06-19-2019, 09:59 AM
Very true.
Until recently, my wife was using a Panasonic GM5 + Olympus 17mm f1.8 lens to take photos of the kids (she wanted something as small as possible) and landscapes, candids. Compact and good IQ while still providing a bit of background blur for portraits.
Now, she's got one of the latest iphones which features the portrait mode and automatic HDR for landscapes.
Given she only watches photos on her phone or tablet, the IQ she gets is more than good enough.
In fact, she gets better results since her photos are never blurry anymore (almost infinite DOF with a phone sensor) while having more shallow DOF for portraits thanks to computer generated blur.
For landscapes and harsh lighting conditions (e.g. portraits in harsh lighting) she also gets better results, thanks to the subtle HDR mode.
It's really bluffing on a small screen.
For a little while now, she hasn't touch the GM5 anymore.
I think 95% of the population is going to do (already doing)the same.
Until recently, my wife was using a Panasonic GM5 + Olympus 17mm f1.8 lens to take photos of the kids (she wanted something as small as possible) and landscapes, candids. Compact and good IQ while still providing a bit of background blur for portraits.
Now, she's got one of the latest iphones which features the portrait mode and automatic HDR for landscapes.
Given she only watches photos on her phone or tablet, the IQ she gets is more than good enough.
In fact, she gets better results since her photos are never blurry anymore (almost infinite DOF with a phone sensor) while having more shallow DOF for portraits thanks to computer generated blur.
For landscapes and harsh lighting conditions (e.g. portraits in harsh lighting) she also gets better results, thanks to the subtle HDR mode.
It's really bluffing on a small screen.
For a little while now, she hasn't touch the GM5 anymore.
I think 95% of the population is going to do (already doing)the same.