[JJ_SO]

It's crap to people who have serious equipment and are comparing to results from Full-Frame cameras. But for the millions of mums and kids who just want to have fun I think it's a killer feature.

 

I think that there are things that we tend to dismiss as useless until we actually try them.

 

For example, the wife got me an Apple Watch Series II (yes, she paid full price just a few days before the Series 3 was announced and the Series 3 is $70 cheaper), and guess what?

 

This fitness app thing that I thought was “crap” is actually really amazing. But it is only when I used it that I saw the light, so to speak.

 

Maybe you should try the iPhone 8+ or X first before deciding that it's not worthwhile?

 

Nope. My normal cliché answer to smartphones applies here as well: I don't like phones smarter than me, over time they do make me even dumber than I already am.

 

It's like giving a real fast car to someone who uses to practice running - now he will loosing some running skills because it's tempting to use the car.

 

Studor13, there are tons of things I could do with an iPod or iPad as well - I don't, because these devices basically are time-suckers and I feel they keep me away from more essential things. 

 

Trying an iPhone to do things I already can do with a camera which cannot even send SMS - I don't see the point. I take it my judgement is the one of an ignorant, I can live with that. I also can perfectly live without being on Facebook, Twitter, whatsapp, tinder or whatever. I see the Smombies, they are not in particualr attracting me. And I paid loads of money to things to use with an iPod or iPad, adapters, microphones, covers, card-readers, headphones, docking stations, mixer consoles, drawers are flooded with this crap. I keep them to remind me that each couple of months Apple drives a new "dernier cri"-pig through the alleys of the digital village. Happy consuming, just without me.

 

Then Smartwatch didn't teach you better?  Alright, not my prob. Hell, the new iPhone is worth a pretty cool drone - which has more use to me than a cellphone.

 

Oh, and I doubt that mummsies will find this feature sooo great. If they find it at all...