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A Totally Silly Comparison of Photos

Spring is here, and along with all the blossoms, I’m also enjoying the No Fusion app. So much so that I wanted to try and do some side-by-side comparisons between photos taken with it and with my Leica camera. Please note this is all just for fun and I acknowledge the silliness.

All photos processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic as follows:

  • The Leica photos have an aspect ratio of 3:2, so I cropped the iPhone’s 4:3 photos to match that.
  • I cropped the iPhone photos some more to get them as close as possible to match the frame. The perspective is different because the Leica photos were taken with a 35mm f/2 lens and the iPhone ones were taken with the 17 Pro’s f/1.8 24mm equivalent lens.
  • Leica photos started as RAWs. iPhone photos started as ProRAWs, not BayerRAWs. No HEIF+ conversion is involved in these.
  • White Balance was set to Daylight for all photos.
  • Some photos had highlights or shadows adjusted. No other settings were changed.

A house partially obscured by lush green trees and bushes with red flowers. A few fallen flowers are scattered on the ground. The sky is blue and partly clouded.
Leica M10
A house partially obscured by lush green trees and bushes with red flowers. A few fallen flowers are scattered on the ground. The sky is blue and partly clouded.
iPhone 17 Pro

A residential street scene featuring a house with a porch, a large blooming pink magnolia tree, and a power pole. The sky is blue with some clouds, and there is a green lawn in the front yard.
Leica M10
A residential street scene featuring a house with a porch, a large blooming pink magnolia tree, and a power pole. The sky is blue with some clouds, and there is a green lawn in the front yard.
iPhone 17 Pro

A residential street corner with a house featuring dark siding and a large blossoming pink magnolia tree under a partly clouded blue sky. A car is parked on the street, and a utility pole is in the foreground.
Leica M10
A residential street corner with a house featuring dark siding and a large blossoming pink magnolia tree under a partly clouded blue sky. A car is parked on the street, and a utility pole is in the foreground.
iPhone 17 Pro

A white pickup truck is parked on a street under blooming cherry tree with white flowers. A light turquoise house and a yellow fence are in the background.
Leica M10
A white pickup truck is parked on a street under blooming cherry tree with white flowers. A light turquoise house and a yellow fence are in the background.
iPhone 17 Pro

A blooming magnolia tree with pink flowers stands in front of a graffiti-covered concrete wall, under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Leica M10
A blooming magnolia tree with pink flowers stands in front of a graffiti-covered concrete wall, under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
iPhone 17 Pro