WOO -- I worked at DuPont's photo paper factory in Rochester, while a student at U of R. I was paid like a king, a good $5.50 an hour or so. I was rich. The building was ancient. My job was to document some of their electrical wiring... I got to walk around the place and crawl around in dark places tracing conduit and writing down info I found inside breaker panels.
Don't quite agree about smartphones -- my S4 is at least as good as my Canon G2 from 2002. Yes of course you can get a better image from most digital cameras but given that a smartphone does so much more, it's nothing short of amazing. Given the portability, feature set, and ability to share images, it's a sensible choice for most hikers. If you're never going to make prints, the smart phone is more than enough -- the resolution exceeds most display screens by a large margin.
Granted I just bought myself a fancy new camera... so yes, I understand its limits.
Don't quite agree about smartphones -- my S4 is at least as good as my Canon G2 from 2002. Yes of course you can get a better image from most digital cameras but given that a smartphone does so much more, it's nothing short of amazing. Given the portability, feature set, and ability to share images, it's a sensible choice for most hikers. If you're never going to make prints, the smart phone is more than enough -- the resolution exceeds most display screens by a large margin.
Granted I just bought myself a fancy new camera... so yes, I understand its limits.