"The best camera is the one that's with you"
This classic from the photo-quotebox made me always avoid a DSLR and prooved to be completely true during the last four weeks of my Interrail trip through Europe. First – I’m not the “artistic” kind of photographer. For me photography is about capturing moments, sharing them with others and maybe swelling backin memories later on. That’s it.
However, to capture the real sense of a moment the camera needs a certain degree of sophistication. Basically light and colors should be about right and the photo shouldn’t be all too blurry. Until now this required me too carry around an “extra camera”, in my case the little Leica D-Lux 3. The 2 megapixels and lens of my iPhone 3G were just too bad when it came to low light, objects closer than 0.5 meters or wanting to print something for grandma. Consequently with the iPhone 4 I was keen to see weather Apple could finally provide me with the everywhere and everytime camera I was looking for?
For anyone in the same situation- Here’s a little roundup of how I got along with the camera under various conditions, what I liked and disliked and if this is finally excuse enough to upgrade your iPhones and contracts.
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