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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

For me, the main reason I tend to get the top end iPhone is that I enjoy photography, and it is honestly a FANTASTIC camera. I have some DSLRs too, and some nice glass for them, but for EDC, a smartphone with an excellent camera is rather tough to beat, in terms of convenience and capability - I always keep it on me, so if I want to shoot something I randomly come across, I simply pull it out and fiddle with the framing and zoom and exposure and so on until I have what I want. In the context of my phone purchase cycle (once every 4 years), I can justify $1200 for a new device with excellent photography capabilities that is also a handheld computer and communications device. But I simultaneously understand that different people have very different use cases.

That said, I also just snagged an old refurb pixel 5 as a secondary/burner device for like 150ish. Useful for traveling and protests, tbh.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Funny, that's why I get the latest Pixels, for the camera. It's a great backup to my Z6II.To each their own! I've been saying for years though as soon as someone releases a phone with a real sensor and lens I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Idk what you like to shoot, but if it's wildlife then may I cordially invite you to post to /c/wildlifephotography?