Ran out of film, so pulled out the iPhone 15 Pro ...

Godfrey

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I went for my walk yesterday with a fresh pack of Polaroid 600BW in the SLR670a. Ran through it in half the walk, but I think a combination of cold air and not shielding it properly as it ejected ruined most of the exposures. Oh well. But I was only halfway through the walk ... and these photo possibles caught my eye ... and the iPhone was in my pocket.


Myth of Door - Santa Clara 2024
iPhone 15 Pro
Apple Camera
ISO 25 @ f/1.8 @ 1/60 @ 6.76mm


Heavy Door - Santa Clara 2024
iPhone 15 Pro
Moment Camera, raw
ISO 125 @ f/2.8 @ 1/120 @ 9mm


Light, Doors - Santa Clara 2024
iPhone 15 Pro
Moment Camera, raw
ISO 250 @ f/2.8 @ 1/40 @ 9mm​

Eh? I often don't think of it as a camera, but it can do quite well when I do. ;)

G
 
iPhone is a wonderful camera. I take mine everywhere I go.

Mine is a SE, not the latest but it works great for me.
 
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Godfrey said:
Thank you! :)
It never ceases to amaze me just how much you can get out of a modern smartphone like the iPhone 15 Pro.

G
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You're quite welcome. I recall you had (maybe still have?) a Light L16 camera. I think many of the computational photography features common in smartphones today were first seen in the L16. I'm curious as to your thoughts on how your new iPhone compares to the L16.
 
Indeed! Yes, I still have my L16 and it's still working beautifully. I have to keep a specific Mac mini configured with macOS Mavericks for the software, Lumen, to run ... and it's worth it. Light.co licensed their image coalescence algorithms to, notably, LG, Apple, Leica, Samsung, and several others ... so what I'm often seeing nowadays is computational image magic that is directly descendent of the Light L16 camera's software. :)

The latest issues of the iPhone (from version 13 and on) produce quality quite close to the L16, with the very latest (the iPhone 16 Pro) being nearly impossible to tell apart from the best that the L16 can produce. This is because the aggregate sensor area of the L16 (10 of its 16 cameras for every exposure) is finally being met or exceeded by the newest cameras in the iPhone 16 (which have sensor area about 3x what the iPhone 15 have).

The Light L16 is a remarkable piece of kit, and can produce (with some effort) image quality that matches or exceeds my Hasselblad 907x/CFVII 50c. Not always, and it takes some work to get there compared to the Hassy, but it is possible. The latest iPhones are getting to the same level of competence, again with some careful work at both the capture end and with a little bit of post-capture tweaking.

It is quite an amazing time for camera equipment. What's happening is nothing short of magical compared to what was happening even just a decade ago! :)

G
 
The camera on the 15 pro is brilliant, it’s the only digital camera I use (I’ve got a d-lux 7 but can’t even remember when I used it last)
 
Great compositions Godfrey. One member of my photographic group only uses his iPhone. I use my 14 Pro a lot, but will still stupidly forget it’s there when I have a slow lens and slow film in the camera I’m carrying. Or the wrong focal length. The three lenses on the Pro, and the long exposure “IBIS” option are magic. Tim Clinch (Black&White magazine) recently was commissioned to do some promotional work for a sherry producer. He took some preliminary shots with his DSLR, and the iPhone. They booked him, and preferred he shoot the whole campaign with the phone so much did they like the look of what he offered.
 
WoodallP said:
Can we have a "My phone ran out of battery so I had to use my film camera instead thread" too :) I will admit that my iPhone gets more use than my Leica II!
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My problem, typically, is that I run out of film and forget the iPhone has a decent camera in it ... 🤷‍♂️
 
iPhone 15 Pro | Telephoto: Portrait Mode

Neang Khmao Pagoda, Samraong-Rovieng, Cambodia
IMG_1557.jpeg
 
Godfrey said:
Indeed! Yes, I still have my L16 and it's still working beautifully. I have to keep a specific Mac mini configured with macOS Mavericks for the software, Lumen, to run ... and it's worth it. Light.co licensed their image coalescence algorithms to, notably, LG, Apple, Leica, Samsung, and several others ... so what I'm often seeing nowadays is computational image magic that is directly descendent of the Light L16 camera's software. :)

The latest issues of the iPhone (from version 13 and on) produce quality quite close to the L16, with the very latest (the iPhone 16 Pro) being nearly impossible to tell apart from the best that the L16 can produce. This is because the aggregate sensor area of the L16 (10 of its 16 cameras for every exposure) is finally being met or exceeded by the newest cameras in the iPhone 16 (which have sensor area about 3x what the iPhone 15 have).

The Light L16 is a remarkable piece of kit, and can produce (with some effort) image quality that matches or exceeds my Hasselblad 907x/CFVII 50c. Not always, and it takes some work to get there compared to the Hassy, but it is possible. The latest iPhones are getting to the same level of competence, again with some careful work at both the capture end and with a little bit of post-capture tweaking.

It is quite an amazing time for camera equipment. What's happening is nothing short of magical compared to what was happening even just a decade ago! :)

G
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Thanks for the reply!
 
I've rather resigned myself as I carry my iPhone everywhere (except when I forget where I set it at home) and I'm not going out to take pictures (event or fun) then it's my iPhone. It's now good-enough, still dislike the white balance but have worked around it. If I see something that I really want better quality or functionality that the iPhone can't perform without computational magic, I'll use GPS to return if it's really that important to me.

B2 (;->
 
I pretty much always have my iPhone 15 pro with me, and it comes in very handy. Still prefer a 'real' camera, but the iPhone never fails. Always a good exposure and colors.


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These smartphone cameras are just darn handy when you run out of film and something pops up in front of you...


Sunset - Santa Clara, November 22, 2024
iPhone 15 Pro​

Yeah, ran out of film in the other camera once again. LOL!

G
 
A friend and my daughter both have recent model Samsung phones.
Photo quality from them is impressive, quite an improvement over earlier models.
For photographers these are good cameras you can have with you always.

Chris
 
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