iPhone 18 Pro Camera: A Pro Photographer's Verdict with Chris Freitag

Photographer and YouTuber Chris Freitag is back to explain what the new adjustable aperture does for your photos even if you never touch a setting, why Photographic Styles finally won him over, and how his iPhone replaced a much pricier video camera. Stick around for the free app he still can't believe costs nothing. In this episode: Apple's "Welcome home" event in New York on October 13 and what might show up How a trip for a watch band ended with an iPhone 18 Pro at $0 a month f/1.48 vs. f/4: brighter low-light shots, natural background blur, and sun stars Photographic Styles that work like a Lightroom color profile, plus the new Film look Why Chris is happy shooting HEIF instead of RAW Camera Control: better than the 16, still clumsy What the new aperture means if you just want good party photos Shooting video with Blackmagic Camera, and his one gripe: slippery aluminum Links from the show: Chris Freitag: https://www.chrisfreitag.com Chris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisFreitag Chris on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chrisfreitag Blackmagic Camera: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccamera Leica LUX: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6477182657 Moment Pro Camera: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6748837351 Halide: https://halide.cam/ Meow Wolf Denver: https://meowwolf.com/visit/denver Question or Comment? Send us a Text Message! Support the show Contact Us Drop us a line at [email protected] You’ll find Jeff at @reyespoint on Threads and reyespoint.bsky.social on Bluesky Find Tom at @tomanderson on Threads Join Tom’s newsletter, Apple Talk, for more Apple coverage and tips & tricks. Tom has a new YouTube channel Show artwork by the great Randall Martin Design Enjoy Basic AF? Leave a review or rating! Review on Apple Podcasts Rate on Spotify Recommend in Overcast Intro Music: Psychokinetics - The Chosen Apple Music Spotify Transcripts and some images are AI generated and may contain errors and general silliness.