Newest IPhone compared to Leica digital

[wiltw]

Very dfferent tools, with very different capabilities. They only match where they can both 'take a photo', but the Leica will be able to do so successfully and more easily in a far wider range of circumstances, while the iPhone will be severely limited in the same circumstances.

 

[Nikon 2]

Very dfferent tools, with very different capabilities. They only match where they can both 'take a photo', but the Leica will be able to do so successfully and more easily in a far wider range of circumstances, while the iPhone will be severely limited in the same circumstances.

I agree…!

 

[perkeleellinen]

My wife has an iPhone, don't know what model, and over the summer we took the photos off it and sent them to an online printer and the photos that came back were pretty good at 5x7.

I wonder if a better comparison would be iphone with a typical consumer P&S from the '80s or '90s. I say this because smartphone cameras have revolutionised my family's photography. Ignoring the quality, the way they compose and their timing is so much better than in the '80s. No doubt a combination of the screen and close focusing capabilities. This is so evident looking at the '80s snaps, maybe because of the small viewfinder? The subjects are always so far away, but now even my dad fills the frame with action.

 

[Nikon 2]

My wife has an iPhone, don't know what model, and over the summer we took the photos off it and sent them to an online printer and the photos that came back were pretty good at 5x7.

I wonder if a better comparison would be iphone with a typical consumer P&S from the '80s or '90s. I say this because smartphone cameras have revolutionised my family's photography. Ignoring the quality, the way they compose and their timing is so much better than in the '80s. No doubt a combination of the screen and close focusing capabilities. This is so evident looking at the '80s snaps, maybe because of the small viewfinder? The subjects are always so far away, but now even my dad fills the frame with action.

Computational photography is magical but can’t beat the real thing…

 

[perkeleellinen]

Computational photography is magical but can’t beat the real thing…

I know that, you know that, my family don't care!

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

The things I find difficult when shooting my cellphone is I can't see the screen in sunny light. No eye viewfinder. Also, holding it to shoot is just ergonomically uncomfortable when you want to release the shutter. Also, my regular camera has an articulating screen when you can't look directly at the subject, like low shots of children and pets.

 

[Nikon 2]

I know that, you know that, my family don't care!

Yes, but we’re fanatical they’re not…

 

[Nikon 2]

The things I find difficult when shooting my cellphone is I can't see the screen in sunny light. No eye viewfinder. Also, holding it to shoot is just ergonomically uncomfortable when you want to release the shutter. Also, my regular camera has an articulating screen when you can't look directly at the subject, like low shots of children and pets.

I still can’t get over the fact the images from the iPhone are so good with lenses that cost very little …

 

[mollyc]

I still can’t get over the fact the images from the iPhone are so good with lenses that cost very little …

iPhone photos fall apart very easily as soon as you zoom in. And there is so much default processing that you can't avoid.

 

[Nikon 2]

iPhone photos fall apart very easily as soon as you zoom in. And there is so much default processing that you can't avoid.

It’s called deception…

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

I still can’t get over the fact the images from the iPhone are so good with lenses that cost very little …

I would think that normal camera lenses are more complicated as they are made with so many elements that allow the gathering of less light to cover a much larger sensor or film.

 

[armadsen]

Smartphone camera lenses are more complicated than you might expect. But they use very little glass compared to a dedicated full frame (or larger) lens, and benefit from massive economies of scale. Orders of magnitude more smartphone lenses are manufactured every year than interchangeable camera lenses.

 

[Nikon 2]

Smartphone camera lenses are more complicated than you might expect. But they use very little glass compared to a dedicated full frame (or larger) lens, and benefit from massive economies of scale. Orders of magnitude more smartphone lenses are manufactured every year than interchangeable camera lenses.

Didn’t know that…

 

[multivoiced]

i’d take any full frame camera over an iphone personally.

Are you specifically saying "full frame" for a reason? For instance, are you implying that Micro Four Thirds has comparatively less of an advantage over iPhone?

 

[mollyc]

Are you specifically saying "full frame" for a reason? For instance, are you implying that Micro Four Thirds has comparatively less of an advantage over iPhone?

The OP compared a Leica, which is full frame and also very expensive, to an iPhone. I'd take an entry level full frame camera over an iPhone, just because it's the same sensor size as a Leica, but not in the same price bracket.

But yes, I'd also take any "full sized" camera over an iPhone in terms of ergonomics, resolution, etc. I do have an APS-C body that blows my iPhone to smithereens. I've never used a MFT camera, but am sure it would be better than a phone also. I said full frame just to keep the conversation relative to the original question.

Basically I'd take anything over an iPhone personally.

 

[_T_]

iPhone cameras and I’m guessing pretty much all cell phone cameras have fixed apertures. So they’re very limited in the creative choices you can make

 

[Nikon 2]

The OP compared a Leica, which is full frame and also very expensive, to an iPhone. I'd take an entry level full frame camera over an iPhone, just because it's the same sensor size as a Leica, but not in the same price bracket.

But yes, I'd also take any "full sized" camera over an iPhone in terms of ergonomics, resolution, etc. I do have an APS-C body that blows my iPhone to smithereens. I've never used a MFT camera, but am sure it would be better than a phone also. I said full frame just to keep the conversation relative to the original question.

Basically I'd take anything over an iPhone personally.

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[Nikon 2]

iPhone cameras and I’m guessing pretty much all cell phone cameras have fixed apertures. So they’re very limited in the creative choices you can make

You’re right about that…

 

[mshchem]

I have an M11, chrome, with a chrome Summicron it weights as much as a Hasselblad. The Leica digital cameras are beautiful, but aren't really practical for most photography. 60 MP I suppose that would be good for 20×24 inch prints.

An acquaintance, a legitimate professional photographer, showed me some huge, professionally made (by him) inkjet prints he made from a recent trip he and his wife made to France.

He made the images with his iPhone. He does a lot of digital images of art work for professional artists using a 4x5 with a insanely expensive digital back, polarized lights......

Use the appropriate tool, and one you can afford.

Used Nikon D850 is a heck of a camera, and relatively inexpensive.

 

[Nikon 2]

I have an M11, chrome, with a chrome Summicron it weights as much as a Hasselblad. The Leica digital cameras are beautiful, but aren't really practical for most photography. 60 MP I suppose that would be good for 20×24 inch prints.

An acquaintance, a legitimate professional photographer, showed me some huge, professionally made (by him) inkjet prints he made from a recent trip he and his wife made to France.

He made the images with his iPhone. He does a lot of digital images of art work for professional artists using a 4x5 with a insanely expensive digital back, polarized lights......

Use the appropriate tool, and one you can afford.

Used Nikon D850 is a heck of a camera, and relatively inexpensive.

I’m sticking with the MD 262 for serious landscapes! The iPhone is for the lazy photographer…

 

[mshchem]

I’m sticking with the MD 262 for serious landscapes! The iPhone is for the lazy photographer…

MD 262 is a lot more fun. Lenses are long enough you can pick what's in focus. Can't do that with an iPhone.

 

[Rockaway Studios]

I find the audio quality of phone calls is better on the Leica.

 

[Nikon 2]

I find the audio quality of phone calls is better on the Leica.

I like a that…