Why cell phone pics?

[lokidog]

I understand the cell phone pics but wonder with the small size and relatively low cost of a decent digital why more people don't seem to carry them for their harvest pictures or other field pictures?

[Heredoggydoggy]

Not everyone carries a camera around, but nearly everyone has a cellphone.  My latest Tracfone has a camera in it, but I've never used it.  It's probably a better camera than the Nikon I paid almost $500 for about 8 years ago....

[MountainWalk]

Too poor for a low cost camera AND a cell phone.

[Huntbear]

My cell phone camera is 8 mp...  for a few ATL shots, why not?   and I do not have to carry a camera too...

[high country]

Because I can capture images like this with my phone.....

[JLS]

I understand the cell phone pics but wonder with the small size and relatively low cost of a decent digital why more people don't seem to carry them for their harvest pictures or other field pictures?

I do.  I don't own a smartphone.  I have a small Nikon that fits perfect in my backpack waistbelt pocket.

[Sitka_Blacktail]

My camera went on the fritz the day I got my buck this year, so my phone was my back up for field pics.

[grundy53]

I just recently purchased a waterproof digital camera. It's the one my elk field photos were taken with. I try to carry both but to be honest I've often forgot one ore both of them? I get to deep into thinking about my hunt. So if I only remember one I dance with who I brought...

[Limhangerslayer]

Why not

[littlemac]

Before I went to Africa last year I was wondering about a camera to take as a pocket cam along with my Cannon Rebel with a mondo zoom.  I came across or saw an interview with Annie Libovitz, world renowned photog.  http://www.tuaw.com/2011/11/16/photographer-annie-leibovitz-recommends-iphone-as-a-camera/

I took her advice and got some great pics with my iPhone 4S.  It allowed me to have my buddy get me in shots I couldn't have gotten with my Rebel as easily.

[lokidog]

I forgot that the newer phones have some decent cameras on them, mine is like 3 years old....  OK, then why do people apologize all the time then?     Nice photos above.

[Seabeckian]

I would have to agree with you whenever I see a beautiful animal taken, and then the ATL photo is shot with a sub-par flip phone camera. At the same time though... now that I have a good 5mp camera on my iPhone, I usually just carry that over my point and shoot. Its smaller, lighter, more compact, and with how good coverage is these days; I have the ability to call a buddy to help pack out when I'm 4 miles deep unlike my cannon.

[canyelk48]

Always have my cell phone on me when I hunt.  Can't argue with pics like this!

[Dhoey07]

Yup

[runamuk]

 maybe pictures are an after thought