Did you guys see this?

[flamin lib]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181101019

Yeah, it's time to have a contest limited to cell phones . . .

[Adsos Letter]

1. I think that's a great idea.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm all for it!

[flamin lib]

3. There's so much technology going on in there.

The image processor is as important as the sensor or lens and the lens quality is exceptional. The software adjusts dynamic range, color saturation, sharpness and noise reduction in such an intuitive way it's like the phone knows what you want to share. This is AI at its best.

My bedroom is decorated with 13x19 images from my wife's Samsung Galaxy S5. You can count the leaves on the trees.

When cell phones are capable of taking interchangeable lenses for specialty applications like macro and extreme telephoto the stand alone camera industry is dead. The currently available clip on lenses are toys and not yet up to true enthusiast quality but it won't be long.

[Adsos Letter]

4. A used my iPhone on a trip to Chicago last year.

I was happy with the results:
















I think the cellphone idea is great. Maybe one of the future contest winners will suggest it.

[ManiacJoe]

5. In reasonable light, cel phone cameras take great pictures.

Given the state of technology, for general photography it is not the equipment that matters but the user.

[flamin lib]

6. What you said.