007peter

You are very similar to me. I've gotten into photography in 2006 to shoot my GF (seeking better Bokeh, lowlights noise, AF speed over my P&S). Today, my Samsung S20 FE can easily achieve similar ...

I understand exactly where you're coming from.  I just recently upgraded from a 7yrs old Samusung Note 4 to a 2020 Samsung S20FE .  The shocking improvements from (1) 1 dark lens → 3 lens (super-wide, ...

This is a counter-intuitive advice thar actually works. If you ❤️ photography l, I would strongly advice you to TAKE A BREAK from photography. (1) When you're Tired from work , you take a vacation to ...

I like camera so I definitely don't want to see it died. Having said that I would argue that "average Joe - myself included" never really want a dedicated camera in the 1st place. I'll used myself ...

CNET wrote this interesting articles. They have companion Slider allow U to see the visual differences. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/i-spent-10k-on-dslr-camera-gear-but-you-can-just-buy-a-pixel ...

Agree completely, I think Telephoto superiority is the only refuge left.  These new Night Mode capable smartphone really threaten my M43 + Prime combo in term of lowlights sharpness, lowlights ...

I used to make fun or smartphone photography (until) I was forced to upgrade to a newer phone due to AT&T eliminating 3G/HSPA+ network for exclusive 4g/5g coverage. AT&T offer me a great deal on a ...

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I think this is LESS about smartphone vs camera , and more about the " Appropriateness " of the venue itself. Funeral is a poor venue to use as a " photographic exercise my unused photographic ...

Not at all, and I can easily prove it by using my smartphone to take photos. Same person, same "Attitudes" just a different camera and I was allow to take photo @the place security guards said I can't.

👍 Jealous. Commufornia has gone even crazier than ever. Funny, I used to photograph with 2 dslr and 2 F/2.8 zoom, and people react like I'm carrying a double barrel shotgun to school.  Maybe its a ...

I live in LA, and I can tell U from experience that the 1st negative shift happen after 911 territories. (1) I used to shoot airplane landing near the parking lot of LAX. Airplane shooters were common ...

I noticed the same thing in my own gallery. The best picture I'd taken were from my ancient 6mp Konica Minolta CCD sensor and my 8mp Canon 30d CMOS . Older people here probably recall the heavy CCD ...

business theory, disruptive innovation is innovation that creates a new market and value network or enters at the bottom of an existing market and eventually displaces established market-leading ...

Sorry but I see the opposite.   My " observable reality " is dedicated camera is dead in term of both usage and sales.  .  The clarify what I mean: (1) 10yrs ago, Dslr with heavy super telephoto lens ...

Exactly 👏 well said on Canon Short Sight Profit.  Allowing 3rd party lens actually open door bring new customers that would otherwise go to another camera system. Once you hook yr customers, they ...

I dislike streaming video, so I still check÷out dvd & Blu-ray from my local library. But I know I'm part of the extremely small minority who still watches dvd. Camera store ( business mode l) ...

I'm old school in that: (1) I still watch DVD & Blu-ray (2) I hate steaming video or audio (But) (1) When it comes to Video / Photography, I ...

Not to get emotional about it, but (1) Canon + Nikon combines to riughiy 97%+ dslr market (2) Pentax markets share is so low to be irrelevant

I think I really HATE you (but) everything you said here is the truth and mirror my own experience. I'm a Traditionalist & I hate change .  I even hold on to my 7yrs old Samsung Note 4 because it has a