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Photography

Dr Hobbitstein

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1. If you're using point and shoot cameras,

Reply to RamblingRose (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2018, 07:42 AM

May 2018

Then the built in camera on iPhone 6/7/8/X will be FAR superior than a $300 P&S.
And more convenient.

I still shoot film on my old Pentax SLR, and used to keep a P&S in the car for candid shots. I can honestly say I shoot way more pics on my iPhone 6 than I ever did on my P&S.

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