street photography but had never really taken the time to consume reference. Nice to see one of my fellow countryman on the list =).
I heavily invested into film photography this year, but I don't quite have the reflexes yet to match a depth sensor when it comes to focusing.
Patiently waiting for the X-Pro 4 / X100λ
Serious photographers don’t use an iPhone for their work.
Are you already in the Fuji X system? I currently shoot an X-T5 but I’m also waiting for the X-Pro 4.
Okie dokey... Sounds like you're an expert on that. I'd love to see some of your photos, as you're no doubt a serious photographer.
Some folks look at Android phones that sell MAYBE 3 million in a year with new features across the entire line… Apple could do the same, IF they only shipped 3 million devices
The reality is that Apple will ship over 150 million devices in 12 months. If their supplier physically can’t ship enough parts, then that feature has to be limited to a subset of devices.I don’t think Apple will go with periscope, their 3D sensor shift module is enabled by their current solution and it’s my opinion they would want to keep that going forward. I’ve looked at what Sony’s periscope solution (the external lens and internal CCD are perpendicular) looks like,
and it takes up a good bit of room, one would end up with a slightly smaller battery. The only benefit of periscope over what Apple has is that 2 and 2.1-(n) would be optical but the Sony examples don’t look to me to be a significant enough benefit to drop the 3D sensor shift feature.
I rented an X-Pro 3 for the last trip I took to Japan, except the iffy HDR that messed up some of my shots, only good to report.
Given that I'm quite attached to the Viewfinder shooting experience and that I would like to benefit from autofocus. The X-Pro is the only choice in town.
Do you have any good glass to recommend ? I only used the 23mm f/2|f/1.4 until now.
One way that Apple's iPhones stand out from the Pixel 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is that you can have the best camera in the 6.1-inch size instead of the 6.7 or 6.8-inch class device. With the Tetraprism Telephoto coming to the regular Pro next year, Apple will offer the best camera system for any 6.1-inch class device.
The rangefinder is the exact reason I intend to add an X-Pro 4 to my lineup. I have an X-E3 as well as the X-T5 and it’s a joy to shoot.
My primes:
XF 16mm f/2.8 R WR (compact)
XF 18mm f/2 R (compact)
XF 23mm f/1.4 R (ultra fast)
XF 23mm f/2 R WR (compact)
XF 27mm f/2.8 (pancake)
XF 35mm f/1.4 R (ultra fast)
XF 35mm f/2 R WR(compact)
XF 50mm f/2 R WR (compact)
And zooms:
XF 10-24mm f/4 R OIS (Red Badge)
XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR (Red Badge)
XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS (Kit)
XF 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 LM OIS WR
XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
The 18-55mm is the kit lens that came with the X-E3. I’m also eyeing the 80mm f2.8 macro. Either the 18-135 or the 55-200 is going to get sold as well since they have too much overlap and aren’t especially fast.
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Sorry to inform you but Apple’s “RAW” is not in fact RAW at all:
“Apple ProRAW combines the information of a standard RAW format along with iPhone image processing…”
About Apple ProRAW - Apple Support
On iPhone 12 Pro and later Pro models with iOS 14.3 or later, you can take photos in Apple ProRAW. ProRAW gives you greater creative control when editing photos.
Which is the whole issue we’re discussing. Apple applies too much image processing.
I’m sure that if you imagine people routinely use iPhones for professional photography operations you can prove that in some way.
Showing my photographs isn’t really relevant to the issue at hand, but should I have a relevant reason at some point to do so I will.
Sorry to inform you but Apple’s “RAW” is not in fact RAW at all:
“Apple ProRAW combines the information of a standard RAW format along with iPhone image processing…”
About Apple ProRAW - Apple Support
On iPhone 12 Pro and later Pro models with iOS 14.3 or later, you can take photos in Apple ProRAW. ProRAW gives you greater creative control when editing photos.support.apple.com
Which is the whole issue we’re discussing. Apple applies too much image processing.
Inform me? What are you talking about?
I've been using Apple Pro Raw going back to when I was making photos with my iPhone 12 PM. And then an iPhone 14 PM, and now an iPhone 15 PM. And was aware right from the beginning there was some image processing from doing research.
"Apple applies too much image processing."
Nope. It does not. Looks like you've been busy over the last two days hitting the web to bone up about Apple's version of RAW.
That hasn't been my experience after making a few thousand photos in ProRaw (which I just call RAW).
Try harder, perhaps coming up with your own conclusions (rather than those of others), after making some of your own photos.
And speaking of photos, please post some of your iPhone photos.
Why would I do that? What's there to prove?
It appears you don't know the difference between someone who takes photography seriously (the standard you used above) to being a professional photographer. I can help you out with that, if needed.
Even though I take photography seriously, have had exhibitions and sold prints, engaged in multiple projects using photography, I am not a professional photographer. That's not my career (I'm a hardware and system engineer who designed signal processing products and systems in the aerospace world).
"Showing my photographs isn’t really relevant to the issue at hand"
Sure it is. A photographer's photos speaks volumes about the photographer. And the claims they are making.
im curious now as it was rumoured the pro max or ultra model would be getting a super telephoto lens. that rumour has since gone quiet.
an ideal world we really need to have a 3x and a 5x. fills a perfect balance from when you need shorter range zoom and longer range