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  1. No.
  2. Yes. Cameras in phones have no chance against real cameras, especially in low light and on zoom. But they're the most used cameras.
  3. Which doesn't have a shit to do with my argument against Instagram.

    Mobile cameras are the most used cameras mainly for convenience, because they're fool-proof and their quality is good enough for most of the average "photograpers" (a.k.a. normal people who just want the visual memory of a single moment).

    Instagram makes that mobile average photos look like mobile, average and old pictures. All the improvements in mobile photography, dumped just because it's "trendy" to have vintage photos of everything. F*** off

  4. Wow, I love that colour.

    You wouldn't mind posting up a picture, Sergio? I want to see how good it takes photos.
  5. I've just finished my first day with it...

    OMG!


    I haven't had much time to test it as I had an exam, but I did a few quick shots around the zone where I pick my bus up... And well, the zoom works miles, miles, miles better than I thought. Stable and incredibly sharp. Of course colours and lightning are awesome as well, but the zoom is the main feature of the camera -and the one I cared less- and it has greatly surprised me.

    Samples uploading to flickr.
  8. Hope to see more activity at your Flickr account soon! Those pics and their quality are really great
  10. Sergio: Someone's a happy camper. The zoom looks great, nice and clear at full 36x optical zoom. Always good to hear someone enthusiastic about a new piece of kit, not like Gerard and his D3000 I echo Aidan's words when I say that I can't wait to see some more activity on your Flickr

    Yogi: Your photo reminds me of a similar photo you posted earlier in the topic and I said back then that it could easily be from the 1930's. You seem have a knack for creating timeless photographs down by the sea. When you look at my photos, they're obviously from a very recent time, but yours could easily be from any time in colour photography history. I hope you understand what I mean by that. I like your seaside photography a lot.

    All: Today my mum was clearing out some stuff and she came across a strange looking camera. A Fujifilm Instax Mini 10. Basically, it prints images out as you take them, Polaroid style. So, I've ordered 20 films off Amazon and can't wait to have a play around with it. No aperture, no shutter speeds, no white balance, no post-processing. One shot, get it right. I'll have to erm...scan any of the good photographs in haha.

    Edit: I forgot Olof. I quite like that photo, focus is pretty good and it sums up its subject perfectly. Music. I do agree with what others have said though about Instagram. Not my cup of tea, it can create some really artistic shots, like yours, but it's very much in my opinion a tool for masking the inadequcies of a camera phone's lens. It's a good tool for making your camera phone seem better. Camera phone doesn't really play with dedicated systems, but Instagram can sometimes be more aesthetically pleasing than a photo from a dedicated system. It has it's positives and negatives. Personally, it doesn't appeal to me, but I have liked some photos that I've seen posted via Instagram.
  11. Sure I like the photos! I like that vintage feel and if the composition and concept of the photo is good it can be really good. What I don't like is the whole "I can't post normal pictures anymore, they all need to be Instragram-filtered" way of thinking right now. That sucks IMO. Phone cameras are good enough for us to post their non-filtered photos withouth being ashamed. They're not DSLRs - but nowadays they're miles better than 5 or 10 years ago. I remember my first phone camera, it was a Nokia 3220, and it made absolutely crappy photos at 640x480 (max). THAT was a shitty camera. Nowadays, cameras are heaps better. There is no need to constantly make the pics look like they were 40 years old. There are some great Instragram photos, and the vintage filters look very good sometimes. But not all the time!!! aaahhhh

    And yes, I'm super happy with it. I won't be asking my dad to lend me his D70 anymore
  12. Originally posted by LikeASong:Which doesn't have a shit to do with my argument against Instagram.

    Mobile cameras are the most used cameras mainly for convenience, because they're fool-proof and their quality is good enough for most of the average "photograpers" (a.k.a. normal people who just want the visual memory of a single moment).

    Instagram makes that mobile average photos look like mobile, average and old pictures. All the improvements in mobile photography, dumped just because it's "trendy" to have vintage photos of everything. F*** off

    I mean sacking all the advances in cameras for mobiles shittier camera's.
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