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Rob C

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iPhone 13 Mini
« on: September 07, 2024, 12:51:04 pm »

I eventually had to get this thing because my old Samsung, after some years of compatibility, was suddenly no longer able to connect with my daughter's iPhone: she could text me, but could not receive texts from my Samsung. Capitalism at its most cynical, no doubt.

Anyway, after some time, lots of trouble (continuing) getting iPhone stuff to download seamlessly to my Windows 10 desktop and then into the exact folder I want it to enter, I reached the point where I became rather fond of the little unit. That surprised me. The secret, if there is one, is to forget what one thought film or even dslr photography was all about, and start anew with an open mind. That's a liberating experience.

I have discovered that though, for a period, I wanted a camera to replace my mirror-frozen and irreparable D700, that's no longer the case: my still working D200 has sat in its space doing nothing for many months, mainly because eye problems prevented me being able to focus with the right eye. I tried using the left eye, but it has no photographic sense at all. Eventually, I thought to use the iPhone instead. Initially, it left me confused, confused because it seemed to me that the cellphone lens that passes off as a "normal" does not give the same feeling as does an equivalent, far from normal, (28mm?) lens on 135 format cameras. That said, I was to discover that so much imagery really does seem to work very well with that lens in a cellphone context. I seldom employ the super-wide, whatever that is in 135 format terms. As I suggested: start iPhone photography from scratch.

In a nutshell, I no longer have any inclination to used my surviving Nikon - possibly because I don't now have subjects (human) that merit it - and as I no longer intend to print anything again (boxes of dead Hahnemuehle prints inspired that thought), a waste of time and money to be sure, the iPhone is enough to keep the mind active, and an interest in images alive too. Good enough for me. Improvements? Yes; today, I would not have bought the Mini. I would have splashed out and bought a larger iPhone, even if that meant having to buy a new, larger bumbag in which to carry my wallet, cellphone, specs and shopping list.

I started to take it seriously some months ago.

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2024, 03:10:10 pm »

Rob,

I am sort of on your side.  I have an iPhone 12 Pro, everything at 12MP and only x2 max lens.  During our last holiday, visiting cities and islands in the Baltic, the vast majority of images were taken with the iPhone.  I did have a Fuji body and a 55-200 lens (80 - 300 equivalent), and only used that when I wanted that range lens, in the event rarely.  I always take RAW and process in LR Classic as I would from my mirrorless.  Airdrop makes transfer to my iMac easy.  If I crop or want to print at A3 or A3+ (19" x 13") then I use Super Resolution and I am happy with that.  What alerted me to all this was a previous holiday, 9 months ago, when I printed some images at 19x13 and no one could detect which were iPhone and which were mirrorless.

One major advantage for travel is that the phone records GPS locations.  In LR I can click on map and see where I took the image, or I can see a map on the phone if I click info in the Photos app.  This helps a lot if I need a caption for a print or Blurb.  Another plus for me is the way dusk images come out.  The way it does long exposures seems to cut down noise and I find that, for 2 or 3 second exposures, I can kept the phone steady enough.

I am quite happy with iPhone full HD videos, and just bring them into iMovie on my iMac

The approaching dilemma is whether I keep one mirrorless and my 100-400 lens and sell everything else. 

It's all so easy with something that fits even my jeans pocket.

Of course I will keep my mirrorless and 100-400 leans for wildlife, but for everything else, my iPhone seems to be my go-to now.

For others with different priorities it may be a case of YVMV.

Enjoy your iPhone, Rob.

Best wishes,

Jonathan


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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2024, 06:34:49 am »

Jonathan,

Yes, ¡t's turning out to be very useful - the lazy man's route into art! ;-)

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2024, 04:26:33 am »

Sweat.

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2024, 10:02:11 am »

Bravo Rob !
technical, framing, matting.
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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2024, 11:48:23 am »

Thank you degrub; making my day!

Rob

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2024, 03:19:17 am »

RCNPP, Mallorca.
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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2024, 12:50:57 pm »

Yacht Club offices:


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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2024, 01:57:11 pm »

Kilroy's last, big mistake:

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2024, 06:16:57 pm »

Wow, great images Rob!

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2024, 09:56:31 am »

Such a pleasure and inspiration to see your photography again. Bravo!

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2024, 01:38:35 pm »

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« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2024, 01:42:29 pm »

Such a pleasure and inspiration to see your photography again. Bravo!

Thanks, Chris -

Feels kinda familiar, but kinda not, all at the same time. Such is life and the inexorable march of time.

Rob ;-)

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2024, 02:54:53 pm »

Really like that bar scene street capture !
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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2024, 11:13:22 am »

Thanks degrub, but spending all my spare pennies there buying coffees.

Proof follows:

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2024, 07:02:01 am »

Puerto Pollensa beach off-season - the best time:

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2024, 09:04:14 am »

Capturing some rays.
Quite the eye for images !
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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #17 on: September 20, 2024, 07:42:37 am »

Thanks, degrub; just as well it's also still enjoyable to do it!

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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2024, 10:16:13 am »

intriguing image
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Re: iPhone 13 Mini
« Reply #19 on: September 21, 2024, 07:07:53 am »

Thanks, degrub.
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