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Obviously straying away from camera chat now. But yeah - it’s a pill that was hard to swallow at first, but I use it more than any other device I own. iPhone 8s aren’t that much cheaper. I did try a cheaper non-iPhone but just didn’t really like it.
This phone is unbelievably capable. Good value for money if I really consider what I do with it/how much I use it. I know cheaper phones can do the same thing, but this just does those things really, really well.
Also, the comment above about still photography dying. Nonsense.
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An eloquent and considered response! I can see it from both POVs: in many situations (think weddings, fashion, sport and wildlife as mentioned), the client might want both film footage and stills. Why pay for both when very high quality stills can be extracted from high-frame-rate video, meaning you'll never miss the decisive moment? On the other hand, if your primary aim is stills, who wants to sift through hours of film footage, trying to decide between dozens of nearly identical frames?
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I was in a dark bar tonight and took the same pickup on an iPhone (8 I think) and Sony alpha 5000 (the one with an APS-C sensor).
There was a huge difference in the pictures, the Sony had much more background detail, coped way better with the dark.
I'd still say that although a phone may compete in decent light there's no substitute for having a decent sensor size and lens in low light.
(Admittedly this happened as the lens on my android phone is screwed, I probably wouldn't have had the camera with me otherwise...)
Timmy2wheels
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Also, an iPhone X costs a grand.