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Filming an Entire Photo Trip with the iPhone 15 Pro Max (a test)
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In this video, I’m giving myself the challenge of leaving the Fuji X-H2s at home using the iPhone 15 Pro Max as my main camera to film a photo trip out to the Brecon Beacons. I’ve never been that intrigued by iPhone footage, but the recent addition of Apple LOG sold me on the 15, and it’s certainly lived up to my expectations.
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@ThePhotoDept 8 ай бұрын
Incredible footage.we are incredibly spoiled with today's tech. super impressed by what you were able to capture.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
We're definitely spoiled!
@davidrothschild8913 8 ай бұрын
Buddy, it's more you than the camera. I have an iPhone 15 Pro and my videos don't look this good ha ha
@jalo4242 8 ай бұрын
Nah, it’s obviously because you didn’t had an iPhone 15 Pro *Max*. :))
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Cheers, David!
@QUIKCaspa 6 ай бұрын
The max is totally different when it comes to filming
@erenmette 6 ай бұрын
@@QUIKCaspawhy is that?
@metalfingersfilm 8 ай бұрын
recently got an iPhone 15 Pro, mostly for filming my YT videos as well, and have been super surprised with how great it looks!
@ruudmaas2480 8 ай бұрын
For having fun the phone is always an option. However It can be my Senhieser Studio Head phones but the sound of this video is not as usual if I may say so. Also the lens of the phone does distort a lot when you walk in and out of the scene. I prefer the more quality approach with the Fuji.
@bebox7 8 ай бұрын
Definitely not your headphones the audio is very muddy at my end too
@kmcsmart 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the trip to the memorial. As a fellow Canadian I always enjoy the connection to Canada that often appears in your videos. I agree with the other commenter who implied that you could film you videos on any device and it wouldn’t matter. I would still thoroughly enjoy them. Thanks for the great content.
@rickbiessman6084 8 ай бұрын
I’m not Canadian myself but I still think that’s kinda nice. =) Definitely relatable.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Cheers! Was really cool to visit the memorial. A hike I'll do again, for sure.
@chrisnielsen9885 8 ай бұрын
Also it should be noted that if someone has the Tentacle recorder instead of the little Zoom you have, that syncs timecode with the BM camera app and Resolve will sync those for you
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Good to know. That would save a lot of time and effort.
@AnLe-yg9ln 2 сағат бұрын
Thanks a lot,very helpful!
@jeremiahdanielphoto 8 ай бұрын
Dude. This is amazing. I’m sold on Apple log, for my daily stuff this is going to be perfect
@TJIzzy 8 ай бұрын
I lit a scene and put the 15 pro next to my C70. Took some adjustments, but I was able to match them surprisingly well in post.
@bburchellphotos 8 ай бұрын
To be fair, I don't mind using a phone for recording. I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max and it's more than adequate for my needs. The video doesn't look anywhere near as good as what I'm seeing from the 15 PM, but I still like it! Also, it's nice to see some of the spots I visited earlier in the year in the Brecons. I do need to get back there and to water country.
@Louis_B 8 ай бұрын
I’d love to learn more about how you grade your videos!
@MikeGrayFilm 8 ай бұрын
Yea. it's time for an upgrade, That iPhone 15 Pro Max is a BEAST! Killed it once again.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Cheers, Mike!
@WesleyVerhoevePhotography 8 ай бұрын
Genuinely impressive, Kyle!
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Cheers, Wesley. Happy new year.
@reasons4171 8 ай бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks it looks terrible? :] maybe not terrible but doesn't look natural to me. Some scenes are better than others, but for example the water in that first shot looks really weird and grainy. Sometimes fine detail in the trees looks really grainy as well. But I think you did great with the color grading Kyle. I wonder how much of that if any is caused by youtube compression. But honestly for how practical and usable it is, can't be too harsh on it. I think it's usable. Sometimes you don't want to carry a heavy camera with you everywhere. Nonetheless I think I would opt for a cheaper phone and get a dedicated camera for a similar price
@rickbiessman6084 8 ай бұрын
The water in the very first scene looked pretty messed up to me too. Not sure if some of that is KZfaq compression, but it definitely lacked detail. The rest looked much better to me though, and if I hadn’t seen the water first, my impression probably would have been better. =)
@stefanbadass5357 8 ай бұрын
I tend to agree, the Iphone stills in particular looked ill composed and half baked. When the scans from the Pentax were dropped in, it showed that 'phone cameras have a long long way to go.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Fair enough. Could be YT compression, or my grade/grain added. Or maybe that's just how it looks. For my uses, I think it will be great to mix in a b-roll footage for some videos for the future. Still fun to do this test though for an entire trip.
@I-SelfLordAndMaster 8 ай бұрын
Kyle buddy I just want to let you know I have just recieved after recently purchasing the Compagnon Element backpack 20L. I was having trouble finding a bag for my Horseman 45FA lenses and accessories. Brother I just want to thank you once again what a great bag. I do a lot of walking and flying so your recommendation was spot on Campagnon need to be sponsering you.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Glad you're happy with it! Still love mine and it's holding up to a lot of use.
@DrewWillson 8 ай бұрын
smooth transitions between video & photo man
@gregwardecke 8 ай бұрын
Video production is light years out of my element but it’s remarkable what the iPhone can do. I hope your video coaxes a creative to get out there and make content even though they don’t have $20,000 in gear. And when you’re done you can call ahead and have your pizza ready for take home. Try that with your Sony or Fuji! 😁 Unrelated, Ektar handled those shadows around the streams better than the Portra imo. Lastly, thanks for sharing the memorial. Canada’s HUGE contribution to the War effort was staggering in per capita numbers. It gets an honorable mention due to your boisterous neighbors to the south.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Cheers, Greg. Every time I shoot Ektar I'm reminded how much I like it. I much prefer it to Portra for the environment over here in the UK.
@brianbeattyphotography 8 ай бұрын
great work and demonstration. the video quality on phones has really come a long, long way in recent years. beautiful spot/images too
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Cheers, Brian.
@kristoffergo6294 8 ай бұрын
I film alot with DJI drones, and the quality kinda equals that of a DJI drone footage. The video sample looks like from a small sensor but beautiful nonetheless:)
@richardjames3022 8 ай бұрын
Clad to see a war memorial/grave, even in a remote area, is still being honoured
@YuriiRay 8 ай бұрын
Thank you for footage! Soon on my channel will grade it
@RandyPollock 8 ай бұрын
Images were wonderful, but found the audio to sounding muddy or canned....not a fan of the video footage seemed to be less sharp on my 27in 4k monitor...but I'm sure if most of your audience is watching on cell phones they wouldn't be able to tell the different anyway. Hopefully this was just a test and you go back to shooting video as before...
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
If you're referring to the voice-the mic was buried in my coat due to the wind.
@garyglacier1975 8 ай бұрын
One concern of your test is the field light of the place and time you've chosen, want to see more about how iphone performs under some large contrast daylight environment.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Fair enough. For my uses, I'm often working in this type of light.
@alexander.starbuck 8 ай бұрын
Wow, REALLY impressive! 😳 The edges do seem a bit mushy, as well as the finer detail in the forest (moss, fine twigs and leaves), but man... 98.74% (very scientific figure) ope people watching would never notice. AND it doesn't matter, if the story is good, which this one it is. Very impressive, who would have thought, just a few years back, eh? (See what I did there?) Another great one, cheers man and love from Croatia!
@rickbiessman6084 8 ай бұрын
I agree. Footage looks fine. Not perfect, but fine. As long as you don’t need shallow depth of field or go into really low light and you know what you’re doing, this phone seems to do the job. And who knows, maybe in a couple of years they’ve got those two things figured out as well. "Cinematic mode" and "portrait mode" aren’t there yet, but it’s probably only a matter of time till they look actually legit.
@ggill1313 8 ай бұрын
Yeah, it's a bit soft. I actually had to check I was indeed at 2160p because of it.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
For a phone, I was impressed. As mentioned, the filter I was using was pretty bad, which could lead to some of the softness. Or the grading, or the compression. Or it's just a bit soft, hah!
@derrenleepoole 8 ай бұрын
To the layperson, the quality of the video is judged in part through the storytelling and then production. The gear for the most part is not that important. Especially if you consider how most people consume content on smaller screens anyway, then this offers excellent results.
@nopaynenograin 8 ай бұрын
Super cool black magic app. I'm going to have to check that out.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
It's a good one. And very cool that it's free.
@evo271 8 ай бұрын
Waiting for at least one person to shoot it in daylight, sunny, with harsh shadows and blown highlights, to really see if it's so capable as every instagrammer, tik toker and youtuber says it it. I do love your channel and honestly didn't expect to see this type of content here, but i do get that it would be much easier to shoot on a phone on a long day travel.
@chrisnielsen9885 8 ай бұрын
If you want to create more cinematic content then you’d naturally avoid those times of day with any camera I think
@evo271 8 ай бұрын
@@chrisnielsen9885 that therm is so overused that it lost it’s meaning. The only people going out at the golden hour to shoot are the producers of a movie and the youtubers. Real life people go out when they have the time and when they feel like it. Not everything has to be cinematic, a good story will always be a better outcome than someone pouring coffee and then sell you an overpriced pocket knife or lens filter.
@chrisnielsen9885 8 ай бұрын
@@evo271 maybe. But how many Hollywood movies do you see shooting at high noon without massive diffusers over the talent?
@chrisnielsen9885 8 ай бұрын
@@evo271also… i have shot the 15 pro max with the BM camera app in LOG in the worst possible conditions - inside our dark half finished office at work when it’s a very bright day outside. I found that there is virtually no highlight headroom (compared to a proper BM cam that you can push until it’s all white and still get it back) but you can pull the gain up a ton and get back shadow detail. So best to expose for highlights I think
@barneymovie1 8 ай бұрын
Thank you. Brilliant
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Cheers.
@ttambm8639 8 ай бұрын
This video shot on an iPhone is better than anything I could produce on my FF body lol. As always, excellent. I wouldn’t have noticed a difference between this and your other stuff.
@evo271 8 ай бұрын
It's the flattest light ever, how is this so difficult to obtain ?
@ttambm8639 8 ай бұрын
Please go out and get an iphone and produce similar results. I'd love to see it oh senpai. @@evo271
@cabbelos 8 ай бұрын
What is causing the almost solid area of gray in the water in the shot starting at 0:39 ? Halfway across the frame, the branches are sharp but the water behind them is just a solid color. I thought it was due to not enough bitrate, but it doesn't really macroblock or anything in other parts of the frame.
@travellingaroundtheworld6520 8 ай бұрын
im watching it on my 15 inch laptop screen and it looks decent.. the sound tho is awful
@princeerick11 7 ай бұрын
iPhone ❤❤❤
@yorkunt 8 ай бұрын
It feels a bit mushy and digital sharpened at the same time, feels weird.
@rickbiessman6084 8 ай бұрын
Reall, really beautiful colors you got out of the footage. Did you use some kind of REC709 conversion LUT or did you grade all manually from scratch?
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Thanks Rick. Manual grade at the start, with a look lut after.
@dsv 8 ай бұрын
hm, why do I get the impression that video is a bit oversharpened? Some moments are really hard to watch :/
@nicholasallan9930 7 ай бұрын
do you use any anamorphic lens for this video??? if yes can you recommend the brand
@user-ho7sv2jv3g 8 ай бұрын
Amazing video! I'm curious, was the iPhone frame cropped in post or was the wide panorama looking frame shot as is?
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Used a mask in post.
@CocinandoconMartha121 6 ай бұрын
Hello can you explain how you edit? Do you use imovie?
@GAMI2002 8 ай бұрын
What lut did you use for the Iphone ?
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Just a manual grade with a few various look LUT's at the end.
@LeosHimself 8 ай бұрын
Marvelous! It felt like I was watching a movie!
@ishanpaul7448 7 ай бұрын
its your skill man..i have an iphone 16 magical pro max but cant seem to magically shoot similar videos
@amaliaarango3068 8 ай бұрын
So you edit the video ? What Editting app did you use .
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Final Cut Pro X
@samue1991 8 ай бұрын
Not a huge Apple fan but the footage does look very impressive, very close if not all the way there compared to your normal footage. Very hopeful about this trend in phone camera tech
@user-zn6vn4yr9c 8 ай бұрын
tell me, what are you shooting your blog for?
@amaliaarango3068 8 ай бұрын
Did you edit the video ?
@kevynpereira1534 6 ай бұрын
Meu caro, sinto que eu devia ter lhe conhecido antes...
@SilvaPereiraTiago 8 ай бұрын
no
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Yes
@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS.304 8 ай бұрын
I paused my Netflix show to watch this. No regrets!
@Femmypixel 8 ай бұрын
It doenst matter how massive you make the black bars, even if you make it 3:1 aspect ratio it wont look CiNeMaTic lmao, looks terrible compared to a real camera.
@KyleMcDougall 8 ай бұрын
Good to know. Cheers.
@Just_a_random_birb 7 ай бұрын
looks amazing compared to other *smartphone camera's*
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