^^Philip How big a deal is that to you? I’m open. The smaller i-phone batteries might be a concern
Camera: video or stills? stills: Would be nice to get some decent res shots. Your recent trip across Kodiak had really high quality visuals. I know a mobile phone isn’t going to match that but it would be nice to get some decent/presentable shots. Short video clips are a great way to preserve a memory as well.
Are you ok with a fixed focal length, or do you want non-digital-zoom options (i.e., multi lens)? I’m trying to take shots of landscapes. Trying to hold on to that vision. It helps sometimes framing the shot to zoom and the digital zoom is not the greatest. But like Harry Callahan said A man’s gotta know his (Camera’s) limitations. At a certain point to do really good shots it seems you’ve got to get a real telephoto paired with a nice slr but then it (the trip) becomes a whole different thing, at least for my old solo, gram weenie self . But catching the best image I can within the limits of a mobile phone is worth it $$
Misc: waterproof without a case important? How much memory? Price limitations? Yes on the waterproof. On memory I need to store somewhat large Caltopo downloads but I can delete and reload map files and photos/videos. I currently have only @ 22 gb on the s-5. @9 on a card and @ 12 of 16 internal.
I’d also prefer to have as little bloat ware as possible. Avoiding all the crap running in the background and cranking up every time you turn on the device helps a lot with battery life. I currently fire up the inreach only 4 times a day to send progress – on schedule reports/messages and try to turn on the phone only for photos, when necessary to check position get a bearing on a waypoint with Gaia or send a ‘special’ message paired with the inreach.
BTW Thanks. Those are some good questions!
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