Posted by Scott Fricke on November 16, 2011 at 6:23 PM
You could use any lens that has a tripod collar on it to stabilize it. The headline says "SLR LENS ADAPTERS FOR IPHONE ALLOW PRO PHOTOS" And here I was trying to learn proper composition skills, camera technique and settings, etc., etc., and all I had to do was buy a $249 lens adapter to be a pro.
Posted by Bob Falcone on November 16, 2011 at 6:30 PM
You could use any lens that has a tripod collar on it to stabilize it.
True, Scott...but why do I think that someone with that level of lens wouldn't use this contraption?
And the headline is ridiculous...
Posted by Chris Rice on November 16, 2011 at 6:31 PM
Not sure if you guys are aware of this but the iPhone 4s boasts an 8-megapixel camera with a 5-element lens, and does 1080p videos at 29.97fps... imo this is a pretty sweet setup by itself. So apparently you do have to own a big ol SLR and a shitload of lenses to be considered a 'pro'.
Posted by Bob Falcone on November 16, 2011 at 6:36 PM
Not sure if you guys are aware of this but the iPhone 4s boasts an 8-megapixel camera with a 5-element lens
All of it on a sensor smaller than the nail on my pinky. If the megapixels were all that mattered, we wouldn't need full-frame DSLR's...
I don't mind the item itself, it's just the promotion of it as a "professional" tool that I see as setting people up for disappointment. And hey, it even has a UV filter!
Posted by Chris Rice on November 16, 2011 at 6:46 PM
Hey Bob, actually the image quality is amazing. I just got one of these and I really have no need for a compact camera anymore. It really does justice to photography as its a phone, an 'internet communicator (thanks Steve Jobs), and a camera all in one!
I get the whole DSLR thing, there's a reason for that obviously, but come on now, enough already about how the camera makes the photographer. What a crock of shyte!
The term 'professional' is defintely thrown around too much in the photography world. A professional is someone that make a living at the discipline they do - but the way they market it is 'shoot like a pro' - OK cool, doesn't mean I am one, but I can maybe try! I'm in!
Posted by Bob Falcone on November 16, 2011 at 6:55 PM
Chris, I think you're missing my point, and unfairly labeling me as a equipment snob. THAT is "shyte". I don't believe I ever stated that the camera made the photographer...hell, I'm sure some here think I'm proof of that.
It's being marketed to people as a device that will produce images equal to the DSLR (pro level or not) that these lenses are designed for, and I think that's setting up people for disappointment.
Posted by Chris Rice on November 16, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Bob, don't worry, I'm not labeling you as anything. I'm clearly stating a fact that often we see that ability is often predicated on equipment. And I am just saying that I think thats not true. Annie Liebovitz said to Brian Williams the other night that her iPhone was helping her vision. That's pretty dern cool.
Wait a minute.. I can't interpret anywhere where I called you a snob directly. Indirectly possibly? Aren't we supposed to all get along?
Posted by Chris Rice on November 16, 2011 at 7:02 PM
Scott, where the hell did you go?? Come on man chime in
Posted by Paul Martin on November 16, 2011 at 7:55 PM
The attraction of a decent camera on a phone is to NOT have to lug around a bunch of gear, to have it fit in your pocket and be ready all the time. I can't see the point of having to carry around a bunch of lenses and not a real camera. What happens if you get a call while you are shooting? I can't imagine trying to answer a call about your next pro gig with a huge tele hanging off the phone, er camera.
Posted by Scott Bacon on November 16, 2011 at 8:17 PM
Dang, maybe I should buy one of these for my iPhone. Oh wait, I don't have an iPhone. Maybe I should buy and iPhone and and one of these adapter thingys so I can take "PRO PHOTOS."
Or maybe I should just take a day off work and go for hike with the camera I already own...
Posted by Scott Fricke on November 16, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Scott, where the hell did you go?? Come on man chime in
Chris, I was responding to your thread where it seemed like this thread was going....
I agree with you Bob, I don't see a huge market for something like this, more of a novelty item for the really hardcore gear heads.
Posted by Chris Rice on November 16, 2011 at 10:10 PM
...going to the drain? About the long and short of it... This is a terrible product! The proof-of-concept is sorta neeto.
Take photos. Print them.
Posted by Rick Dunn on November 16, 2011 at 11:20 PM
I think it's for amateur photographers who are professional phone users.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on November 17, 2011 at 3:56 AM
What's thread, hilarious. I'm truly amazed and this new iPhone 4S, as a point n shoot it has surprisingly good quality and is now my p&s to obviously keep with me all the time. It sure can keep your vision alive, it's always there. The problem is how it's viewed: looking at iphone shots on an iPhone or some social media wall, sure, neat shot, great quality. But when i get the images into Photoshop CS5 to try and do something with them, they totally fall apart, and you really see at that point that it's a camera phone and the small sensor creates a pretty rotten image. There is NO substitute for a DSLR, end of story. I took some images of the Mittens two weeks ago with my iPhone 4S and then my full frame 5D Mark II with a 70-200mm 2.8 lens. In the iPhone and in an email the phone shots look pretty good. Then I get both in PS and the image quality of the iPhone would need three promotions to become a joke. That's just how it is.
So, the gadget: if I were going to mount my, say, 85mm/1.2 to an adapter and then try t hold it against my phone, then why not just mount the lens onto a camera body? What advantage does this thing offer? ZERO, that's what. It'd be interesting to try but who would buy it??
Posted by Stephen Weaver on November 17, 2011 at 10:47 AM
I am going to chime in here about the iphone camera. It is just another tool in my "bag" and it really does do a reasonable of image capture if you understand the limitations. This image of a Lake Superior dawn was made with the iphone 4 ( 5 MP) at from Tettegouche SP in Minnesota. Is it as good as what I made with my D700 ? :almost but not quite!, but I can make reasonable 8x10 print from it. The nice thing about the iphone is that I always have it with me, not so the D700!!
Posted by Adam Schallau on November 21, 2011 at 8:07 PM
I think it's for amateur photographers who are professional phone users.
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True, Scott...but why do I think that someone with that level of lens wouldn't use this contraption?
And the headline is ridiculous...
All of it on a sensor smaller than the nail on my pinky. If the megapixels were all that mattered, we wouldn't need full-frame DSLR's...
I don't mind the item itself, it's just the promotion of it as a "professional" tool that I see as setting people up for disappointment. And hey, it even has a UV filter!
I get the whole DSLR thing, there's a reason for that obviously, but come on now, enough already about how the camera makes the photographer. What a crock of shyte!
The term 'professional' is defintely thrown around too much in the photography world. A professional is someone that make a living at the discipline they do - but the way they market it is 'shoot like a pro' - OK cool, doesn't mean I am one, but I can maybe try! I'm in!
It's being marketed to people as a device that will produce images equal to the DSLR (pro level or not) that these lenses are designed for, and I think that's setting up people for disappointment.
Wait a minute.. I can't interpret anywhere where I called you a snob directly. Indirectly possibly? Aren't we supposed to all get along?
Or maybe I should just take a day off work and go for hike with the camera I already own...
Chris, I was responding to your thread where it seemed like this thread was going....
I agree with you Bob, I don't see a huge market for something like this, more of a novelty item for the really hardcore gear heads.
Take photos. Print them.
So, the gadget: if I were going to mount my, say, 85mm/1.2 to an adapter and then try t hold it against my phone, then why not just mount the lens onto a camera body? What advantage does this thing offer? ZERO, that's what. It'd be interesting to try but who would buy it??
Awesome!