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I think that people need to understand Apple's target market. I understand what you mean about loosening connections - my 2015 MacBook (single usb-c) is less snug however I don't think HDMI is the...

@Clyde - I understand. Here's the reality that I embrace. Notebooks (disregard the marketing crep from manufacturers) only take you so far. After that, it's more reasonable to expect a certain...

One could waste time doing all that blurring in post, or they could just get a decent lens to begin with and learn how close they need to get to their subject per aperture setting to get a ...

Why did you purchase it? I'm using a 2019 MBP (daily for hours on end) and it's fine for my typical usage though I am very interested the possibilities concerning Mac Pros with Apple chips. I am...

... the HDMI concept should've been killed off long time ago for a small standard connection that can be used across the board... HDMI isn't it; just like 1001 different sizes of USB should've been...

Answer: Practically ANY premium, fast telephoto lens over 100mm can give you that kind of background and in many cases even better bokeh ( quality of the out of focus area) than your example. If ...

@Djehuty: "In a few years, today's Macbook will be outdated anyway."

That's like saying that people's cars or cameras are "outdated" after a few years. If your car still transports you and newer...

It definitely comes down to a personal or professional decision which is more important between the two: great glass or a lot of premium pixels.  For me, I'd take a lot of premium pixels and a ...

@DPRFo1 "....what happens when my system fails?? The apple answer is simply buy another one."

No, Apple sends me a FedEx box, I put computer in box and FedEx picks it up. My computer is expressed...

@otto k ... "useless" to some, but very worthy, reliable and practical to many others including myself... and I'm speaking about before the iPhone came into fruition. Using AT&T I could use my...

I can relate - there was a time that I considered the 16mp Canon 1Ds series, but it just didn't offer enough. I did pick up a Canon 5DII (20mp) as it was (still is) a good work horse, but medium ...

You said it perfectly.

... as long as the big phone allows the one using the device to get work done in a manner that the user/owner finds expeditious, efficient and enjoyable - why should one care? I think the next...

@Thoughts R Us : "Given that the dedicated camera market is moving upscale, I could honestly foresee a time when medium format becomes the new full frame."

Yes, just like medium format used to be....

They used their medium or large format film camera for those shots as they normally would, and that included everything from online porn to large printed portraits...  e.g., A Nikon D100 (6mp) ...

If you're able to sell each print for $675 and you can sell 25 per year, then the cost can be easily "justifiable".  But no one knows your numbers better than you. From a non financial standpoint, ...

@goactive... cropping a 12mp file by 50% then printing it at 20x30 inches, might look "fantastic" to you at your print sizes, but awful to another photographer printing on a different substrate or...

Indeed! ... You're correct! I mean to the point of not having human actors, and using only computer generated locations whereby not having to pay monies to municipalities/cities, etc.. We're going ...

Let's look at some realities. If you make a movie with someone who happens to 'look' like some unknown person in the world, you can't be held accountable for making a movie with a person that has ...

Nope. Not difficult at all unless you have money just burning a hole in your pocket (said playfully). Years ago when the Canon 5ds series was the only contender after several MF cameras with the ...