Comments on: Skip this post if you don’t have an iPhone

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:32:21 +0000

Here’s the problem with “votes”. People seem to be more apt to vote on something if they DON’T like it. Those of us that don’t mind will just briefly scan the post or even contently read and watch every video and move on. It’s the way of the internet. The trolls will rush to bash anything they don’t agree with more than normal reads rush to “like” something. It’s the “if you don’t like something, complain” mentality.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:06:05 +0000

Man… you’d think that every person who comes to the site has to read every word and watch every video… Somewhere I picked up this obviously specialized skill: the ability to skip what I’m not interested in and move on. Wish I could share it with some of you.

By: Bungopony

Bungopony — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:00:16 +0000

Indeed there are those that would purchase an iPhone just because it has a piece of fruit on the back. There are also douchebags like you who would NEVER purchase one for the same reason, no matter how nice or easy it is to use.

Why would ANYONE want to read a book or take a class to learn how to use a phone? You really are the dummy here.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:55:53 +0000

I am secretly agreeing with every word you wrote (yes, I like video in DSLR and yes I like iPhone apps) – I think I have to close the comments at that point because this will trigger some unwanted discussions

Thanks for the support!

By: Oi

Oi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:36:42 +0000

First of all I want to say great job admin!!! This site is fantastic, I check in regularly to see what is going on in the WORLD of Nikon. So keep posting rumors and new product concepts like this. Who knows, maybe Palm or Windows Mobile or Symbian will release better software and hardware for controlling our cameras. If they do I hope to hear about it here! Yes I own an iPhone and no I will not use this app with my nikon cameras, it just doesn’t suit my needs but it is good to know it exists. I might see it being more useful if I could manipulate my camera’s settings without the laptop.

If Nokia would release a phone with similar functionality to the iPhone and the same or similar app base I would switch back. Until that happens the iPhone is the best mobile device for me because of the flexibility to run third party apps like this. If I ever need it, it’s good to know the technology exists. Maybe someday ATT will fix their network to allow us to use the technology that is available today.

Anyway, keep up the good work and keep posts like these coming, if it’s nikon related send it our way. And yes I also think that video on a dslr is worthwhile and will only enable us to become more creative with our work. I look forward to adding digital photo frames to my wedding work which include short video clips along with stills. And who knows, maybe I will use my phone to control the recording of those clips…

Thanks admin, this post has given me some great ideas…

By: 3space

3space — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:38:21 +0000

Good stuff! keep the iphone and all related nikon post coming. I hope one day there is an app that can control the focus motor and allow me to record and play back rack focuses for timed shoots..

By: johansson

johansson — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:10:22 +0000

lol – how small-minded some of you are!
you sound like little babies:
“bah … this is a nikon site … bah… we only want to here things about nikon … bah …”
idiots!

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:40:23 +0000

there are 3 videos in the post

By: GlobalGuy

GlobalGuy — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:27:13 +0000

This post was annoying. You only needed 1 or 2 videos. You definitely didn’t need 5. And why double post?? We understood this the first time. It would have been far better if you posted something about other Phones that can do this or people who are working on it. Google Android phones please. A lot of people hate the iPhone specifically because of how closed it is. Don’t make this a MAC site.

By: grumps

grumps — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:02:55 +0000

I hear you too, and totally get it. I’m just saying that would be ideal and discourage some of the other discouraging readers on your site too. Obviously quality of those rumors are important, as I guess the smarter readers are roughly able to predict whats next … and your next Nikon press conference posting will point us on a better time line

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:33:55 +0000

Yes it will work on an iPod Touch.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:31:36 +0000

I hear you – the problem is that I don’t control when I will get a good rumor, this is why I am trying to entertain the readers with other interesting, Nikon related topics. Would you rather see 2 posts per week (rumors only)? Maybe I should rethink again having a Page 2 for all non-rumors posts. If you’ve been here long enough, you probably remember that at the beginning I did have a Page 2 blog but it did not go well, so I pulled the plug.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:26:29 +0000

I think in 5 years this functionality will be standard feature in every cell phone and digital camera, but like many new technologies people are afraid of it at the beginning.

By: KevinR

KevinR — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:08:18 +0000

That makes no sense whatsoever. You obviously have no clue what you are talking about. Ridiculous.

By: David

David — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:00:20 +0000

So this misses the point and really points to why the other carriers really miscalculated with Apple. You are right in that the other carriers have phones that provide similar technology or even greater technology. However, the best technology does not win, it is the packaging, integration and marketing behind it all. I look back at Commodore as an example. Remember the Amiga? Best technology at the time from a graphics and multimedia perspective. They also bragged about the best SCSI implementation, but then they didn’t create the story and put the marketing and support muscle behind the rollout so it never grew above a niche player and eventually everyone else caught up from the technology perspective and blew them away from every other perspective.

Point is, nobody else packaged all the technologies together, supported development, provided a market for apps and put the marketing muscle (and mystique) behind the rollout of a phone than Apple did. That is what makes the iPhone family such a force to be reckoned with, not the technology itself.

Palm figured that out (finally – I used to be a Treo owner but they lost me when the 3G came out – so the ‘Pre’ was too late for me, but they are figuring it out and offering a compelling alternative to the iPhone).

Anyway, this is a Nikon site, so I think the DSLR App announcements are relevant regardless of which phone platform. I look forward to seeing the announcement on this site when the DSLR App is actually available for Nikon.

By: CanNik

CanNik — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:56:10 +0000

Don’t have an I phone but that is a nice app. Windows Mobile 6 user here.

By: grumps

grumps — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:42:03 +0000

To NR Admin: A Suggestion
I voted for this post and no I don’t have an iPhone. (I heard it here first)
However, may I suggest for every NON-Nikon product, can you post a Nikon rumor to balance it out. I check this site often, but can’t help but feel it will just turn into a gadget site IF there isn’t a counter balance, away from rumors… that being Nikon rumors. Just a suggestion!

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:29:13 +0000

also I would like to know about the features on your LG that are not available on the iPhone and I don’t think I should read a book or a take a class in order to learn how to use a phone…

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:24:59 +0000

Let me guess – you are not working for AT&T. Every other carrier lost many customers because of the iPhone – I was one of them (switched from T-Mobile to AT&T just because of the iPhone). In my case (running several blogs) there is no better solution out there. I agree that there is a lot of hype around the iPhone, but you have to understand also that this is the best tool available for many people out there.

By: Wireless Employee

Wireless Employee — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:17:15 +0000

I work for a major cell phone retailer, therefore spend a lot of time using and comparing various devices. There are things that my 5 year old LG can do that iPhone can’t. The only reason it sells it the piece of fruit slapped on the back. That’s it.
Every major carrier has had downloadable software for years. Apple comes up with the cute term ‘apps’ and people call it revolutionary.
Every major carrier has had touch screen phones for a while, too. Apple makes one and its revolutionary.
If you find everything else ‘too hard’ to use except the IPhone, that just means you’re an idiot. Read a book, take a class, and the next time you buy a product with ‘i” in the title, I hope the battery explodes in your pocket.