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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: lokidog on November 21, 2012, 09:59:38 PM

Title: Why cell phone pics?
Post by: lokidog on November 21, 2012, 09:59:38 PM: 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?
Title: Re: Why cell phone pics?
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on November 21, 2012, 10:07:28 PM: 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....
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Post by: MountainWalk on November 21, 2012, 10:09:37 PM: Too poor for a low cost camera AND a cell phone.
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Post by: Huntbear on November 21, 2012, 10:11:47 PM: My cell phone camera is 8 mp... for a few ATL shots, why not? and I do not have to carry a camera too...
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Post by: high country on November 21, 2012, 10:28:55 PM: Because I can capture images like this with my phone.....

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi193.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz16%2Fgyonemura%2Fd1174d901c469e8a829a19b0cf1c9f1c.jpg&hash=67f051d59e3fcfb190fad36c49176449c14d2103)
Title: Re: Why cell phone pics?
Post by: JLS on November 21, 2012, 10:36:46 PM: Quote from: lokidog on November 21, 2012, 09:59:38 PM
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.
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Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on November 21, 2012, 10:42:59 PM: My camera went on the fritz the day I got my buck this year, so my phone was my back up for field pics.
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Post by: grundy53 on November 21, 2012, 11:27:49 PM: 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...
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on November 21, 2012, 11:38:21 PM: Why not :dunno:
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Post by: littlemac on November 22, 2012, 12:19:01 AM: 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/ (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.
Title: Re: Why cell phone pics?
Post by: lokidog on November 22, 2012, 09:18:00 AM: 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? :chuckle: Nice photos above.
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Post by: Seabeckian on November 22, 2012, 10:50:25 AM: 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.
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Post by: canyelk48 on November 22, 2012, 10:54:07 AM: Always have my cell phone on me when I hunt. Can't argue with pics like this!
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Post by: Dhoey07 on November 22, 2012, 11:17:46 AM: Yup
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Post by: runamuk on November 22, 2012, 11:28:11 AM: maybe pictures are an after thought :dunno:
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Post by: Dhoey07 on November 22, 2012, 11:40:19 AM: Sometimes you don't have a camera in the woods
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Post by: MtnMuley on November 22, 2012, 05:33:26 PM: The new cameras in cell phones aren't like the old. I'm starting to leave my high quality point and shoot in the truck. I think a lot of folks would be surprised how many pics these days are from a cell phone, that they'd never guess were. :twocents:
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Post by: TONTO on November 22, 2012, 05:50:12 PM: I'm one of the few that don't have a phone :sry:, I carry a camera, but it's kind of hard to send a mass text as they lay with a kodak, but then again the text attachments I recieve from my buddies useualy suck :chuckle:
Title: Re: Why cell phone pics?
Post by: NWBREW on November 22, 2012, 05:53:02 PM: Quote from: lokidog on November 22, 2012, 09:18:00 AM
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? :chuckle: Nice photos above.

Because mine is old like yours. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Why cell phone pics?
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on November 22, 2012, 07:03:08 PM: Quote from: lokidog on November 21, 2012, 09:59:38 PM
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?

Hey if you wanna buy me one then I'll start using it! :chuckle: