not sure i agree with all of this, but it's interesting.
also, apparently the guy forgot that his m6 has a lightmeter. lolol.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/20/4...smartphone-camera-changed-photography-forever
As a photographic tool the iPhone5 I am posting from totally sucks. Sure I am carrying it everywhere I go, but ergonomics, feel, performance, versatility, and everything else just doesn't work as a photographic tool for me. Our grown kids love it but then they have never made anything other than a snapshot.
The total experience of a Leica M or very nice SLRs (Nikon/Canon/Leica, etc.) from 30-40 years ago is proof that even vintage cameras are still light years ahead of this little hockey puck in my hand as I peck and type away at the munchkin "keyboard"! Declaring a smartphone camera can replace a Nikon D4 (or such)...ludicrous.
Now, having said that, I am now back on a proper keyboard (80 words/minute) and just want to add that an iphone is better than having no camera at all. If it was the perfect picture-taking machine, I would still hate using it as it is not designed to replace a proper camera, rangefinder or SLR. Convenient? Yes. Ergonomic? Are you kidding me? Stupid thing slips out of my hand more than I can count each day. Is it quick? Not hardly, I can pull my X1 up to my eye and shoot much quicker than with the iphone and get a much better quality photograph to boot.
So, is the iphone camera good? Well, it depends if you just want snapshots, then, yes. If you want to really get into it and work to get a good photograph of some things, then, yes. But is it a good camera? No, as in "does it fall to hand, quickly and properly and is it comfortable? Does it disappear in your hands so that it works without thinking about it?" Of course not, but then that isn't part of a design parameter for an iphone is it? The iphone does a lot of things that make life a little easier for us and it facilitates our medical needs very well, especially if we are out of town. Communication? Much better tool than a Leica M...LOL...and certainly, I am using the iphone5 to facilitate everything I can to make life easier for us.
Replace proper dedicated photography gear? That question alone speaks volumes of the lack of understanding about photography overall, whether it is portraits, sports photography, motorsports, photojournalism or whatever. So, the complete answer to the question would be a very long one indeed.
