melgross

diman80 said:

melgross said:

So wait, is this saying (rumor, rumor) that we will be getting a tele optical zoom lens? Because, if so, that’s a very odd way to describe it. Otherwise, it sounds like the old Leica various focal lens, which was not quite a zoom because you would move the “zoom” control, but just get several fixed focal lengths.

either would be better than no optical zoom. But I would prefer a true 3x optical zoom for the main camera. Something like 24-72mm equivalent. That would make their best camera more like a stand alone digital camera. Eventually, I’d love a 12-24 for the new ultra wide. And a 72 -288 for the tele. Those ranges because it’s hard to make a wide range wide angle zoom, but easy to make a wide range tele zoom. It would kill the 4:3 format which is barely hanging on as it us.

You had a true optical 12-24mm lens for a while, but something over 120mm (like the current 5x) will really slow down aperture and make the tiny lens less sharp. Plus, using it in cities can be a privacy issue and is like having a candid camera. At 288mm, a phone camera is not immediately obvious to someone being filmed or photographed.

Now, on the iPhone 15-16 Pro/Pro Max, you have true optical 12mm (0.5x), 24mm (1x), and 120mm (5x) lenses at full resolution, and 48mm cropped.

In previous few generations, you also had 12mm (0.5x), 24mm (1x), and 60mm (2.5x) or 72mm (3x) lenses at full resolution.

What would be great (and likely will come with 17 Pro models) is 48mp sensor on all three cameras and faster lenses with less distortion. Then it is possible that they will switch to significantly improved 4x (8x cropped matching this rumor).

I don’t remember the 12-24 lens on any of my iPhones. When was it? I don’t agree about the tele. These are small sensors. The tele and ultra wide sensors are smaller than the main sensor. We have 70 - 200 F2.8 zooms for full frame. Mine is very high quality. It can be done. It really comes down to cost. The entire three cameras can’t cost all that much. It’s why I tell people when they see a Leica or Zeiss lens on a smartphone that they aren’t any better than anyone else’s. When the len’s has a budget of $10, there’s not much you can do.

It’s amusing that someone is giving dislikes to these of us who thing this lawsuits was ridiculous. I wonder if it’s the person who brought the lawsuits? Otherwise who, in their right mind, could agree with it? It’s so obviously ridiculous 

So wait, is this saying (rumor, rumor) that we will be getting a tele optical zoom lens? Because, if so, that’s a very odd way to describe it. Otherwise, it sounds like the old Leica various focal lens, which was not quite a zoom because you would move the “zoom” control, but just get several fixed focal lengths.

either would be better than no optical zoom. But I would prefer a true 3x optical zoom for the main camera. Something like 24-72mm equivalent. That would make their best camera more like a stand alone digital camera. Eventually, I’d love a 12-24 for the new ultra wide. And a 72 -288 for the tele. Those ranges because it’s hard to make a wide range wide angle zoom, but easy to make a wide range tele zoom. It would kill the 4:3 format which is barely hanging on as it us.

It’s amazing what people will sue over. What would the extra 5gb storage be worth a month? Less than a dollar for certain, considering what the 200gb tier costs.

What I’ve noticed is that while the only times I had problems unlocking my 13” in the horizontal position with the vertical positioned camera, was if I was holding it there with my hand and had the camera covered, where it would tell me and I’d take my hand away.

but with FaceTime on the landscape side, the unlocking is a lot more UNRELIABLE. Now, if my face isn’t high enough, and I’m not looking up, it fails. And yes, I have the “attention” feature turned off. When I mentioned this to an Apple employe, he smiled at me. So yeah, Apple knows something isn’t right with this. I hope they fix this, this year. To say that it’s annoying, is to be extremely restrained in my reaction.