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Opalescence:

--- Quote from: Visualab on February 20, 2021, 13:20 ---it's all about content,not resolution or equipment..btw mobile phones are not the choise if you take stock seriously...even the best mobile is thousand miles away from a crappy camera...

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Yes, it's about content. And how seriously can you take stock? Prices are falling so that soon you will have to pay to them to use your work and contributors are leaving by hordes.

Evaristo tenscadisto:
Hi, I share the same view: Content is king! not resolution or best high tech camera.
In my case.... almost 95% of portfolio is hd. Rest is 4k or 8k.
I also having the sense that there are much more sales nowadays with content made with smartphones HD than with last big cam (even set in HD). I think this is due to fact that smartphones are very portable,  less intrusive,  ready to shoot everywhere you go and some with even water resistible. Despite i love big gear i must say that can't beat this daily life advantages of smartphone.

SpaceStockFootage:

--- Quote from: Visualab on February 20, 2021, 13:20 ---it's all about content, not resolution or equipment...

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...unless you only have a camera that shoots in 720p.

Opalescence:

--- Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on February 20, 2021, 17:53 ---...unless you only have a camera that shoots in 720p.

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Sell it to antique dealer!  ;D

smcbuki:

--- Quote from: Visualab on February 20, 2021, 13:20 ---it's all about content,not resolution or equipment..btw mobile phones are not the choise if you take stock seriously...even the best mobile is thousand miles away from a crappy camera...

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I beg to differ. Smartphone cameras are excellent, because they are always at hand. You can make some great editorial, although you didn't bring your gear. And sometimes, when you shoot editorial, on the street, people get nervous if you pull out big fancy camera with gimbal or tripod. When you use a smartphone, people tend to be more relaxed and think of you as of a tourist or a vlogger or something.
What I'm trying to say is: yes - cameras are better, but you can add great stuff (mainly editorial) to your portfolio using your phone.

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