iPhone 17 Pro Max. New departure.

[Rob C]

Well, I still intend to use the 13 Mini too, have today, so that thread isn't abandoned - by me, at any rate. I think the older cellphone might serve better in the Daidochromes space than the 17, though that's not based on any tests, just love for the old girl.

Anyway, here I go into a newer era.

[degrub]

Stunning send off !
Bravo !

[Rob C]

Stunning send off !
Bravo !

Thank you, “beginner’s luck” with the thing? One thing I’ve found is that the files from the 17 are more difficult to get to where I’d like them to look, than those from the 13 Mini. I get the distinct impression that they come out of the ‘phone (jpegs) more sharpened and hard looking. The 13 gives me the sense of kinder tones - more gentle, sweeter..
 
Bloody learning curves again!

[Manoli]

The 13 gives me the sense of kinder tones - more gentle, sweeter..
Bloody learning curves again!

Rob,
Now you're in the land of latest & greatest, 2 suggestions

1/ Project Indigo (Adobe) - kinder tones, more natural, not over sharpened .
2/ Snapseed (Google - Lr alternative, with more plus points than I can list here)

Both freebies, both excellent.

[Rob C]

Thanks, Manoli.

Checking Project Indigo out, it seems it produced 12MP files from all the lenses.

That kinda defeats the point of having much bigger files available, one of the attractions of the newer 'phones.

Rob

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

Rob,

Your (and mine) iPhone produces 48 Mpx files only with 13, 24, and 100mm lenses and in non-night mode. All others are 12 Mpx (28mm and 35mm are simply cropped from 24mm and thus have less Mpx).

[Rob C]

Rob,

Your (and mine) iPhone produces 48 Mpx files only with 13, 24, and 100mm lenses and in non-night mode. All others are 12 Mpx (28mm and 35mm are simply cropped from 24mm and thus have less Mpx).

Hi Slobodan,

The thing is, the main attraction for me in the new ‘phone was, and certainly is turning out to be, the 100mm lens. Despite my early scepticism and mental reservations, that optic is a delight.

I used it before lunch, set to the 200mm position, and it gives me 12mp, 4032 x 3024, and in the case of a stolen portrait, 1.8 MB. Cropped down to about a third of its area, it still offers me a lot of pleasure factor, bearing in mind what the style of image is all about. Would I make an A3+ of it if I still had a printer? Nope; its a different genre/space experience: my iPad.

I must say, despite the higher harshness than the little 13 Mini, I’m loving it to bits!

Below, the snap in question. Shot in a mirror...

As an afterthought: using the 13 Mini is similar to stepping back to the Nikon F, where the 17 feels a lot less mobile, and more a version of the Hassy 500 series. Not nearly as nimble.

[Rob C]

With apologies to LaVerne Baker:

Jim Dandy in a downtown mall
Spied a lady on a mobile call
Jim Dandy ain't the kind of guy
Let a moment like that fly by
Jim Dandy to the rescue
Jim Dandy to the rescue
Jim Dandy to the rescue
Go Jim Dandy, go!