Foshion magazine Centrefold shoots 10th edition with Nokia Lumia 1020

<p>I don't have access to this magazine, but it would be interesting to compare this issue to prior issues. Also, what cameras did their photographers typically use prior to this issue?<br>

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2014/mar/21/fashion-magazine-centrefold-shoots-on-a-nokia-mobile-phone-in-pictures<br>

I still carry my Nikon D300 and battery grip with either my 17 - 55 f/2.8 or 70 - 200 f/2,8 everywhere I go. I've used my Lumia 822 to take about 100 pics so far.</p>

<p>Mark</p>

 

<p>Fashion magazine....I hate when I do that, especially with the title/subject</p>

<p>Money talks everywhere these days, well ... always has. I won't dismiss photos just because they were shot with a phone (1020 is actually quite capable, even 920 is quite good), but this sounds like Nokia sponsored program. Typically you should expect top price gear in use, so they can feel like they got all they could out of the session. </p>

<p>I always thought photography was about the light, not how many megapixels you could fit on the head of a pin. What I didn't see in the pictures in that article was bokeh, not just good or bad, but any out of focus objects.<br>

David Hobby, the Strobist, did something with a cheap camera, and Benjamin Von Wong faced a challenge a great cameraphone might have trouble with, using a "Cheap P&S". Unfortunately, I cannot link to the Von Wong, nor find the Strobist article with his new format.</p>

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<p>What I didn't see in the pictures in that article was bokeh, not just good or bad, but any out of focus objects.</p>

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<p>Does that matter? Out of focus parts in a photo aren't mandatory. Sure: the Nokia has its limits and disadvantages. But so does my full frame Nikon with fast primes. Nobody is claiming the Lumia 1020 is overtaking DSLRs because it has 41 MP. But just because it started life as a phone, doesn't make as bad a camera as many (of us, (D)SLR users) want to believe.<br>

But, unlike Mark, I do not carry my DSLR everywhere, but my Lumia 920 yes. And it is a much better camera than I ever expected, and find myself using it more and more. Does it replace my DSLR? No; nor was that ever expected. But, are there situations where the differences between the Lumia and the DSLR are of no consequence? Yes, that happens, and quite often actually. I believe that was the point the Guardian article proves.</p>

<p>I think if I had something like the 1020 I would not carry my DSLR everywhere. I get a lot of good candids because I have my camera with me. I'm not really interested in getting a P&S or a small mirrorless.</p>

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<p>What I didn't see in the pictures in that article was bokeh, not just good or bad, but any out of focus objects.</p>

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Never knew that photography was about out of focus objects. I learn something new every day.</p>

<p>I was comparing the small sensor cameraphone to a very basic point and shoot type camera. Remember the ones you never had to focus? <br>

I was hoping my comment about the light would be the part we focused on.</p>

<p>focus</p>