Explore my hands-on SANDMARC gear reviews for iPhone photography, including telephoto lenses, macro lenses, filters, and other accessories with videos, quick impressions, and real-world testing.

I put the iPhone 18 Pro's Night Mode to the test under Utah's dark skies, capturing the Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy, and nighttime landscapes. See how the main, telephoto, and ultra-wide cameras compare for astrophotography, including their strengths and image quality limitations.

I tested the iPhone 18 Pro’s new variable aperture against the iPhone 17 Pro to see how much of a difference it actually makes. The comparison looks at depth of field, sharpness, sunstars, and the practical benefits of shooting from f/1.48 to f/4.

See how the iPhone Pro camera system evolved from the iPhone 11 Pro through the iPhone 18 Pro, including changes to sensor sizes, megapixels, focal lengths, apertures, telephoto cameras, and computational photography.

Real-world iPhone 17 Pro vs Nikon Z7 II RAW image quality comparison, including ISO testing, dynamic range recovery, ProRAW versus RAW performance, and smartphone versus full frame photography analysis.

Real-world Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Nikon Z7 II RAW image quality comparison, including detail, dynamic range, ISO testing, and smartphone vs full frame image comparisons.

Real-world Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Fujifilm GFX 100S image quality comparison for landscape photography, including detail, sharpness, and whether 200MP can compete with 100MP medium format.

Real world comparison between the iPhone 14 Pro and a full frame camera for landscape photography. See how the iPhone 14 Pro compares to the Nikon Z7II in RAW image quality, detail, and sharpness.