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1. matja · 1789916430 · focus · HN ↗

   I'm surprised that in no reviews of the iPhone 18 camera there is mention of the bad quality bokeh, it has heavy ring shapes that looks like what you'd get from a cheap catadioptric lens.

   Edit: e.g. the tree in one of the images in the page: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dxomark.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;PoleHDR_Deep_AppleiPhone18Pro_DxOMark_05-00.jpeg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dxomark.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;PoleHDR_D...

   1. mannyv · 1789934672 · focus · HN ↗

      Only professionals and enthusiasts care about bokeh. And I say that as someone that shoots my 50mm 1.2 wide open.

      Previously the blur on iPhone was all software, apparently. I&#x27;ve set mine to do wide open with no bokeh, and i&#x27;ll put it in after.

      But to be honest, the iPhone is the camera I have on me, so the limits are acceptable. Can I force focus it? No. Can I get the glow? No. But iPhone + zoom + crop is better in some ways than my 50mm 1.2 with bokeh.

      1. qmr · 1789940172 · focus · HN ↗

         That assertion is not true at all and your comment overall just reeks of Apple apologism.

         The average user may not understand the technical details of bokeh but they will certainly have an opinion on what is pleasing to the eye.

         1. 0x457 · 1789967831 · focus · HN ↗

            I remeber photographers talking about X has &quot;not very nice bokeh&quot; probably since I met a first photographer when phones were monochrome and had no camera. No one beside photographer cared then, no one will care today.

            To most people its just blur and they don&#x27;t care that it is not just blur.

            1. OGWhales · 1789996072 · focus · HN ↗

               Even if they don&#x27;t care about bokeh per se, they can still find pictures with really bad bokeh to be ugly.

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