This is one of those for-the-record posts so that we don't forget the how/why/what/when/where parts of the story.
Back in November 2021, Astrid bit the bullet and bought her first smart phone, which was an iPhone 12, all about which I posted here. In October 2022, almost a year later, I followed suit with my own iPhone 12, because I was totally impressed with its camera for inside shots in particular.
That was then; this is now.
When we realized we'd get a bit of a windfall from Sander's inheritance, after his death last year, I told Astrid that as his "gift" to us both, for all the blood, sweat and tears, why don't we upgrade to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, specifically for the camera. It was the only thing I wanted from him but I didn't want to have the better phone camera without her having it too. She was convinced enough to go along.
So this past Thursday (in sync with our 14th wedding anniversary on Monday the 5th!), we did the same routine as in 2021: we drove to Amsterdam's Museumplein to park, walked to the Apple Store a couple blocks away (with a quick latte macchiato along the way), picked up our new phones--with help in transferring everything from our old phones in 45 minutes, walked to Wagamama a block away for a celebratory lunch, and then drove back home.
Our celebratory lunch (last photo with my iPhone 12)!
And now we're playing. It's a new learning curve, besides the fact that the Max part of the phone is what gives it a 5x zoom, instead of the 3x for simply the Pro. Since the phone camera is what we both use for certain situations, exceeding the strength our our Canon PhotoShot cameras, it was important to "go for broke," getting the best, which should last us a loooooooong time.
So, YES, I started playing around in the car, especially with the depth of field.
And then at home...options galore to explore.
Astrid, too, is exploring...at our Happy Hour (top--Willem's shoe) and at home...
...and then on her bike ride yesterday morning.
Soon we'll make a date to go out somewhere together, just to play around with our new "cameras." We'll continue to use both of our cameras, of course, because the Canons give us incredible zoom (70x) for when we need it. We even bought travel cases with straps for our iPhones, so that we can strap both phones/cameras around our necks to use interchangeably.
How's that for teaching old dogs new tricks!
Thank you, Sander, for the tear and the smile.
Both congratulations with your new "Sander" phones. En dat jullie er heel veel plezier van hebben. Fijne zondag
ReplyDeleteOh, bless you, Marjolein. I like calling them our "Sander" phones! They will always remind us of him.
DeleteI still think it is a wonderful upgrade from the "12". So far the camera is performing better than I thought it will do. I am sure that soon we know more of the possibilities when we go "into the field". Thank you, Sander. I know he would have loved to play around with the "15" also....... Ginnie, thank you for this post, we need this kind of extra memory ;) IHVJ.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling we'll be gobsmacked every time we use this phone's camera, Astrid, especially when we're in churches and other inside places. I suppose we'll be tempted to have it be our go-to camera, using our Canon PhotoShots mainly when we want to zoom in closer.
DeleteGood for you both! Happy Anniversary gift from Sander, yippee! I know you both will have oodles of fun with these cameras. I am blown away by the videos Peter takes with his, just gorgeous cinematography! Isn't it incredible what we can do with these little machines??
ReplyDeleteSo, you already know, Ruth, how much fun we will have exploring the options in front of us! I'm sure we will often be blown away by the magic, totally apart from what we do ourselves. Thank you for sharing our excitement.
DeleteTrust me, Marie. We will!
ReplyDeleteIndeed so, Cherry. We were already quite happy with the iPhone 12 camera. But this one clearly is taking us to a new level, which we are eager to discover...and use!
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