This is entirely for fun, no need to critique this one folks. It’s not a terrific comp, kinda fun, but nothing special.
I just got a new iPhone 14 Pro…it’s replacing an iPhone X that I’ve had and loved for 5 years. I’ve heard so many good things about the new sensors with this phone. It has three lenses, a wide, normal, and telephoto. The wide and tele are both 12 megapixels, but the normal lens (24mm equivalent) has a 48 megapixel sensor. It can shoot in either 12 or 48 megapixels in Apple’s ProRaw format, which results in a nice DNG file.
Anyway, I was anxious to try out the 48MP ProRaw format to see what it could do. I had read an article where the photographer said it actually was better than a Fujifilm mirrorless camera.
So this is a raw shot of a walking bridge over one of the streets in my neighborhood. I processed it in Capture One and cropped the sky out a bit. I was pleasantly surprised by the sharpness, detail, and dynamic range of the image. Yes, the lenses are fixed apertures (this one at f/1.8), but it actually did ok in my view.
I don’t think it will replace my main camera, but to have something with this kind of quality in my pocket all the time is really a treat.
I’m kind of shocked that an iPhone has a 48mp sensor! I guess the idea that good size prints can’t be made from an iPhone might fade away!
Cool perspective here David. I like that low, elongated arch that takes my eye right across the bridge, through the scene
That’s very cool!! My husband’s 7 is getting senile and will be replaced soon – I’ll be interested to see how the new one does. Maybe time to actually start using mine (the camera part) a little so I have an excuse to upgrade, too.
Mark, it is pretty amazing that the iPhone has such a large sensor. What’s even more amazing is what Apple calls ProRaw. It’s kind of a super raw format that utilizes Apple’s processing prior to saving the image as a .DNG.
I think this might be one area where Lightroom outshines Capture One. Adobe worked with Apple to leverage the .DNG format and as a result, it’s now a profile in Lightroom and takes advantage of all Apple’s processing. Capture One just treats it like a normal .DNG. I’m ok working with that, though.
Diane, I upgraded from the iPhone X, which could also make standard Raw and .DNG files with a third party camera app. I use ProCamera. It allows you to control shutter, exposure comp, and ISO, plus creates those .dng files.
