mauritsvw

I guess the barrage of iPhone shots of the event is still on it's way?

Well said.

To be honest/fair, it works both ways. Makers get more money, we get better quality. But many, me included, just can't afford to abandon our older tech and buy into the new tech, which is not THAT...

In the meantime, the rest of us will just have hone our focusing technique somewhat.

Pets don't want to be photographed, they want to be cuddled. Speaking out of experience.

Just another term in the make believe world of cellphone photography, joining others like telephoto, bokeh, cinematic.

""News" media are instruments of partisan power with their own agendas, and they will filter out or warp information in furtherance of those agendas."

Mistrust them as much as you like, but in...

Ironic that in the digital age one of the best selling cameras is producing prints...

Size.

You get good and bad cameras.

There might be times when you're prepared to exchange you invisible-ness for some blobbiness.

I agree about the fiddlliness. It would be great however to have a set of small auxiliary lenses that are easy to mount and remove.

The J5's pictures definitely looks of a higher quality to me, and of course it is also a more versatile instrument. But it is not as compact as the phone.

Love the series, and it demonstrates the capabilities of the phone's camera very well.

Very nice series! (I'm also a Redmi user.)

"Phones are unarguably the driving force behind photography right now" Largely social photography/point and shoot. There is a whole other world of more specialized photography, for which a phone is ...

Maybe there is much wrong with China's government, but what about the ordinary citizens, like you and me. Do they also deserve the wrath of the rest of the world? If I'm buying something from...

This lens may not be the best choice for everyone, but choice is still good. Every new product strengthens the photographic industry in some way.

" a bit long for a macro without any kind of stabilization"

The tripod is your friend.

I don't understand the OP's comment. This is an ordinary announcement of a new product, just like thousands before it on DPR. It's news, plain and simple.