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Having been given an early promotional unit by Apple, Sports Illustrated on Sunday published a series of photos shot with the iPhone 7 Plus, which includes a second lens for 2x optical zoom.
The photos were snapped by professional SI photographer David Klutho at yesterday's Titans-Vikings NFL matchup, and highlighted on Twitter by Apple CEO Tim Cook. While a few of them are in-game action shots, many concentrate on pre-game moments, such as Billy Ray Cyrus singing the U.S. national anthem.
Apple made the Plus' camera technology a highlight of its iPhone 7 announcement last week, pointing out the new images possible with optical and digital zoom technology. Combined the Plus can achieve 10x zoom, although digital zoom simply blows up and enhances sensor data.
Preorders for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are already underway, in advance of the first units shipping on Friday. People ordering online now will find many shipments delayed by weeks, and some models — namely jet black versions of the iPhone 7 Plus — won't arrive until November.
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Just an FYI, folks... The NFL is a notoriously litigious organization and any reproduction of their photos without permission are a legal problem. I'd recommend you only provide a link and remove all photos in this case. Consult with your own lawyer if you don't believe me. Thanks.
ESPN too got in on the fun..at the US Open..
http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17496880/first-ever-iphone-7-photos-2016-us-open
I bought the 7 Plus with 128 g specifically because of the camera so I'm happy to see how great the camera is and that it's worth it.
My current SE and 5s both only have 16 g storage and I'm fine with that because they were never my main camera and uploaded everything to the cloud. But I expect to use my 7 more for photography, video and basic editing as my main photo rig from now on.
I don't know much about this stuff and my vision stinks too (I need glasses to find my glasses.) Can you all tell the difference between these pictures and "what would have been" with the iPhone 6+ camera? I'm not criticizing or anything, just asking for your opinions on how much difference the new tech really makes here. Some of you really know and care about this stuff.