Based on my experiences, even though I love the Democratic nature of the iPhone, smart phones etc.… The photos shot on smart phones just typically look ugly. Especially if you contrast them with any modern day digital camera which has 1000 times superior Aleutian, image Fidelity, dynamic range, grain and contrast and sharpness etc.

For example, I’m currently just shooting with a Panasonic Lumix G9 with the pancake 14 mm F2.5 lens and I love it! I still think the Rico GR 3X is the superior camera, but for the time being… Considering that my Ricoh 3X broke, as did all my Ricoh GR cameras, I am currently just shooting and making the best of what I got right now.

I think the iPhone, iPhone Pro is really good if you just want to give it to your mom to make really nice pictures. And also, the more I think about it… The iPhone pro is an insanely bizarre device; what is it for, who is it for?

For example, it does not really a productivity device. If you want to be productive, getting a small iPad Pro makes more sense. And also, if you’re a hard-core programmer you would probably be better off having some sort of iMac, desktop computer with a big ass monitor etc.

Once again, if you just want a small compact camera that is always in your front right pocket, the Ricoh GR 3X makes photos that look at least 10,000 times more beautiful than even any new iPhone pro.