Phone cameras take some getting used to, but my iPhone 6 plus is better than many P&S cameras, probably almost as good as a Q for wide to normal focal lengths.
Paul via phone > On Mar 15, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree: taking pictures with a phone is like eating dinner with a hair brush. > > Pretty well every time I try to get a shot with my "smart" phone, I > manage to exit the app while attempting to press the shutter, the > fixed wide angle is useful for almost nothing, and the noise, JPEG > distortion and low dynamic range make the results -- if any -- useless > for anything including Facebook. > > I've given it up and I leave the thing in my pocket rather than > frustrate myself with it. That thing about the best camera is the one > you have with you fails to take miserable phone cams into account. > > >> On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 1:38 PM, Don Guthrie <[email protected]> wrote: >> Paul you really hit upon my problem. I just don't like phones for taking >> photos. They don't feel right in my hands and I feel silly using it that >> way. I also don't look for or see pictures if I don't have a camera with me. >> And yes I have missed photos because I did not take out my phone. >> >> I guess I also like the controls and the option to use different lenses even >> if I never do. But I do envy the talent some folks have for taking great >> phone pictures. >> >>> On 3/15/15 7:12 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Message: 5 Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 20:10:07 -0400 From: paul stenquist >>> <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: So Q close Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]> Content-Type: >>> text/plain; charset=utf-8 You don?t have a phone? >>>> >>>>> On Mar 14, 2015, at 7:10 PM, Larry Colen<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Donald Guthrie wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> Recently I felt I needed a small camera to to have at hand. In a fit >>>>>>> of >>>>>>> madness & loyalty I bought Pentax Q7, the toy that is a little more. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here is a small group of closeups on the ice. Standard PP and little >>>>>>> cropping. >>>>>>> All comments welcome. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/valdon/sets/72157649014670004/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://flic.kr/s/aHsk5KaBDf >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I looked at them on my phone and thought that they were nice, but when I >>>>> looked at them on a real computer screen I was forced to revise my >>>>> estimate >>>>> upward. >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
