I love my #dslr camera - though phones are amazingly convenient and that means a lot in photography, nothing beats physics and light-gathering.
Quick comparison.
I was standing, looking at this building. There is a window washer 150m away.
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/2
There he is. Here, I'm using my phone camera's natural "5x zoom" lens
/3
Lets use the Samsung-marketed "superzoom!" I can.. well... I can see him.
The phone is doing what it can with its tiny sensor and algorithms. But see that bucket? let's pull out my DSLR.
/4
i can read the bucket from 150m away! (Cropped to hide identity)
/5
extreme zoom:
WARNING! Children can fall into bucket and drown.
(important safety information btw).
Photography is such a great hobby, and if using a phone and its capabilities is what gets you into it, great! There are things you can do with phones that are incredible.
But in photography, photons and sensor size matter!
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