by jra » Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:19 pm
Stooo wrote:jra wrote:Stooo wrote:jra wrote:Ray of Sunshine wrote:So you agree it's actually not practical for most people then?
Well I guess so, but I wouldn't carry most of the gear I've listed above around with me as a matter of course anyway, so it's not really an issue for me.
I just take what I need for the occasion, whatever it is, i.e. try and travel light.
But, if I want the right equipment for the job for the right occasion, a mobile phone is always going to be a compromise as technology stands right now, and sometimes I don't want to make too many compromises when it comes to photography for example, i.e. get decent equipment to do the job.
Mobile phones essentially are a jack of all trades, but master of none.
Apart from their primary function of course.
I'm thinking of getting a new phone next year, the battery on my one+one is slowly dying. The company has abandoned the audio jack and adopted the notch so I'm going to have to look elsewhere.
So, usually I take a basic smartphone (£40) to do the phone calls and a bridge camera (£90) to do the photos. Much cheaper than buying a posh iPhone which in itself is very stealable.
If you're looking for a new smartphone, try Elephone.
https://www.elephone.hk/smartphones
*notch screen* Nope. I'm happy with a 5.5 inch screen and I don't mind a top bezel for the camera and notifications. I really want something that I can root and unlock the bootloader. I use headphones from the phone at home and the bluetooth is iffy in my van so being able to aux it with a 3.5mm connection is pretty key.
Fair enough Stooo, you have your specific requirements. I had to Google what a notch screen was, I'll confess. All I need a smartphone for is to make/receive phone calls and send/receive texts and that's about it really. I find mobile phone screens generally too small, plus the buttons as well.
Most often for photography I use my bridge camera which for £90 is pretty good, but it's not very versatile like a DSLR where I can change lenses, use filters, mount it on a proper stand (as can my bridge camera), and both have a hand grip.
I find it quite hard to hold a mobile phone very steady when taking photos and it's very easy to block the lens with your fingers.
[quote="Stooo"][quote="jra"][quote="Stooo"][quote="jra"][quote="Ray of Sunshine"]So you agree it's actually not practical for most people then?[/quote]
Well I guess so, but I wouldn't carry most of the gear I've listed above around with me as a matter of course anyway, so it's not really an issue for me.
I just take what I need for the occasion, whatever it is, i.e. try and travel light.
But, if I want the right equipment for the job for the right occasion, a mobile phone is always going to be a compromise as technology stands right now, and sometimes I don't want to make too many compromises when it comes to photography for example, i.e. get decent equipment to do the job.
Mobile phones essentially are a jack of all trades, but master of none.[/quote]
Apart from their primary function of course.
I'm thinking of getting a new phone next year, the battery on my one+one is slowly dying. The company has abandoned the audio jack and adopted the notch so I'm going to have to look elsewhere.[/quote]
So, usually I take a basic smartphone (£40) to do the phone calls and a bridge camera (£90) to do the photos. Much cheaper than buying a posh iPhone which in itself is very stealable.
If you're looking for a new smartphone, try Elephone.
https://www.elephone.hk/smartphones[/quote]
*notch screen* Nope. I'm happy with a 5.5 inch screen and I don't mind a top bezel for the camera and notifications. I really want something that I can root and unlock the bootloader. I use headphones from the phone at home and the bluetooth is iffy in my van so being able to aux it with a 3.5mm connection is pretty key.[/quote]
Fair enough Stooo, you have your specific requirements. I had to Google what a notch screen was, I'll confess. All I need a smartphone for is to make/receive phone calls and send/receive texts and that's about it really. I find mobile phone screens generally too small, plus the buttons as well.
Most often for photography I use my bridge camera which for £90 is pretty good, but it's not very versatile like a DSLR where I can change lenses, use filters, mount it on a proper stand (as can my bridge camera), and both have a hand grip.
I find it quite hard to hold a mobile phone very steady when taking photos and it's very easy to block the lens with your fingers.