tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post4609631212553928439..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Is this the Death of Digital Cameras?Chas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-6625077159890542482019-09-13T05:52:07.036-06:002019-09-13T05:52:07.036-06:00The cheap digital camera with limited capabilities...The cheap digital camera with limited capabilities may be on the way out, but for any photographer who needs a telephoto the smartphone will not do. High quality DSLRs are capable of taking about 1,500,000 pictures before they fail, the superzooms are good for about 100,000. No smartphone user will ever come close to that many images and if they do they'll switch to a real camera. Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-80708863464820081132019-09-11T11:59:50.637-06:002019-09-11T11:59:50.637-06:00Yes, that is what I am saying. Have a look at the ...Yes, that is what I am saying. Have a look at the graphs in the linked article. Also consider <a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a28984993/iphone-11-pro-camera/" rel="nofollow">the capabilities of the new iPhone 11 Pro Camera, to name just one.</a> Really, the one thing that real glass lenses can get you is more control of zooming and depth of field, but the smartphones are more and more impressive.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-22754943051687022532019-09-11T06:37:41.863-06:002019-09-11T06:37:41.863-06:00Sorry to be thick (my coffee hasn't fully kick...Sorry to be thick (my coffee hasn't fully kicked in this morning), but are you saying then, that the digital phone camera is muscling everything else aside? I'm not quite following.<br /><br />I'm a Pentax fan and one of the rare users of a Pentax DSLR full frame for "serious photographs". I was pondering picking up a Ricoh WG-50, which is a descendant of a Pentax point and shoot, for packing around while fishing etc. in part because I'm not a real fan of my Iphone camera, but then I keep my Iphones until they're hopelessly outdated.<br /><br />I never left vinyl completely, so I feel like such a trend setter now.Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.com