Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/09

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Subject: [Leica] iPhone 6 pics
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 13:40:46 -0700
References: <CAOfQYBtQ-G3P-xUjVzMmHOnJ=ui6BxuwPzG2sDVYF+zZPcdanw@mail.gmail.com> <9C826CF8-A168-405A-BF3B-08B48E242866@frozenlight.eu>

Basically, using optimal uprezzing software, then the usual contrast and 
colour enhancing, sharpening, noise reduction etc. All of which you would 
want to do on your own shots if blown up to that size. 

These posters are going up everywhere, and Apple would have to be stupid to 
cheat by using anything other than an iPhone to produce the original 
pictures. If they look too good, I'm sure they would be challenged. Besides, 
the camera in these things is quite good enough to produce good images under 
many conditions. I used an 8mp camera for a number of years, with lesser 
software (and some lesser lenses) and was quite happy with the results.

But in the end, I admit stupidity can lurk everywhere.

Henning


On 2015-03-09, at 1:13 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> The London Underground this weekend was full of advertisements for the 
> iPhone 6, in the form of big posters showing images allegedly shot with 
> the device. I say ?allegedly? because in small print it said something 
> like ?image enhanced for large reproduction? or some such. I.e. massive 
> manipulation or just plain cheating.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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>> On 09 Mar 2015, at 20:38, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Also, the rear cover has a full-page abstract of tire tracks in snow, shot
>> with an iPhone 6.  (Ad from Apple).
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Henning Wulff
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In reply to: Message from pswango at att.net (Phil Swango) ([Leica] Saul Leiter in the NYer)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] iPhone 6 pics)