ShapeshiftingFish

marcia funebre said:

Finally a new professional workstation. Looking forward to that. About the screen I have to say that is the dumbest thing in the universe. Only 32" at 6k? Way too small! With 6k I'd expect 55" or more. Otherwise you'll need a microscope to work!

If you do the math, it’s about the same resolution as 27” 5k.

I got an 11 Pro more than a month ago (October 6), a day before a 3-week trip to Japan. I took it as my only camera, so it was quite a leap of faith. (I had my previous trusty iPhone 8 as a backup, with couple of clip on lenses; never had to use it). I am quite happy overall. I love the ultra wide camera, but I wish it would shoot RAW (I use Lightroom and Halide apps for that, a lot). Also, the photos and videos taken with it are visibly grainier, but it's not critical. With video, the quality drop is most noticeable when zooming in or out, the lens switch itself is super smooth, colors and exposure stay spot on, but suddenly the grain decreases or increases). I also wanted the tele camera (lot's of interesting food and details to shoot) so the regular 11 was not an option. Night mode works very well, I took quite a few stunning night shots of temples and architecture and they came out printable at 11x14 (an example below: in person I could not see most of the details in the roof and the sky was pitch black). Battery life is OK in regular use, but for tourism traveling (constant camera use, Google maps and translator on all the time) I would often run out around 6 p.m. (starting the day around 9 a.m.), so I am eagerly awaiting the Apple battery case for my next trip (have one for the model 8, works great). In the meantime, an Anker fast charging powerbank does a good job, charges to 80% very quickly. The 11 Pro is noticeably faster than the model 8 when processing photos and videos, which is great since I like to do some quick edits for sharing during downtimes (trains, planes and automobiles). It also seems to overheat less than the model 8 when processing HDR RAW and long exposures in the Lightroom app.

I actually had to stand in line in front of the 5th Avenue store for about 30 minutes and another 20 inside when buying the phone. It was the only shop that had the model I wanted in stock (256 GB Pro) and only in black (I wanted silver). It made me feel silly, but I really needed it on that day before the trip and it was a sign of a good demand (and nostalgically harking back to iPhones heyday and overnight lines, but without too much suffering . When I bought the new model 8 two years ago, there was of course zero waiting. I also got a new Meyer Lemon (yellow) leather case from Apple. I don't even consider 3rd party accessories for such expensive hardware. So far it's holding up very well (traveling around with a bright yellow case sounds like quick tarnish, but so far it's spotless). Leather is much better than silicone I used before (too much friction in and out of pockets) and clear cases (too slippery, my partner has one on the regular 11 and it feels very high quality, but very slippery).

 

Most of the SE users I know would love the same chasis size, with an all display front. That would effectively bring the display size close to series 8, without the unnecessary bulk added by the bezels.

Silly journalists... If tech companies would get political, what would news outlets sell?

Speaking of emotions, for me the best product is the always-on Watch 5. Now I can have something (smart) on my wrist that is not a cold, faceless monolith most of the time.

Interesting how the final design looks so close to the rumored renders, yet at the same time not ugly. Proves how much it's all in the details.