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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Has a high quality camera phone affected what gear you buy? | |
The image quality of my DSLR, even with the cheapest lens I own, is on another planet than my iPhone 6. So my personal answer to your question is: no, not in the slightest.
On occasions where I didn't have my Nikon with me and out of necessity took a shot with the iPhone to at least have a picture of the scene I saw, I was impressed with the iPhone's IQ (see e.g. this shot taken out of a plane window), but every time I look at that picture I wish I had taken it with the DSLR for maximum quality.
I didn't buy my DSLR and heavy lenses to have them collecting dust at home. So I lug 10kg of equipment up the mountains when hiking, but it's worth every extra drop of sweat when I look at the results I'm getting.
If you're happy with what your phone camera gives you, then that's perfectly ok, don't get me wrong. But then it really doesn't make sense to invest $$$$ in building a camera kit that will sit at home most of the time, so maybe there is no "next step" on this path for you. But if you want to extend your Nikon kit, your list of lenses (35, 24-120, 16-35, WA prime) is also too diverse to give a suggestion which of these to choose (maybe you could elaborate on what you intend to shoot with your DSLR, portraits, landscapes, travel,...?).
An option could be to look for completely different paths, e.g. a mirrorless camera that will give you the ability to shoot with shallower DOF than the iPhone, but in a smaller form factor than the DSLR. Or have a look at the new DL line announced by Nikon, that looks interesting IMHO.
Decide on what you intend to shoot first. Then choose the tools you'll need to reach that goal.
Just my $0.02...
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