Episode 7: iPhone 13 Pro

Jeff and Mason both own the Apple iPhone 13 Pro, and they have both been taking a lot of photos with them. In this episode they share their thoughts on this “camera you always have with you” and how the iPhone might just be the best camera you can get.

Mason Marsh's avatar Mason Marsh on November 3, 2021

It’s been said that the best camera is the one you have with you. If that’s true, then the best camera is usually your phone. In this episode, Mason and Jeff talk about Apple’s new iPhone 13 Pro’s chops as a serious camera for photographers. From the phone’s trio of cameras to the mysterious secret sauce Apple uses to process images, we explore the reasons these handy pocket cameras may just be the best cameras we have, (and also why they aren’t).

 

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Do you wan to watch us stumble our way through this episode recording? We post a lightly-edited version of each episode on our YouTube channel. Click the video below to see this episode.

 

When we want to exercise more creative control with our iPhone cameras, we turn to Halide II. Click the photo below for more information.

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Published by Mason Marsh

Mason Marsh is a Portland, Oregon-based photographer and educator who specializes in not specializing. He's been a newspaper photojournalist, aerospace museum educator, tall ship captain, tour guide and chimney sweep. When he's not busy taking care of his kids Cooper and Claire, he works in The Arcanum, writes, and leads photo workshops. He is never bored.

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