Time to ditch your $4000+ DSLR

[hjoseph7]

<p>This could be the last nail coffin for DSLR's...<br>

http://studylifestyle.com/2016/tech/hdfx360/1/3/?voluumdata=vid..00000007-a07e-4bb8-8000-000000000000__vpid..10f75000-ec6a-11e5-87cf-04e48fb39c01__caid..2f927554-ec41-490a-ac48-fe73ad6ecbc7__rt..R__lid..0d5af93d-3ec9-4d75-a740-cfae328baf75__oid1..99821b0d-7eca-4b55-9484-3416877e00a1__var1..msn-msn__var2..5__rd..trc%5C.%5Ctaboola%5C.%5Ccom__aid..__sid..&adid=5&utm_term=msn-msn</p>

[Charles_Webster]

<p>Lots of marketing hype. No actual data, no tests, no nothing!</p>

 

[john tonai]

<p>But they say it is professional image quality, so it must be true. I'm especially impressed on how they managed to make the phone sensor as good as APS-C and Full frame camera to get that professional image quality</p>

[bebu_lamar]

<p>Do you have a $4000 DSLR? I don't so I don't have to ditch my DSLR's.</p>

[wogears]

<p>I'm fresh out of DSLRs at the moment. Can I ditch a mirrorless or a film camera instead?</p>

 

[mendel_leisk]

<p>The phone's ubiquity <em>alone</em> is threatening the DSLR. You always carry your phone. A bulky camera, perhaps with a menagerie of lens, stifles spontaneity. Yeah, I have one of those, a Canon 5DIII, and the arsenal of lens, sadly not seeing not much use.</p>

[graham_evans2]

<p>Top center of the page. Advertorial........keep the camera throw away the page.</p>

[Spearhead]

<p>My favorite line on the linked page:</p>

 

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<p>THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT AND NOT AN ACTUAL NEWS ARTICLE<br>

</p>

</blockquote>

<p>Pretty much sums it up.</p>

[Ed_Ingold]

<p>Hmm! A sensor that would fit on the head of a 10 penny nail has got to be something to crow about.</p>

[Norma Desmond]

<p>Unfortunately, infotainment and advertainment is how people get their info these days, whether it be about gear or about politics or about the news of the world. No wonder we're disintegrating as a society!</p>

[User_5888660]

<p>And, it attaches to your phone, so the light still passes through the lens that comes with the camera. </p>

[ShunCheung]

<blockquote>

<p>And, it attaches to your phone, so the light still passes through the lens that comes with the camera.</p>

</blockquote>

<p>But still, that is not the biggest problem.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, the person behind the camera/phone remains the same. :-)</p>

[Tim_Lookingbill]

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<p><em>"We set our design goals to make these lenses the finest in the world. We used the highest quality optics, rugged barrel materials, and ultra precision multi-coatings to deliver incredibly sharp focus and sparkling image quality."</em></p>

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<p>Until the smartphone is dropped along with the lens on a concrete sidewalk.</p>

<p>Do they make neck straps for smartphones?<em><br /></em></p>

[rossb]

<p>I ditched my DSLR 2 years ago.</p>

[User_6502147]

<p>Pretty cheap gismo (on Amazon).</p>

<p>The biggest problem is that I might have to buy one of those $4000 smart phones :>). I think I'll just keep my DSLR and have some sanity.</p>

<p>Les</p>

[randrew1]

<p>I use my iPhone all the time for grab shots, but a smart phone cannot obtain professional results until it:</p>

<ul>

<li>has a wide enough aperture to provide depth-of-field control</li>

<li>allows a depth-of-field preview</li>

<li>allows manual focus</li>

<li>allows manual exposure</li>

<li>allows manual ISO settings</li>

<li>provides shutter priority</li>

<li>provides aperture priority</li>

<li>provides exposure bracketing</li>

<li>provides multiple white balance options</li>

<li>provides overall, center-weighted, and spot metering</li>

<li>provides overall, centerweighted, and spot autofocusing</li>

<li>has minimal shutter lag</li>

<li>allows zoom lenses</li>

<li>provides RAW files</li>

<li>allows controllable grain reduction algorithms</li>

<li>allows controllable sharpness enhancement algorithms. </li>

<li>(What have I left out?)</li>

</ul>

<p>I'm obviously taking this ad way too seriously. </p>

[mike dixon]

<p>"This could be the last nail coffin for DSLR's"</p>

<p>Just like U-Haul trailers were the last nail in the coffin for moving vans.</p>

[bebu_lamar]

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<p>Unfortunately, the person behind the camera/phone remains the same. :-)</p>

</blockquote>

<p>Actually that's in front not behind. There is nobody behind.</p>

[aplumpton]

<p>+ 1 Fred. Your wide brush is appropriate! Anything goes these days. On the micro scale, this ad forgets to mention that the weakest link may be whatever lens it covers, not to mention the sensor limitations.</p>

[Wouter Willemse]

<p>I love the comparison table. Apparently Nikon lenses have less distortion than Canon, but Canon definitely has more coating. I feel a new Nikon vs. Canon debate coming, as the scientific proof is finally there now. And it definitely confirms that Leica lenses actually only do sharpness, but little else - finally, solid scientific proof of the hype.<br>

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Right. Much as I like my smartphone for quick shots, sticking some extending stupid tube on it won't make it into something that makes me ditch any of my cameras any time soon. Time to grab one of those cameras with high aberrations, poor contrast and too little coating and have some fun.</p>

[thomas_k.]

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<p>We could already tell by its packaging that this is a premium product.</p>

</blockquote>

<p>Yup, I can trust these guys - totally....</p>

[Dieter Schaefer]

<p>So, $56 for one three-lens set - which reflects a 75% discount already. Wouldn't be the same lenses that sell on amazon for $14.99? And that come in different colors too?</p>

[fotolopithecus]

<p>This is just stupid. Even if this puissant lens were the equal of a Zeiss (which it ain't) it would still be going on a smart phone which is less than optimal. No doubt one day nanobots will make lenses that are smaller than an amoeba to fit cameras the size of a Gnat's A** to take pictures of a fly's eye. Who cares.</p>

[ObiWon]

<p>Nothing to see here please move on...............</p>