I use latest gen iPhone pro and haven’t considered an actual camera to record video.
I’m filming family events, do you find using an actual camera changes the dynamic of collecting memories? (For example the amount of additional attention the size of the device draws?)
Also, I shoot RAW photos on iPhone pro and am very happy with the results and editing capability.
The hardest time I have is making the time to properly edit the originals to something ready to share.
It seems like dealing with another transport method from a camera would add to the friction of a workflow. Do you find that to be the case? For example, does taking on an x-systems workflow mean a greater commitment to the process of producing a finished product?
I shoot raw jpeg on fuji and basically never edit. The workflow friction is high enough to cause month or more delay between taking and sharing pictures. Plus I find it tedious and boring.
All I do when I shoot on camera is plug it into my laptop or PC and immediately upload the good jpegs to Google photos. From there I can download on phone and reupload to wherever (not Instagram, I don't care about it).
I have plans to put a section on my website for my favorite photos.
So no I don't find x workflow to require a commitment to process. It's only slightly harder than just shooting on the phone.
I disagree with others saying phone is good enough. Lens characteristics (shooting aperture priority to choose depth of field) alone is a good enough differentiator for me to justify carrying a camera.
Luckily there are very portable solutions for those that want better than phone without dropping 2k and 500 on camera and lens. Old Fuji mirrorless are all basically phenomenal and only miss out by having lower rez sensor, slower autofocus, and maybe missing one or two film sims. I shot on an xe2 with the f2 23mm for years to great effect. I hear and see great things coming from Ricoh as well which is point and shoot and very portable, not sure price though.
I think phones take phenomenal pictures but their sensors and lenses are quite tiny.
For my purposes (recording memories plus just a tad of artiness), my phone camera is at least as good as my Fujifilm X series big camera (and actually probably better), except for zooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom. That is a very big exception. There are so many great photos I could never have got with my phone because the subject was too far away.
Another positive is that you can get a big camera that's virtually indestructable, unlike any phone (but then you probably had the phone anyway).
Also, yes, I find getting the photos off the camera does add friction to the workflow.
It's the optics, plus the computational photography on phone cameras (done to make up for the limited optics) giving a certain "look" to most phone photos. Not a bad look, most love it! But certainly different to other devices.
I’m filming family events, do you find using an actual camera changes the dynamic of collecting memories? (For example the amount of additional attention the size of the device draws?)
Also, I shoot RAW photos on iPhone pro and am very happy with the results and editing capability.
The hardest time I have is making the time to properly edit the originals to something ready to share.
It seems like dealing with another transport method from a camera would add to the friction of a workflow. Do you find that to be the case? For example, does taking on an x-systems workflow mean a greater commitment to the process of producing a finished product?