Smartphone only competition?

There is snobbery with smart phones. £200 (me). Then there are the iPhone chasers at £1000+

not a bad idea Huw

Equipment snobbery has always existed but its not what you've got its what you do with it as they say.

That sounds an interesting idea!

Good idea, a camera is a camera, beyond me to be honest but i would love to see what better people can create :-)

ClickMore 📷 said

There is snobbery with smart phones. £200 (me). Then there are the iPhone chasers at £1000+

That's true. On the other hand, a soupçon of snobbery amongst users of 'real' cameras is not entirely unheard-of. :-)

(FWIW I'm a bangs-per-buck kind of guy and very much at the '£200 smartphone' end of the market.)

Another £200 (or less even) Smartphone guy here.  But I love the idea.  It might bring my photography mojo back generally by being something totally new (to me) as a piece of ‘art form’ kit.  And it might even get me to the level of quality my granddaughters get in using the damned thing. 🫣🙏🤣

I reckon it’s a good thought. Not sure I’d enter but definitely support the idea.

Afraid I’m not one of the cool kids though, my phone cost a lot (not as much as my fave lens admittedly)

Mostly, it's just another work tool for me (Samsung S23).
Upgraded when the battery in my S10 died.
Borrow a monitor, and I don't need to take a laptop with me when I travel for work.
I take a bluetooth mouse and mini keyboard.
Same with the iPad mini. 
Both powerful computers.
Underused by many.

Takes great photos though.

Sounds like a good idea to me.

Definitely (y)

Why not for those who enter competitions (not my bag) damned good idea to be fair, nothing stopping any phone image being used now. For the avoidance of doubt would this extend to tablets too, as some use them to capture and edit all in same device. It might be an idea to clarify qualifying devices to save issues later, as no doubt the next question will be is pocket 3, insta 360, Go pro etc. permitted?

I think my only objection would be that all the other themes can be interpreted solely on the merits of the picture, without further context.

Aside from SFW competitions, there's no "enforcement" of subjects in competitions beyond how people vote.  How would anyone tell whether a particular entry was taken on a phone rather than on anything else?

If so this should be separated off from those of us who still like to take pictures the old fashioned way. Not many of us old timers left now.

indemnity said

Why not for those who enter competitions (not my bag) damned good idea to be fair, nothing stopping any phone image being used now. For the avoidance of doubt would this extend to tablets too, as some use them to capture and edit all in same device. It might be an idea to clarify qualifying devices to save issues later, as no doubt the next question will be is pocket 3, insta 360, Go pro etc. permitted?

I haven't a clue what you are talking about.

indemnity said

Why not for those who enter competitions (not my bag) damned good idea to be fair, nothing stopping any phone image being used now. For the avoidance of doubt would this extend to tablets too, as some use them to capture and edit all in same device. It might be an idea to clarify qualifying devices to save issues later, as no doubt the next question will be is pocket 3, insta 360, Go pro etc. permitted?

You make a fair point Kevin. And if Go Pros et al are permitted, then what about 'smart lenses' (e.g. Sony's QX10 and QX100, and the PixPro SL10), that you clip on the front of your smartphone and control over wi-fi? And if that's OK, then why not grab stills of any wi-fi connected camera, perhaps our high-res security cams using a controller app such as Onvier or similar. And if that's OK, then I could also use either of my Lumix µ4/3 cameras over wi-fi using Panasonic's 'Image App'. And if that's OK, then...

Seems that whilst this is a great idea, actually setting and enforcing the rules, not to mention adjudicating the consequential squabbles, might prove, well, interesting. :-)