After Party: 1five2oh / 1oh2oh / nine3oh / 1C0N / eight3oh

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People who are engaging on this project really benefit by keeping the device on 8.1 +Denim, IMHO. It simply seems to process better, speedier and with less issue than on W10M. For a dedicated camera, I see no reason to go to W10M and many to stay on 8.1.

Icon/930 and 1520 are better for speedy shot-to-shot times and have plenty of processing muscle compared to 1020. I like 1520 better for the battery endurance and larger screen. Remember that the cameras are equal. Their fault is in low light. Another strength they have in common is the ability to record Dolby Surround quality audio. But here again, the Icon/930 reports more issues with microphone than 1520 if my reading of the forums is correct...

For your use 1520 might be the best choice because of speed since kids and family shots are usually more spontaneous and the fast shot-to-shot times help. You can shoot generous 16MP or 18MP captures (depending on aspect ratio) and these are fantastic for cropping in. JPG or DNG as you prefer. The 5MP oversampled pics are generally of the highest quality as well.

There is a lot to say in 1020's favor as well. The largest capture size is immense and gives you way more data to work with post-shot. The low light capability is better. Xenon flash is very tasteful in output as compared to the dual LED of 1520/Icon/930 which tends to be heavy handed., especially close in

If you want fast as a top priority 1020 isn't well suited. It makes up for it in other ways and is great for composition type shoots.


If I had to pick just one... I'd probably say 1520. I took two long vacations (30+ days each) using the 1520 for my camera and was not disappointed. Throw in a good quality SD card and snap away. Take 100+ pics a day and don't worry about storage even with large capture sizes. It is totally dependable and capable in my experience for just the use you describe.
 

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RumoredNow - thank you for the advice. I'm definitely going to grab me a 1520. You're a very knowledgeable guy so I'm definitely going with your opinion. I subscribed to this thread and hopefully I can contribute some greats shots as well. Thanks again!
 

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Thank you. I appreciate the vote of confidence.

Look forward very much to seeing you contribute in the thread as well...

Good luck with the device hunt.
 

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I've been doing some sorting, evaluating and processing on the material I netted from the jam session.

Here's the first few final post edit results.


From the 1520.

Keyboard Imp
Keyboard Imp.jpg


From the 1020.

Axe (resized)
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Fu Dog (resized)
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Fuji Film Hero Shot (processed in the incomparable B-L-A-C-K and I'm still miffed their crowd fund effort to go UWP failed)
Fuji Film Hero Shot.jpg


In The Rock Zone
In The Rock Zone.jpg


Maestro
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[NOTE]Inviting Lumia 830 owners into the project. Great camera with top shelf imaging quality. Many 830 owners are likely looking at new daily drivers now which are built for W10M.

Welcome.[/NOTE]
 

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A couple more from the jam session and Lumia 1520.


Converted this one from DNG to JPG with Fotor, cleaned it up and distorted in Polarr...

Jammin'
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Some tweaks in Polarr and then a trip through B-L-A-C-K

Fingering
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After careful consideration and having used both the 1520 and the 1020 side by side... I'm reaching for the 1020 first every time. I'm going to concentrate on honing my photography skills on the 1020 and it's time to let my love affair with the 1520 fade...

1520 is still a wonderful beast of a phone and a great shooter, but for the type of photography I like the 1020 is simply a better choice.
 

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After careful consideration and having used both the 1520 and the 1020 side by side... I'm reaching for the 1020 first every time. I'm going to concentrate on honing my photography skills on the 1020 and it's time to let my love affair with the 1520 fade...

1520 is still a wonderful beast of a phone and a great shooter, but for the type of photography I like the 1020 is simply a better choice.
Wow, I can only imagine how it felt to arrive at this decision. I think it's going to be fun to use the 1020 in that way!
 

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So now that I'm down to just the 1020 as a dedicated camera... And with a 2 week trip to Portugal just over the horizon in late October...

I told my wife what the next phase was. She asked, "If you are going to spend more money on it why not just get a camera?" Good point. So I looked at Point & Shoot cameras and some DSLRs. To match the MP and the raw potential of the 1020 P&S is pretty much out and DSLR is $$$ to match or exceed the venerable yellow monster.

Final phase therefore initiated.

Should round me out fairly well as a kit. Can't wait for the gear to come in so I can get some practice time with it...
 
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Hope the battery on the 1020 holds up...
I've been in situations with a 920, where it took so long to charge up the battery (esp since its non-removable), I kept a simple P&S on standby.
 

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Hope the battery on the 1020 holds up...
I've been in situations with a 920, where it took so long to charge up the battery (esp since its non-removable), I kept a simple P&S on standby.

So far battery has not been an issue. I got the 1020 almost BNIB last year. The Swappa seller stated that it had only been out of the box to test functionality and then it was reboxed and put up for sale. Near as I can tell this is left over AT&T stock and I'm the first to really use the device. Plus I have the camera grip which adds another 1020 mAh of battery (see what they did there?) for a total of 3020 mAh. Plenty of juice since it isn't doing any phone or internet stuff.

I am hoping I can get the BeastGrip configured so that the camera grip can stay on when mounted. I'm pretty sure I can configure it that way.
 

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Got the 1020 mounted in a Beastgrip. Here are some initial experimental shots. Just testing as it were.

All pics are the 5MP oversampled images so they will fit the forum.


Tripod mounted. Auto everything except flash forced off. Lumia Camera.

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Same shot with maximum onboard zoom.

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Same shot adding Panasonic 3.5x telephoto. Very noticeable vignetting.

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And zooming in with onboard zoom until the vignetting is gone.

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Then max onboard zoom through the 3.5x Panasonic lens.

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I can probably achieve better results when using manual focus through the 3.5x. I just took some quick shots to see how much zoom is gained.


Here is one straight from the Lumia Camera app, all auto except flash forced off. I took this shot freehand. IMHO, Lumia 1020 simply won't focus in close and needs a lot of room between the lens and subject. No onboard zoom used and this is as tight in as I could get.

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I added the +10 macro "filter" which let me get in much closer. Again, no onboard zoom was used.

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Since the filters are stackable I kept the +10 on the mount and added the +4 and +2 for a total of +16.

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Here is a sample of the +16 pic screen capped from computer when viewing at 100% size.

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Compare that to a 100% view screencap from the unassisted shot.

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O... K...

Can't think of anything else to add to my 1020 to complete the project and turn it into a full on dedicated camera/video monster.

I have a few more items dribbling in. Once they all arrive I'll do a photo/video presentation on the whole kit. Still cheaper than a DSLR in the long run.
 

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