byronl

coolfactor said:

byronl said:

that’s kinda crazy. imagine buying a 50k Mac Pro in 2019 and not be able to develop on it, for a platform the same company makes, just four years later… 

The Vision Pro didn't exist in 2019, at least not in the public domain, so purchasing decisions based on what was coming in 4 years are completely irrelevant.

Do you make technology purchasing decisions today based on four years from now? The best we can hope for is continued compatibility, and clearly the Vision Pro has such high technical requirements, compiling on an Intel-based system just is not feasible, in Apple's eyes.

Or would this be considered forced obsolescence? 🤣

charlesn said:

Does anyone else find it odd that very little is being said (in fact, nothing that I've been able to find) about image quality when using the new 120mm lens? In fact, the only remark I've seen anywhere is from the tech reviewer for the Wall St Journal who wrote that photos taken with the lens were "not as crisp" as she had hoped. Hmmm. I expected that Apple would assign pro photographers and encourage pro photography sites to really put the new lens through its paces. After all, it's THE marquee (and only) feature that distinguishes the Pro Max camera system from the Pro. Suspiciously, Stephen Wilkes comments above about the lens seem to intentionally duck any specifics. "I love the 120mm lens because I found it is its own individual lens." Ummmm... And this was a surprise to you? The fact that an individual lens by design turned out to be an individual lens is the reason you love it? Huh? And then he continues: "I could see the brightness of it. I could see the clarity of it very quickly when you see the image come on the screen." Well, call me crazy, but I don't think that how a lens images on your phone's screen counts as a rigorous test or testament to its image quality. 

If anyone comes across a more serious test of this lens, please post and link to it!

jbtuckr said:

Hot take- Apple could totally surprise everyone and introduce the periscopic lens in both pro models. Both phones have plenty of room with the removal of the SIM card. They currently just have a plastic spacer there doing nothing but taking up space