With how incredible high-end smartphone cameras have gotten, why do professional photographers and film makers still spend thousands of dollars on high end equipment instead of just using a high-end smartphone camera?

Question

With how incredible high-end smartphone cameras have gotten, why do professional photographers and film makers still spend thousands of dollars on high end equipment instead of just using a high-end smartphone camera?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Phone cameras still have a long way to go compared to professional cameras. They take pretty nice still pics in good lighting, but professional cameras allow a lot more light into the camera by using a bigger lense, which takes better high speed or low light shots.