NumberFive wrote: n0b0 wrote:
I\'d just like to point out one thing though. My mobile phone has a built-in camera but to be honest, I couldn\'t care less. It\'s just something that came with the phone. I suspect it\'ll be like that for a lot of people too.
Same here. There\'s a big difference between the abundance of cameras and the abundance of quality cameras. My cellphone camera is garbage. I take a picture with it, and it\'s only in focus 30% of the time. Then when I click \"save\", it saves what the lens was pointing at at that moment, not the original image. This is on a current generation cellphone, still sold today.
Apples and oranges.
I guess you could call me an \"Uncle Bob\" too. If my occasional happy accident shot is putting a professional\'s entire portfolio and business at risk, it\'s time to adapt.
You are both right...there is a huge difference, but you miss the point. The cell phone/camera is an entry point for many people into photography. You are both beyond the entry point as proven by your presence here on FM. For millions of people, the cell phone will be their first camera. For some of them, this will lead to buying a real camera and beginning as an amateur photographer.
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:17 PM
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