IF I already owned an iPhone AND IF I was in a situation where I am on an event, on a nice location with perfect conditions etc AND my camera is not with me but I needed to make a social media story/reel for my professional account, yes. Otherwise, no. I will not sell my DSLR (It's not even mirrorless) and all the photography equipment needed for professional work, for an iPhone, for the next 5 years at least. You can't change battery instantly on the iPhone when it gets low and you are on fire, you need to recharge it or hold a power bank along. You can't fit external speedlight or hot shoe flash trigger with many speedlights at the same time. So absolutely no control over added lighting. I do not think an iPhone can handle well a 12-hour wedding day in a hot summer day, without overheating. It is consumer grade equipment. You have no ability for interchangable lenses, so in many cases you do not create a photo, you take a photo. I think they are enough. If I take more time I will definitely find more.
Illuminating comparisons. If you used portrait mode on the iPhone the images would be 95% identical. I wanted to get the X100VI but at this point I'll just keep using the 15 Pro Max for travel/lifestyle photos
The better option than portrait mode is actually adding blur in Lightroom. Portrait mode takes away your ability to shoot in RAW and that's the main thing that's bringing that comparison so close. I love to use my iPhone for travel photos I think the only thing I really don't like is the focal length and the fact that I have to use the 1x camera always if I want to full 48 MP.
i honestly think the vast majority of smartphone photos just fall apart as soon as you bring them to a slightly larger screen or print but what comes out of the small sensors and lenses is still impressive ! the jpegs i dont like at all though
I'll try to make a video on the editing I did to these photos because honestly it was pretty amazing how I felt like I was editing photos from an actual camera. The photos held up well and at 48mp I think they would print well also. Times are changing.
Yes, that would be what makes the difference, right? If you printed images from both, maybe really large to push the boundaries, would the iPhone hold up? It should with more megapixels, but I always hear phone megapixels are different than camera megapixels. No idea what that means. Haha.
yes and no, it depends on your print, and PPI. if its a photo with Dof then sure but even then Lightroom has AI now which does a decent job, but landscapes, shooting RAW and editing in Lightroom, barely different sometimes
What's the point of comparing the same megapixels? It seems to me that when shooting portraits, it is necessary to compare how the pictures look in portrait mode. Who would think of zooming in and looking at a photo? It's not the megapixels that matter, but how the picture looks as a whole.
Video capabilities are pretty awesome on the 15 pro. So nice to just have something that small, granted you will have to use an external but external drives just keep getting smaller. Great video as always!
I'm sure someone is going to bring some type of accessory to the market that will make it a bit easier. You can also use SD cards as well which is awesome.
I think iPhones are really helpful as backup option for situations like large group portraits. With a professional camera it's easy to incidentally end up with some of the people not totally in focus, whereas iPhones excel at keeping EVERYTHING in focus. My sister got married and the highly experienced professional wedding photographer of over ten years experience (and studied photography in college) ended up delivering group photos where some of the people weren't in focus. The side pictures somebody took with a phone turned out better. The iPhone may also be better in low-light if you don't have flash (especially if you don't have a top of the line camera and lens combo).
@@Forest0922 That's probably true. But the point is, even a highly experienced professional wedding photographer can make a mistake like that which ruins priceless memories. The iPhone is pretty much idiot-proof. Using the iPhone may be tacky, but it can be a nice backup option just in case you didn't get your manual settings on your camera quite right. On a really bright day, it can be virtually impossible to tell from your camera screen whether you nailed the settings or not. So taking a quick shot with your phone "just in case" may save you from a really problematic mistake.
@@LightingUpYourLifePhotoVideo I get what it saying, most ppl are going to shoot in auto mode an iPhone unless they are specifically going to manual for a reason. If you are in manual mode on any phone the same thing can happen. It's also a possibility to shoot in auto on cameras but most professional will use manual or aperture prior mode. But again, I get what ur saying 100%
This is a great video format and I'm really glad you made this video! I would have loved to see you play around with the portrait mode on the iPhone now that it's baked into all images. I think that would have definitely made a difference with the depth of field which is the biggest difference between the iPhone and the Fuji. Would love to see you make that comparison!
Thanks a bunch. So it looks like you can’t shoot in RAW if you’re using portrait mode. So you lose the ability to edit like you would a professional photo.
@@jbivphotography Interesting! I did not know that, but it makes sense when you think about it. In that case, I'd love to see the same comparison but with the 3x zoom lens vs 85mm! Could be fun!
that’s for me the main downside… The picture quality seems quite good. But either you take only jpeg, get the shallow depth of field, dynamik Range,…but cannot edit much or you take raw images, but loose all the computational photography The lack of bokeh would be a nogo for me. And the lack of rad also… not speaking about ergonomy. I’m still very impressed for the jpg out of the box… As a photographer you have to work quite a lot to get similar results
Thanks for the comparison. I used a Pixel 6 on a recent trip along with a Fuji X100f and I was very impressed by the Pixel 6 images I was able to share with digital projection at my camera club. So I bought a Pixel 8 Pro that has much more capability with three lenses with 48 or 50 megapixels and raw options. For the most part for my use, goodby X100f!
Thanks for the video. I think in some of the pictures the iPhone pics seem to be more sharp. I have a Sony camera and am not afraid to admit that for portrait and landscape photography the iPhone comes darn close to equaling a professional camera. If you just handed a person a photo and did not tell them that you took it with an iPhone, they wouldn’t know any different! As a researcher, I would have to say that there is a lot of bias that is evident in the comments. No one wants to admit that a phone camera could ever take a better photo than a professional camera. Either because they spent thousands of dollars for the professional setup, or because cameras have been around for so much longer they naturally have to be better. I can look at the photos side by side, and honestly say that at times the iPhone pics looked sharper/better and others like the Fuji pics looked better. Again the differences are so minute that many professionals would have a tough time picking the photos in a blind test.
As a wedding photographer, all the AI processing in cell phones is amazing! Still, it's easy to look good on a tiny screen. I'd like to see a side by side of an 8x10 print! My 26mp fuji can print a 24x36 poster of a bride and groom and you can see every thread in her dress! But I'll spend more on a lens than an iPhone or fuji body!
It seems like an iPhone could handle printing that as well. In this video example no AI processing is being used. I’m shooting in RAW just like I would on a wedding day. So everything is being post edited traditionally as well. I might have to do some prints and make a video example.
I would love to see a landscape comparison. On portraits what iPhone can do with Bokeh adjustments on f stop and some black background filters is amazing. I have learnt on a Fujifilm XT10,ancient I know + on a Contax with Zeiss glass, also ancient. But really how can you replace the ease of a iPhone on traveling in Europe ?!! It literally alwasys with you!
I just took one raw image at a wedding, and when I looked at it side-by-side next to the picture that came out of my Z8 with my 35 mm 1.8 lens, hands-down, the decision was made for me. I will never use my iPhone to take professional photos. Something is missing and not quite sure what but I would have to guess it’s the lens quality.
I believe it’s the lens quality and also the sensor size that is making the biggest difference. iPhones take great pictures but it’ll never be a professional camera.
I would never use an iPhone for a real photo that i want to print, but for a memory keep sure, i think ever since the 11 they up the game with the combining images and they have improved on later models their shutter speed control for their version of long exposure. I also don't like everything in focus. Question on the video, what is the big deal of flog ? i don't do video but im wondering if to give it a second try. Thanks !
Is there a particular reason you wouldn’t use an iPhone for print? Is it only because it’s an iPhone? People use drones everyday for print work that basically have the same specs as an iPhone. Does that make it any less capable?
Why not using portrait mode with blur background in the first part? You shoot 1.4 with the fujifilm's camera so you should manage iphone's focale aswell isnt' it?
As a Fuji photo and video shooter, your video is amazing. Really impressive. You almost made me run to the apple store to trade my 13 in for a 15 pro, because I think it would be an amazing asset to do b-roll and reels for events I am photographing. BUT my real major deal breaker for iPhone videography is the lens flare... which keeps improving but would still prevent me from delivering iPhone videos to a client if I am shooting for instance a stage lit by spotlights in a dark hall and I see the little clone flares of the spots on the cloud...
Yeah, with the phone, you're more restricted in adapting to shooting conditions and it'd be ergonomically horrible to use all day, but if it's the only camera someone has at the time, then it's the best camera!
It's no even close. iPhone and Android phones raw files have too much baked in, like sharpness, contrast tone mapping and other things. In Android you have apps to dial the raw cooking in the phone, accessing the camera2 API. Other thing it's that most of phone sensors are only capable of deliver 10bit raw, and a few of them can deliver 12bit raw in certain circumstances. Thats for speed reasons for the HDR and tone mapping, high speed video, etc. Of course 90% of a good photo is the photographer. But even some old compact cameras with 1inch sensor, or used old apsc mirrorless or DSLR are way better than a phone.
The camera looks better, but photos are just meh. It’s great fun shooting the Fujifilm but the results you get from basically any aps-c camera are more on par with a smartphone than with a full frame camera. The amount of megapixels doesn’t make any difference
@@ANTHONYFERNANDO not if you want to make zoom photos because iPhone doesn’t have a zoom, but if you want to make any indoor photos Fuji will just give you a purple image. Whatever you can do with Lightroom with shadow recovery will still be worse with what’s top line smartphone can do by just shooting in auto mode. Don’t get me wrong, I still think that Fuji 55-200 f3.5-4.8 will get you the most beautiful looking photos as long as the lighting is good, but if you take that sucker inside it will all just be magenta shifted. If you want to have many cameras for many occasions then all power to you, if you want to have one camera to do it all and you don’t want to spend the money on FF then you’re better off getting a smartphone. I had high hopes for Fujifilm but the fact that they went for megapixels instead of improving the light catching capability is just ridiculous.
The images fall apart in post because even though the Iphone boasts 48 MPX, its actually not . The pixels are split in 4ths. Its actaually only 12 MPX, at best. The phone is using software to make up the missing data that it cant provide. Halos are profound at 200%. As much as the phone industry will try to compete with a real camera, it cannot. Its restricted by sensor size and glass, Good stuff brother! Love your channel!
I don’t enjoy shooting on a phone because to me it doesn’t feel good in the hands. But in terms of image quality, the gap is closing each year. In music, analog gear is getting replaced with digital emulations more and more (thinking of guitar amps/pedals, electric pianos, analog synths, acoustic drums). I expect the same thing to happen with cameras. At the moment, if you want high quality images with a shallow depth of field, a phone can’t do that yet. But if you combine a tack sharp photo with long depth of field and a 3D map, it should be possible to model certain camera and lens types in post. I’m sure engineers are already working on something like this. It doesn’t exist yet, but I’m sure it will at some point, and this will inevitably lead to a new kind of camera. As soon as that gets more affordable/practical/accepted, it’ll change what kinds of cameras most photographers use.
Yeah shooting on the phone feels weird. I'm not going to lie. But a bunch of younger people are doing it so it's probably comfortable to them. As you're saying the gap is closing and I'm sure iPhones will never be as good as a professional camera but I'm sure they're going to keep looking really awesome going forward.
Once they start integrating AI into phone camera apps, that gap will close quickly. An AI would be able to model the results of specific camera/lens combos.
@@LightingUpYourLifePhotoVideoThat’s what I expect to see pretty soon too. Didn’t mention AI in my initial post, but you’re right. AI will go far beyond being a great tool for noise reduction and detail restoration.
Honestly I would have to test it. The RAW files actually might be able to hold up in low light situations. Just depends on how much information the sensor is saving in the RAW files.
Are my lens broken? No matter how I adjust the ISO, Aperture, and shutter speed, my photos come out blurry, noisy and black. I don't have money for new lenses and am hoping it is some silly little fix. I have Canon 5d Mark IV. For lenses, I have Canon 70-200mm and Canon 35mm. They seem to not be broken but they are not focusing, and it is stressing me out :( Is there something else I can do to fix it? I have took off the lesn then put it back on again, I have it set to Af on my lens, and stabilized, I don't know what else to do :(
Thanks for this vid. Here’s why. Took a “memorable shot” w/ iPhone 11 & tried to blow it up. Not enough pixels. Looked awful. So gonna buy iPhone 15 Pro Max for Big Buck$. 1st time ever I’ll spend $$ on a half toy just to get that “memorable shot”. This and another vid were good enough to convince me the money is worth it. So thx. REQUEST: Subscribed. But still don’t totally understand what is the minimum SIMPLEST settings and “external memory” to take MAYBE 5 memorable shots. Don’t want to be professional but just to take a shot of family member(s) that will be suitable to blow up and hang on wall.
@michaelmaurerphotography This is a great video format and I'm really glad you made this video! I would have loved to see you play around with the portrait mode on the iPhone now that it's baked into all images. I think that would have definitely made a difference with the depth of field which is the biggest difference between the iPhone and the Fuji. Would love to see you
Thanks a bunch! The biggest problem with portrait mode is you're unable to shoot in RAW which is what gives your images the most flexibility in being edited like a professional image. However, Lightroom did just add an AI portrait mode editing so that can solve the issue. The released it before I shot this video however.
I wouldn’t even entertain this idea. It will just give people the wrong ideas. Apple is clever in their marketing and the parameters between iphone and a professional are completely different. It’s important to understand the science behind it which many people dont. Will it produce a good photo? Sure, but how many people actually know how to take a good photo? Continue to entertain the idea that iphone is as good as a pro camera and thatll be the end to pro photography as we know it
I don't believe so. No one will ever be able to out-do a skilled professional with a professional camera. If anything it'll just cut all of the photographer's who aren't really good out of the market since folks will feel like they can do the same on their phones. But a truly skilled photographer will always be something sought after.
The biggest difference I can see is the depth of field, Fujifilm is slightly sharper but most people view images on their phone so it's hard to see the difference.
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Hi! Do you know how the iPhone 13 pro photos look sooo filtered and horrible? It was such a disappointment, the camera is good but don’t know why Apple hasn’t fixed the software, I hate how photos look! Does the iPhone 15 pro do the same? I don’t wanna spend all that money to be disappointed again.
Wish you would have used portrait mode and tried to match the perceived bokeh... of course on fuji there's more since the sensor is larger and your aperture wider but i was hoping we could see if there's a big difference between artificial bokeh and natural one. I should fuji since 2012 but this year i'm tempted to sell a lense and get the iPhone 15 Pro Max...
The main reason I didn't use portrait mode is because you can't shoot in RAW and also portrait mode at the same time. Shooting in RAW was how I was able to match the photos so well as far as color and edit. However Lightroom did just add a blur feature so you can add a "portrait mode" after the fact. I'll probably make a video showing that as well.
Cell phones aren’t nearly as good as cameras, but they are improving. There’s no doubt phone photography is convenient, but take an iPhone and put it in tough lighting situations and compare its output to a decent camera. High ISO the camera wins. Autofocus, camera wins. Dynamic range, camera wins. Most modern cell phones and cameras shoot decent images in good lighting, but I’m not picking up an iPhone over a dedicated camera.
Honestly after shooting this session in RAW I'm not too sure. What many people are missing in this video is by shooting in RAW I have much more data in the photos to work with and because of that I can actually edit these photos professionally. Meaning that even in a low light situation I could probably clean up the photo. Obviously camera will always be better but I think a bunch of people or mislead in thinking what the iPhone can't do.
True, when the light is abundant, the results may look identical, but when facing a low light situation with even slight movement, 15 pro will fall behind. I compared my 15 Pro to my XT30ii with Sigma 16mm
Not quite shure, while the basic photographic quality of the 15pro is good, I dislike the "all sharp" image look that screams "smartphone", and wonder why you didn't use the portrait mode. Not pushed to it's max, but moderately, to pull the eye away from the busy background.
You can’t shoot portrait mode photos in RAW. RAW gives you the power to actually edit the photos like you would a professional camera which is how I’m getting the color tones and editing I am out of the iPhone in this video.
@@jbivphotography A question of personal taste. I would not be happy with such "everything sharp" phone shots, and will more likely try to edit the Jpegs to my liking once I get my 15pro.
its not even a fair comparison because you needed to edit in post to match and did the same zooms. it would have been a more fair comparison ! with that aside it still come close which is craaazyyyy
The controls,the ergonomics,the image quality,the realistic photos of a proper camera can never be replaced by these smartphone gimmicks,see the images taken by cameras like 5d classic(20+ years old),photography enthusiasts should always choose a camera
Yep the DoF really gives it away. However the fact that I'm able to get the same tones and editing out of the iPhone RAW files is HUGELY impressive. If you were in a pinch you could totally get some great images out of an iPhone.
The differences when you're doing Photography with a camera is you really enjoy the experience and it's immersive people who do photography with phones just wanting an instant picture and then not interested in the process all the mindfulness suspect of Photography. That's not criticising phone Photography at all I teach Photography and I try and get my students onto cameras not because that phones don't take great photos. It's just a totally different experience. What you see with phone photographers as they take a photo and then they are checking their Instagram or their Facebook or some other email that's just popped up or answering phone calls even in the middle of Photography Sessions that's just a dead set ruining of the experience. Where is your camera? Will not ring your camera. Will not send you an email.
Subtracting details? I’m curious to hear more. This preset is what I use for all of my professional work as a wedding photographer and have been using it for 5+ years.
@@jbivphotography I feel like it didn't hold up nicely on the iPhone files compared to the Fuji ones. The Fuji files seems to have more details to me. Maybe a comparison without the preset would be more objective perhaps?
I don’t think separation of subject is the biggest factor in making something look professional. However, it is lacking in that area. With the new Lightroom blur tool however you can add some to the iPhone photos and it really makes a huge difference in how it looks. iPhones have come a long way.
Sorry not sorry but phone phone pictures in general don't do it for me. I see the comparison and I can't see phones replacing a camera for professional work. Something is missing. I definitely wouldn't want to see you do a wedding with an Iphone.
Who takes portraits with 24mm anyway? This video makes no sense at all. Anyone who has ever photographed amateur family or friend portraits with a 50mm f1.8 nifty fifty that costs $100 on a full frame or crop sensor knows that the iPhone has absolutely no chance. Either in terms of sharpness or depth of field. Today you can buy a small used camera, 2-3 used lenses. You'll spend less, and you'll have control over every photo you take.
I’m 66 and I don’t think I can live without a viewfinder! Also, I photograph with one hand doing street photography, not sure I can take pictures with one hand on an iPhone!
Yeah. I think that’s the most surprising thing to me. Is how well the phone is actually looking. You can get real results with it if you really want to.
I'm just being honest, the answer is no I would not be interested in Phone videos. Any real photographer knows the limitations and just draws people in to argue amongst each other.
Dude, this is such a silly topic and I love how the marketing team especially with Apple tries to get people to debate this. Imagine if giants in the camera industry like Canon, Sony, or even Fujifilm had to sell their cameras, and smartphones could outperform them at their primary function. That would be a significant concern. However, it’s worth noting that if you’re keen on learning the fundamentals of photography, like mastering shutter speed, F-stops, and ISO settings, it’s perfectly fine to start with an iPhone or similar device as a practice tool. There’s still a substantial gap between smartphones and dedicated cameras. Certainly, smartphones are being used to shoot movies nowadays, but it’s crucial to remember that these films are often edited and enhanced using expensive equipment. The whole story isn’t fully disclosed because the emphasis is on the fact that the footage was captured with a phone, rather than highlighting all the essential details and intricacies involved in the entire process.
I wonder how the iphone using portrait mode (adding some artificial depth if feel) would compare. Its the lack of depth that makes an iphone/smartphone stick out for me.
The problem is portrait mode doesn't allow you to shoot in RAW since the iPhone is doing all of the processing at that point. With RAW I'm able to fully edit a photo like I would with a professional camera rather than letting Apple do it all. I did try to artificially add some background blur myself but it didn't work out to well. I'm going to keep trying however because if it's possible it'll end up making the photos look close to professional.
@jbivphotography gotcha, makes sense. That's the final frontier for phone photography. That and effective focal lengths, which I realize is a lot more complicated
That because he edited raw photos with the presets he was using for Fuji. That is stupid comparison. Portrait mode in iPhone will beat or be on par Fuji with any receipt under good light.
