I’ve used an iPhone to take photos for over 7 years and currently use a 14 pro. I take RAW photos and use the native photo app as it was specifically designed for the iPhone and in my opinion can’t be bettered. The iPhone camera is no different from any other in that it has its strengths and weaknesses and you use it to maximise the former and that comes with experience. The rest is up to you, as the photographer.

Simply stunning. This is the most compelling video covering "shoot with what you have in your pocket" topic I have seen for a long long time. This is what I will show to everyone saying "to make great photos I need proper camera". Excellent video, beautiful photographs as always. Keep going! Out!

After watching this video fully once, I've gone back and watched it again immediately - it's that good! You're making me want to visit the Lake District and other parts of the UK that I've ignored for more exotic locations abroad. I also appreciate the more relaxed pace of your videos, no crazy editing, the composition tips that are interspersed with the music in the background and then the final reveal of each shot (allowing the photos themselves time to breathe on screen). Bravo!

You hit the nail right on the head. Having the phone as a legitimate part of your kit makes complete sense. The app you used is terrific. Have it. Love it.

Deliberately watched this on my phone and to me the images looked like they were done on your main camera Henry. From a social media perspective the phone would do a decent job I think. As the old adage goes, the best camera is the one you have with you at the time

Great video Henry. Smartphone cameras are getting better and better with each new model. I would suspect they could possibly (if not already) replace cameras used for street photography. Have you ever considered taking a panorama with your IPhone? Your last location would have made a good experiment.

Great vid Henry, as always. Even if you don't want to use the phone for photography per se, it is a useful tool: use it to take a quick snap of somewhere you want to return to in certain weather conditions or time of year. I also use mine to record footpaths that I want to explore at a later date because it will show me a map and directions of how to get there. You took some lovely photos. I'd be interested to see what they were like printed at no larger than A4.

At the end of the day Henry it’s just another tool for you to use. And yes, they are quite capable of getting great results. All that aside, fantastic views with stone walls and great clouds. Congratulations 🎉 the 50th Wainwright you’ve vloged on top of. Thanks again for sharing Henry. Stay safe 🇦🇺. 50/214 🥳

Thank you for another great video, Henry! I appreciate your insights and perspectives on photography. I get lots of great ideas of new things to try, and gain inspiration from each one. Keep up the great work man!

Hello Henry, another very good video. I'm a bit of an old dog, and I feel a bit nervous with today's technology. It's not because I can't see its value, but I feel I would lose something so precious to me if I exchanged my camera for a smart phone. I'm not anti technology, Henry, I'm just old and set in my ways and I feel closer to nature with my simple camera by my side. Good photography, Henry.

Really well done video Henry! I am sitting here at my desktop monitor and the images that fill my 32 inch screen look fantastic. Especially liked your dry stone wall shots! The details and composition really translate through. Beautiful scenes and well photographed!! I think one could print out some 11x14 or larger and still get a super resolved image to hang on a wall.

Excellent shots! It really is the 12” behind the lens that makes the shot.

Great! I just bought the Nikon Z30 I'm really happy with it thank you for recommending 😄 hope your doing well I'm in Richmond Camera Club and enjoying how it's going thank you for inspiring me to pick up my camera!

Really enjoyed your adventure with your phone-tell us about it(the phone). I'm learning,daily, watching your stuff-so keep it up lad.!

Beautiful photos! Your enthusiasm for your subject and your explanation of your camera (iPhone) techniques make you an excellent teacher. It was a delight to be able to join you on this adventure. Thank you.

I have been taking all my photos recently with my old phone. It actually improves my photography because I put just as much thought and effort in shooting with iPhone as I would have if I shot with DSLR - and I always have my phone with me. Pro Camera is my app of choice, really nice results and I can only imagine what it would do paired with iPhone 14 or the latest Samsung and its 4 lenses. Thank you for a great video.

Thanks!

Really enjoyed this Henry. I was thinking of doing an iPhone video but no need to now as you nailed it....

That little hole was too small to get my dog through ... Irish Wolfhound crossed with a St Bernard weighing 92 kg. At least there was a hole ... not all these ladders have them! Nice to see old places I've been

Fantastic vid Henry as usual. Ive recently had to blow up to A2 inch photos from various mobile phones for a remembrance party. Not one person said they were out of focus, grainy, blocky etc. Its just us photographers who notice resolution, maximum blacks and jpeg versus raw!!. But it is encouraging that for about 95% of the time a mobile phone is sufficient especially being able to shoot raw. Silver Halides are what they used in B/W film so great name for an app😊 Great photos and at least you had one other camera for emergencies ha ha!

Amazing video and great experiment using only the 13 mini. I am now a complete fan of iphone photography and in almost all situations except perhaps wildlife photography my iphone has replaced my DSLR. This has also led to me taking many more photos and capturing many more moments that I would otherwise have missed because I didn't feel like carrying bulky cameras around. I have tried one add on telephoto lens on the phone camera, but probably because it wasn't one of the leading brands or other wise, they don't add value to the phone by itself. The pro versions of the newer Iphones offer native zoon which is pretty good.

Great little feature, Henry. Makes me homesick for the UK 😃 I bought an iPhone 12 Mini, just to use as a backup vlogging camera for when I don't carry my big cam (I edit on LumaFusion, on the phone, when not at my pc). For photos I just use the Lightroom app, which also captures in raw. Click 'pro' and you get all the camera controls. Though not as sophisticated as the app you were using, because I'm subscribed to Adobe it all syncs up and, like the video editing, means I can edit photos on the fly, or back at home on the PC. There's a widget for the LR camera so shooting in raw is only one tap away. I have not tried other photo apps though so how this compares to others I've no idea. Keep up the great entertainment!

The last 3 images are golden! Great video - thanks for sharing!

Usually watch your videos on my laptop to ensure I see the quality of your photography, but as soon as a saw you were using a phone I switched to watch on my phone its hard to tell if there is any difference between a proper camera or phone when viewing on a phone. Really interesting 👌

Hi - yes of course, the pro version iPhones shoot RAW natively and have a tele lens (better than digi zoom of course). But I was just wondering if you are a subscriber to Creative Cloud, either the photographer's package or the Lightroom package... The reason being that there is Lightroom for iPhone which has its own camera app internally. Shoot with Lightroom on any iPhone, pro or non-pro, and you can save as DNG, Adobe's native RAW format. This has all the controls you need, especially if you put it into "pro" mode.

I really loved this video Henry. I am fortunate to have the iPhone 14 Pro but do not make good use of it. I also have the Halide app which one of my sons recommended. Your brilliant images have really inspired me to use these tools on the occasions when it is just not convenient to take my camera with me. Thanks again Henry. The Fells are wonderful.

Another great video, thanks Henry.. amazing photos too , just shows what can be done with the humble phone .

I have Sony Xperia 5ii… it is a couple of years old by now, but it comes natively with Sony Photo Pro app where you can shoot in RAW. It also comes with a card slot to expand the memory. Keep up the good work! 👍🏽

Great Video thank you. Waiting for the light. Good advice for all photographers .

Very impressed by your Ninja impression Henry, and Low Pike is lovely as always. You're right of course, the phone is perfectly usable for most social media platforms where their limitations are not on show. Like you I shoot a lot where I want to get way 'over there' with a telephoto and that's really the only reason that keeps me carrying a 'proper' camera. A big crop on the phone destroys the shot so you just have to let them go, as you rightly say. Some lovely shots in there, thanks for posting another thoughtful video.

We just brought my wife an iPhone 14 MAX. Because she isn't really into our hobby, she always got frustrated with the results from her DSLR. She loves the phone camera and to be honest in many (all-right some) scenarios the images that she gets are pretty comparable with mine and my expensive gear. 🤨

Good video. Phone cameras on modern phones are more than enough for beginners and people who simply want to share their photos on social media (not needing large resolutions/pixels for prints). They're amazing quality. You could do another video like this where you use the Lightroom photo editing app on the camera as well, incorporating everything phone-related into one video. Just an idea for some content. 👍

I rarely manage to avoid shake when I take pics on my phone. Somehow it's just not comfortable holding a phone. Maybe it's an age thing, tired muscles perhaps. But there's no doubt that phone images are improving all the time and so convenient. Great video, Henry. I'll keep trying.

I own an iPhone pro 13 my first iPhone and the camera use to be fantastic until the updated software screwed it up big time so waiting for a fix, when it was on iOS 15 it was perfect

Excellent video. I am using my iPhone 13 more and more; more so for video than for stills, but as you pointed it: it is with (nearly) all the time, where my Fuji and/or Canon cameras and lenses aren't. We are sailors, and often need something in hand FAST! That it can stay in my pocket, or close at hand, and protected from salt-spray, etc., it's rapidly becoming my go to camera - so much so, that I'm upgrading soon to the iPhone 14 Pro for the better video capabilities. The Halide app is interesting as well. Always look forward to your videos, Henry. Cheers!

Great video Henry! I’ve fallen back on my IPhone a few times and have always got good results! Your images were very good! Thanks for taking me along!

Thank you. All the best. 👍📷😎

Nice work Henry! Thanks Again for your efforts!

Cheers Henry, it’s Sean in Atlanta! I have to tell you that when you slipped going down that hill, I think I pulled a muscle! Haha! I really like the images that my iPhone gives me, but there is no joy in taking them, it’s fiddly to use and I take one only when I don’t wanna mess around transferring images to my phone to share on social media. Face it, my friend, you are a Nikon user! Sean PS Why did you bring your backpack? Is there a stain on the back of your jumper? Haha! Take care!

Another awesome vlog Henry! Actually one of my favorite photographs I ever took was with my iPhone. So thanks for the reminder.

Your phone takes great pictures. I have a Samsung A52s and that one does a great job as well. I used it last year in Austria and I'm happy with the pictures I got, but this year my camera will be joining me again!

Really informative and absorbing video.Please may I ask what video settings are being used ?

Nikon Z shooter and iPhone 13 mini = perfection 😊 it’s my combo as well but with a z6 instead of the z7

Another thought provoking video Henry. I've always 'helped' my smaller sensor camera and phone camera to to do what the bigger DSLR can do, and it's got easier due to the useful histograms and 'zebras' on good resolution screens. For bracketing though you can't beat a tripod or a beanbag on a wall regardless of electronic image stabilisation; and that can only be more important if the smartphone has a moderate telephoto. I also got into the habit of taking a quick 'just in case shot' on the phone camera when seeing a transient light composition. And.... watch that slipping on steep slopes! It recently lead to a broken leg for a well known American RV blogger, and I can tell you from bitter experience how long a torn Achilles Tendon can take to get even passably better. I think the rubber on some hiking boots is much less slip resistant than others and the tread pattern matters. Keep up the good work, look forward to your next video.

Try the camera in the lightroom app.

Wow! Well done, Henry!!

Thanks for doing this video. I shoot the Canon R5 and love its user friendly versatility for serious shooting, but I also utilize my iPhone 14 Pro Max for numerous situations and convenience.The 14 Pro Max has the Apple RAW feature built in. I always say I've got two expensive cameras with me at all times and try to take advantage of that.

I feel like I'm falling into your photos and am actually there. So incredible. Dimensional even.

Thanks Henry for sharing...yes great results with the phone....I tend to use my phone when out doing street photography....the phone makes me feel like a tourist..ha..ha..!! Cheers from Australia 😀

I have the iPhone 12 and I also have the lens kit which includes a telephoto and they work well together they are not that expensive maybe purchase one and give it a go either way enjoy your new way of shooting

Magnificent stuff Henry, love your work

really enjoyed watching this as at the mo im doing more on my phone than main camera.at my age i camt be assed to carry everything.but often wondered does it make me a lazy photographer?. i think not what is important is to get out and capture the scenes you like with the best you can. keep up the great work you do

What kind of app are you using in your iphone in the video? I like what I see.

I have an old galaxy S5. Love the photos because they aren't razor sharp however it suffers in low light. 8x10 landscape photos with good no problem.

Fantastic video. Yes the phones are getting real. Love my iPhone 14 Pro. It has "equivalent" focal lengths 24mm (main lens); 12mm (super wide) and 72mm ( telephoto?). I find that 72mm equiv. focal length so useful. I shoot raw if I think it's something special. I've also used my phone to make some lovely time-lapses and hyper-lapses.

iPhones are very useful for the roving photographer who's not too critical with regards iq... Perfectly acceptable for online sharing and even decent sized prints. Many have software on board which maximises your DR even in jpeg mode. I like the fact their small sensors enable a decent depth of field despite shooting mostly wide open- often wider than f/2- enabling plenty of shutter speed at low iso's. I love your shot at 16 mins in... I just love that kind of hard, bleak almost lonely landscape...

I have a iPhone 14 pro max and the photos look great. And the HDR looks good. You can’t beat iPhones for taking good photos. Plus the new iPhones can shoot in raw to

Really good one breathe

Nice vid Henry! Glad Dewis has some interesting work done with an iPhone 14 Max. Prints large as well!

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Henry that was such an entertaining video. I so focus on what your shooting i forget to make notes of the settings LOL

Really nice video and great approach to all the videos I have seen of yours. Shooting raw one a phone is a great addition/backup. I use Pro Camera by Moment and the standard iPhone app for normal stills and ReeXpose and Reflex for longer exposures. In the main iPhone camera app, you can use the preserver settings option within setting to lock in things like raw, ev, wb etc. ATB, Dave

Loving your content Henry, the Sony Xperia Pro has one hell of a camera and was developed by the people who produce the Sony A1 Alpha range etc..... Serious camera on a phone!

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I will say, great video, but that's always the norm anyway, great video! I'm a Luddite I'm afraid. The tactile sensation of the camera in my hands, the tripod, the remote shutter release, I cannot think of any other way I could do things. Phones are getting better and better, it's probably a good thing. Unfortunately, not for me. As an emergency tool, as something that would be in my pocket anyway, I can see the handiness of it, but I just wouldn't be able to get my little mind around using a phone for anything other, really, than as a phone. But, bleddy surprised at your results. Ps. Glad you didn't hurt yourself doing your Rudolf Nureyev impressions at the start of the video.

My Samsung 22 ultra shoots pretty good images up to about 10 times zoom, but after that it can be a bit hitty missy, it shoots raw, but in the latest update, I got an app called Expert Raw, and that seems pretty decent the twice I have used it, maybe you can get it for an iPhone

I've tried using my phone on hill walks but I don't like it. I find them hard to hold and manipulate the controls while framing the shot and my screen suffers from glare in bright light. Also, the wide angle is too wide for most of my shots. But, I have a budget 5 year old Android phone with no raw options and a single fixed lens. I'm due an upgrade this year so maybe I'll go more upmarket and treat myself to a better phone camera. I was certainly impressed by how the handheld exposure bracket came out!

Another interesting and informative video Henry and a grand day out. Thanks for sharing. As many already know, photography is mainly about what goes on behind the viewfinder .. and this video with a phone is a good example of this. I expect phone images will be good for scouting trips, where if you really find a great composition, you can then go back at get a higher quality image with the heavyweight gear. When it comes to phones and their relatively wide angle lenses, maybe you should invoke the "foot powered zoom" method, just like you'd do if you have a prime lens on the Z7. Super images as ever, keep up the good work.

HD Camera app is good

Nice video. Iphones compress dynamic range which is sometimes helpful and sometimes less so. LR mobile with Raw files is flexible and gives good quality for A4. While I use mine a lot for wide angle and close ups, telephoto still definitely requires a camera for me, and gives far more compositional options. ‘Viewfinder’ of course has no flexibility on a phone which can also reduce camera angle. But who would have thought that phones would be this good for general and wide angle purposes? And they will get better.

Try using the Lightroom camera widget it’s free and shoots raw

Very good video Henry. I was watching a Scott Kelly video in last 2 -3 days and he along with his guests were talking about how ‘pro’ the iPhone 14 camera was in quality etc. interesting point they made, apparently Apple have more than 800 people working on the iPhone camera itself.

Hi Henry, great video as usual. I use my pixel 6pro for landscapes, I've used RAW however JPEG'S always seem shaper and it hardly ever gets blown out highlights. I'm convinced it has a better dynamic range than my Z50. I think the phone software must work some magic somehow cos I seem to get some great images with little effort provided my compilation is good.

I just git the new Samsung s23 ultra and the photos are fantastic along with yhr video too shoots 4k @60fps. Absolutely loving it thr zoom is really good and can read writing when zoomed in to 100x zoom takes ohotos in Absolutely darkness tried it out at the batcave in chester zoo and came away with all bats on the roof and that's just lit enough so not to fall

The camera on the I Phone is great. A friend of mine had the I Phone 13 pro max and has the 14 Pro max and the quality of the image's are second to none. Although i don't have an I Phone i would buy one of the above for camera quality. I will stick to my Nikon D750 for the time being. Nice image's you took.

The photo's with that phone are very great.

Great pictures as always, Henry! Today's smartphones give good results, but for me I still prefer my D7200 for art and for hiking / mountain biking trips my wife's Panasonic TZ101. Nevertheless, today I advise anyone who asks me what camera to buy best, to find out first if he is not already perfectly equipped with a smartphone.

we buy expensive photo equipment and post our pictures on Instagram !! a good iphone has enough quality for that! greetings from germany !!

The iphone13 is not humble compared to my iphoneSE - one lens, no control or RAW. But it goes everywhere with me and has captured some really good images that I would not have got otherwise. So like you I would applaud iphone photography as a side line to the more considered forms using cameras and add it to the armoury of my photo forays.

i'm all for anything that has the potential to take some heat out of the second-hand camera and glass markets.

Great photos as ever. No doubt you have the Adobe Package anyway so just use the camera through the LightRoom app on the mobile.

Just a thought. Have you thought about trying the GR system?

I Enjoyed this.

Great video, I will look upon my iPhone with a touch less scorn!

Nighttime landscapes by moonlight; can it be done?

Great video Henry. I often use my IPhone to practice composition when I don't have my camera gear with me.

Great video Henry. I didn't realize the best camera I have has practically always been with me.

Great video henry thanks mate.

Less is more. Once again great shots. Next time do some prints with iphone.

Ninja! OK, now I need to watch the rest of the vid. :)

I enjoyed the video, but one thing I say about phone photography and it's why I'm not a fan of it is it doesn't allow us to disconnect from the world properly. When we use our phones we are still connected to insgtagram, Facebook and all the other things that come with a phone. Unless you put your phone in Aeroplane Mode or turn off all the notifications, then you are going to be still bombarded with all the things that pop up on your phone. And this is very likely at some stage distract you from the actual task of taking photos. The one thing about cameras is they get you to be mindful because test buttons involving Shutter speed and so forth as well, and while there is menus on a phone that you can do all of that as well and they do take great photos. I don't think the mindfulness experience is something that can be matched on a phone I've made this point on a few other videos as well that have highlighted hair great phones are and I'm not bagging phone photographers as it is a great way for many people who don't have a lot of money or aren't very strong to hold a camera can get out and still participate in photography but if it came down to a choice, I would certainly choose a camera over a phone for that reason only. But definitely they take great photos and composition wise. Everything stays the same. It's just I don't feel they allow us to disconnect from what we're trying to get away from unless you're very disciplined

Henry, I bought the 13 Pro and the zoom is well worth the extra expense. I like you have a lot of money invested in gear, but when I am just out and about and see something (cloud cluster or a unique composition) I will snap a few shots with the phone just to not miss an opportunity..

I've got to admit Henry, that at first, I really struggled watching this video. I thought "Oh no! What's he using his iPhone for??" But then as I continued to watch I then changed my mind and thought "D'ya know something, these photos aren't half bad!" It just goes to show that I was thinking that because you were 'just using your phone' that the photos would be crap! I was wrong.

Interesting video - many thanks! I use Camera+ app on my iPhone 12 mini - it also shoots raw but has a bracketing setting so it shoots 3 frames simultaneously and you can then transfer the 3 files to your computer to blend them as usual. It can also emulate long exposures, which is fun. I suspect Halide (and others) can also do similar. Love shooting dng raws on my iPhone - good fun with IMO acceptable results.

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Interesting Henry. I hope there will be an update for i am interested in a good photoapp to. There where some great photo’s you’v made on your trip! Thnx

Hi I use Lightroom mobile or snapseed

Spot on comment Henry - great photos from comparatively basic camera equipment means the operator knows what they are doing! "All the gear - No idea" springs to mind. Thank you for up-loads.

Nice vid as always, I've tried doing the phone thing but failed, i just don't look with the phone, camera in hand however is a different story

Interesting stuff, and some great images as ever! It would be interesting to compare the Halide app you used against the standard camera app on the phone itself. Can you notice the difference?