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iPhone 5 Sample Images
iPhone 5 Audio Quality Measurements

These are straight shots from the iPhone 5. You can get them — with no contract obligations — directly at Amazon and at eBay.

I must be the only guy on the planet to shoot the iPhone 5 straight, that is, without screwing around with the image in a zillion apps. Yes, I use Photoshop CS6 to reformat the images for display here, but otherwise the colors and everything are essentially what came out of the camera.

My biggest source of support is when you use any of these links, especially this link directly to the iPhone 5 at eBay (see How to Win at eBay), when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. Thanks! Ken.

See also my Death Valley 2013 photos, shot on the iPhone, the LEICA M9 and Canon 5D Mark III for comparison.

 

Noni Tree 11 Nov 2012

Trees, 11 November 2012. HDR held the detail in the brightest parts of the tree trunk; most cameras would have washed-out to pure white. (HDR, ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/1,106.) original © file.

 

Fire Lane Nov 2012

Fire Lane, 13 November 2012. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/1,550.) original © file.

 

Palm by moonlight, 27 November 2012

Grand Avenue Bar and Grill, 27 November 2012. (ISO 640, f/2.4 at 1/15.) Original © file.

 

Palm by moonlight, 27 November 2012

Palm and Jupiter by moonlight, 27 November 2012. The white dot on the left? That's the planet Jupiter. (ISO 3,200, f/2.4 at 1/15, Athentech Perfectly Clear to reduce noise and lighten the image.)

 

Ready for Work, 07 December 2012.

Ready for Work, 07 December 2012. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/304.) original © file.

 

Ryan shooting the Canon 5D Mark III and 24-70/2.8 L II, 08 December 2012

Ryan shooting the Canon 6D and 24-70/2.8 L II, 08 December 2012. (ISO 64, f/2.4 at 1/40, Athentech Perfectly Clear to perfect the skin tones in shade.) © full-resolution.

 

Molly, 11 December 2012

Molly, 11 December 2012. (ISO 100, f/2.4 at 1/20, Athentech Perfectly Clear to lighten the shadows a bit.)

 

Century Plant, 15 December 2012

Century Plant, 15 December 2012. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/704.)

 

iPhone 5 Sample Panorama image file

240º of Hard light, 06 January 2013. (Panorama mode, ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/1,106.) Original © 18MB, 26 MP file.

 

Palm Trunk, 03 February 2013.

Shooting the LEICA M3 mit LEICA LEITZ SUMMICRON 90mm f/2, on Novoflex Mini Magic Ball on Dolica ZX600B300 at Zabriski Point, Death Valley, 02 February 2013. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/198, Athentech Perfectly Clear.)

 

Palm Trunk, 03 February 2013.

Palm Trunk, 03 February 2013. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/1,869, Athentech Perfectly Clear.) © full-resolution.

 

Fess Parker, Santa Barbara, 09 February 2013

Fess Parker, Santa Barbara, 09 February 2013. (Panorama, ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/1,427, Athentech Perfectly Clear.) © full-resolution.

 

Ryan burning down the house

Ryan burning down the house, 12 March 2013. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/531, Athentech Perfectly Clear plug-in.)

 

Fess Parker, Santa Barbara, 09 February 2013

Dinner, Aldo's, Santa Barbara, 10 April 2013. (ISO 64, f/2.4 at 1/40, Athentech Perfectly Clear.) original © file.

 

Shot in regular mode, I'd get this due to the lighting:

Aldo's, Santa Barbara

 

But use the HDR mode and add a ND split grad filter, and voila:

Aldo's, Santa Barbara

Dinner, Aldo's, Santa Barbara, 10 April 2013. (HDR mode, ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/60, ND split grad filter, Athentech Perfectly Clear.)

 

Islay at Broad, SLO

Green House, San Luis Obispo, 11 April 2013. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/834.) Original © file.

 

Islay at Broad, SLO

Cambria, 13 April 2013. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/201, Athentech Perfectly Clear.) Original © file.

 

270kV, 05 May 2013

270kV, 05 May 2013. (ISO 50, f/2.4 at 1/1,290.)

 

Hopscotch by Katie

Hopscotch by Katie, 13 May 2013. (f/2.4 at 1/120 at ISO 50.)

 

Snail Family

Snail Family, 07 June 2013. (cropped from iPhone 5, f/2.4 at 1/120 at ISO 50.)

 

Casio Oceanus

Rockwell's Watch, 17 June 2013. (f/2.4 at 1/2,358 at ISO 50.)

 

Katie chips away at her Smithsonian Rock and Gem Dig

Katie chips away at her Smithsonian Rock and Gem Dig, 04 August 2013. (Hint: the iPhone shoots the instant you take your finger off the button! /2.4 at 1/30 at ISO 50, Athentech Perfectly Clear plug-in.)

 

Brush, Mono Lake Before Dawn

Brush, Mono Lake Before Dawn, 7:11 AM 18 October 2013. (f/2.4 at 1/20 at ISO 80, split-toned print.)

 

Twin Lakes California at sunrise

Twin Lakes, California, 23 October 2013, 7:53 AM. (Panoramic mode.) bigger (original is four times larger in every direction).

 

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