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Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)jaredwhite@indieweb.social
Jun 13, 2026, 3:20 AM
Reviewing 20 years of photography across multiple cameras on a large monitor (as I have lately) will lead you to one inescapable conclusion:
Smartphones are a *poor* substitute for proper cameras. 😅
I've started using my #NikonZfc way more again lately. The quality of a good mirrorless or DSLR is still so much better, and the experience of using a camera with a nice lens and manual controls is infinitely more satisfying.
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Wizarrowizarro@vivaldi.net
Jun 13, 2026, 3:51 AM
@jaredwhite That camera is gorgeous. This is exactly what I have been looking for!
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Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)jaredwhite@indieweb.social
Jun 13, 2026, 4:02 AM
@wizarro It's a great camera. I wish I could afford to "upgrade" to the Nikon Z, but honestly I'd get more out of just buying another fast prime.
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Wizarrowizarro@vivaldi.net
Jun 13, 2026, 4:03 AM
@jaredwhite I was just looking these up, and though I don't like Amazon, they have only a handful of these left. They seem pretty amazing for a retro-revival, specs wise. What lens did you end up getting? The 50mm has always been a personal favorite of mine.
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Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)jaredwhite@indieweb.social
Jun 13, 2026, 4:06 AM
@wizarro I have the 16–50mm kit lens, which is decent enough, and then I have a really good 40mm prime. I'm hoping to pick up an 85mm next.
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Troytroy@opencoaster.net
Jun 13, 2026, 5:08 AM
@jaredwhite omg, I was sending a photo to someone, taken on an iphone - you know the device so good you can film production stuff on...
I zoomed in and was astounded at the ai-sloppification apple applied to it.
This wasn't passed through any filter or anything, right from my camera roll, cropped of course.
I rarely look back at my iphone pictures but it makes me so mad now knowing they have stuff like this.
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Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)jaredwhite@indieweb.social
Jun 13, 2026, 5:42 AM
@troy Eeesh.
You can get around some of that by using an app like Halide with Process Zero so you can get RAW files with minimal "computational photography"
(though of course then you'll see the range of good images you can achieve optically is far smaller…but generally it's an improvement)
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Troytroy@opencoaster.net
Jun 13, 2026, 5:45 AM
@jaredwhite sad part is I have Halide, I'm just so used to swiping down and hitting apples camera button. Really need to re-train myself to use it
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