Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've lately found myself turning to the 1/4 inch camera built into my iPhone more and more. Not just because of its accessibility but also because of the built in sharing -- an immediacy accelerated even from that which we're growing accustomed to in digital. These days we sit back after shoots and review with models or family members minutes after the photo was taken, but I'm finding with the phone I'm also posting them within minutes of taking them. Often I'll finish up a "real" shoot with a few iPhone shots. Quality? There's very little, but there's something intangible that comes back as an advantage. Community maybe, the engine of one's peers, and the motivation that they're doing things and you can't continue sitting out the game. Here's a photo from the weekend -- I think it came out particularly well: http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2009/tnx-iphone1.jpg I suspect that as technology improves regular cameras will catch up with their cellular counterparts and we'll be uploading directly from our M10's and the LUG, or whatever incarnation of camera clubs there are, will incorporate more real-time sharing, publication, and review. I'm not sure that it's superior to the old model, but I suspect it's inevitable. Kyle (I should also mention that thanks to John Lee of the NYLUG my iPhone now has much street cred: http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2009/leica-iphone.jpg)