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Roadrunner and Lizard, 6:12 PM, 29 April 2020. LEICA TRINOVID 10x50 BN binoculars, iPhone 11 Pro Max hand-held to eyepiece, 4.25mm at f/1.8 at 1/122 at Auto ISO 32. bigger.
Not bad, considering I shot this through my window!
Tree in Glorious Backlight, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, 2:17 P.M., 18 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm standard camera (26mm equivalent) at f/1.8 at 1/1,397 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 13.8). bigger.
Fletcher Cove, California, 3:08 P.M., 29 February 2020. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm standard camera (26mm equivalent) at f/1.8 at 1/6,098 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 15.9), exactly as shot. bigger.
Tufa at Dawn, Mono Lake, California, 7:29 A.M., 22 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/285 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13.0). bigger.
The iPhone 11 Pro is astonishing at how it handles both shadow and highlight, all by itself. Back when I shot large-format film, it was nearly impossible to get anything other than pitch black where the iPhone shows explicit detail in the shadows in the much darker foreground.
Sand Tufa Tower, California's Mojave Desert, 8:47 A.M., 22 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/170 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 12¼), split-toned print. bigger.
Enchanted Forest, June Lake Loop, California's Eastern Sierra, 12:13 P.M., 22 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/287 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13.0). bigger.
The Comet Neowise. 9:09 PM, Thursday, 16 July 2020. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/1.8 at 1 second handheld at Auto ISO 3,200, automatic Night Mode (LV -3.3). bigger.
When I was a kid, astrophotography was a drag. I'd attach my Minolta SR-1 (self-portrait from 1974 at age 12) to the back of my 60mm × 700mm Tasco (unguided altazimuth) telescope, make a long exposure, and a week later get nothing back but blank film.
This time, I pointed my old Bushnell Spacemaster II 25× 60mm spotting scope at the comet after I found it with my LEICA TRINOVID 10 × 50 BN binoculars, then as a goof, held my iPhone 11 Pro Max behind the scope in the air as it made a magic, automatic time-sliced and motion-compensated exposure.
Holy, cow, it worked! I just held it, and it made a sharp exposure even though my hands were moving Shot in the native Apple Camera app,
It took longer to write this than it did to shoot it.
Luminarias, Christmas Eve 2019, 5:38 P.M. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/1.8 at 1/2 second handheld at Auto ISO 800, automatic Night Mode (LV -0.4), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution.
Bedroom by Moonlight, 12 November 2019, 5:01 A.M. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/1.8 at 1/2 second handheld at Auto ISO 4,000, automatic Night Mode (LV -2.7), Perfectly Clear. bigger.
I kid you not: I was awakened by the setting full moon well before dawn. I held up my iPhone 11 Pro Max from bed and made a snap. PERFECT! The band of white light on the carpet in the center bottom of the image is moonlight. This iPhone amazes me; I don't even have to be awake to take great photos!
The Milky Way, Bridgeport, California, 7:34PM, 22 October 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/1.8 at 1 second (30 second composite time exposure mode tripod-mounted with XUMA MTA-300B Tripod Adapter) at Auto ISO 12,500 (LV -5.4). bigger or fill screen.
While the rest of our group on last week's trip frantically fiddled with mirrorless and DSLR settings in the cold and pitch-black night, all I did was shoot this in the time exposure mode of my iPhone, lighten it a bit later in Photoshop CS6, and voilà, the iPhone 11 Max Pro eats another segment of what phones didn't used to be able to do. Better than the time exposures on the "real" cameras, the iPhone even compensated for the rotation of the earth that leads to blurred stars in the other shots. (see also How to Shoot the Milky Way with old cameras.) I got results almost as good hand-holding; the tripod mount let me set 30 seconds of accumulation rather than just 10 seconds.
30-second exposures with the Fuji GFX100 and GF 50mm f/3.5 were too blurry; you need an astronomical clock drive (or the iPhone's clever compensated intelligent accumulation mode) to get rid of the blur from the earth's rotation.
Sunset on the Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, 6:08 P.M., 17 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 6mm long camera (52mm equivalent) at f/2 at 1/133 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 11.4). bigger.
300-Degree Dana Point Oceanfront Panorama, 4:14PM, 03 November 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/1.8 at 1/1,302 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 13.7). bigger or camera-original © 60 megapixel JPG file (25MB).This home has a stunning 180º ocean view, and the iPhone 11 Pro Max can get all that and a whole lot more. If you don't want such a long, skinny image or such a wide view, just end the panorama before you turn as far, like this image:
Yosemite Valley View, Yosemite National Park, California, 18 October 2019, 3:38 P.M. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, Panorama mode, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/1,020 at Auto ISO 25 (LV 14.5). bigger.
Ahwahnee Hotel Interior, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, 12:56 P.M., 19 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 800 (LV 4.4). bigger.
Barn, Yosemite National Park, California, 3:21 P.M., 19 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/311 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13.1). bigger.
Half Dome and the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, 6:08 P.M., 19 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 6mm long camera (52mm equivalent) at f/2 at 1/122 at Auto ISO 80 (LV 9¼). bigger.
Somehow this evokes the feeling of 1940s postcard.
Side-Lit Yellow Trees with the Half Dome along the Banks of the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, 8:38 A.M., 20 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 6mm long camera (52mm equivalent) at f/2 at 1/436 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13.1). bigger.
Flaming Maple Tree, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, 10:45 A.M., 20 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 6mm long camera (52mm equivalent) at f/2 at 1/384 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 12.9). bigger.
Redwood Motel, Bridgeport, California, 6:23 P.M., 20 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 125 (LV 8.1). bigger.
Highway Leading to the Mountains, California's Eastern Sierra, 9:33 A.M., 21 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm standard camera (26mm equivalent) at f/1.8 at 1/2,825 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 14.8). bigger.
Virginia Creek Settlement, California's Eastern Sierra, 6:46 P.M., 21 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 800 (LV 4.4). bigger.
Redwood Motel, Bridgeport, California, 12:13 P.M., 22 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm ultrawide camera (13mm equivalent) at f/2.4 at 1/826 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 14.5). bigger.
The iPhone 11 Pro Max' ultrawide camera is so wide it sees well over 90º from side-to-side.
Hot Springs, California's Eastern Sierra, 9:44 A.M., 23 October 2019. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 6mm long camera (52mm equivalent) at f/2 at 1/1,229 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 14.6), split-toned print. bigger.
City Wok, Palm Desert, 3:47 PM, 27 September 2020. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/122 at Auto ISO 50 (LV 10.5), Perfectly Clear. bigger.
Buena Forchetta, Encinitas, 2:03 PM, 11 October 2020. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/333 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13¼), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full resolution.
My Thai, La Quinta, 12:28 PM, 07 November 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/592 second at Auto ISO 20 (LV 14.1), Perfectly Clear. bigger or fill screen.
Stairs at Dusk, 6:41 PM, 15 October 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/30 second at Auto ISO 1,250 (LV 3.8), Perfectly Clear. bigger or fill screen.
Palms by Moonlight, 9:20PM, 12 October 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) camera at f/1.8 at 1/4 second hand-held at Auto ISO 800 (LV -0.1), as shot. bigger or fill screen.
Night mode works! I have other shots under only moonlight hand-held, and it's crazy! This is a lot more colorful than the purely moonlit shots, and in this shot you can see the cool moonlight glinting off the tile roof — hand-held! I remember how on film this all took a tripod and a load of patience and bracketing trying to compensate for reciprocity failure and the fact that light meters wouldn't read in light this dark. Now I can grab these as I'm walking along; how things chage in 50 years.
Rufy's Raspados y Algo Mas, McFarland, California, 11:25 A.M. Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm standard camera (26mm equivalent) at f/1.8 at 1/3,311 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 15.0). bigger.
Real Estate Listing, Interior View, 21 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/107 at Auto ISO 200 (LV 8.3), as shot. bigger or fill screen.
It's amazing how the iPhone magically controls bright and dark areas to make natural-looking photos under just about any condition. In this case the iPhone applies HDR all by itself instantly and just makes the picture look great, without needing any extra lighting. Real estate agents rejoice; you now can shoot your own listing photos, and the new ultra-ultrawide 13mm camera makes interior spaces and outdoor areas look much larger than most lenses used by the guy you used to have to hire to shoot these.
Grass Growing, 22 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/369 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13.4), Perfectly Clear. bigger or fill screen.
The iPhone magically gets great detail in both the sunlit and shadow areas, and the ultra-ultrawide 13mm camera has almost unlimited depth-of-field to keep everything sharp from near to far.
Palm and Stairs, 22 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/564 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 14), Perfectly Clear, corners darkened and other artistic effects added in Photoshop CS6, split-toned print. bigger or fill screen.
Dark Walls, 22 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/410 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13.5), Perfectly Clear, corners darkened in Photoshop CS6 for artistic effect, split-toned print. bigger or as-shot, full-resolution color file.
Bridge to Nowhere, 22 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/813 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 14.5), Perfectly Clear. bigger or as-shot, full-resolution file.
The 13mm ultra-ultrawide camera is so wide that you'll see the darker polarization band in the sky around sunset and sunrise because the camera includes so much of the sky! In this photo the sun is setting on the right and the darker polarized band is at 90º from the sun in the middle of the photo.
Fountain, 22 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, cropped from 6mm (52mm equivalent) tele camera at f/2 at 1/2,817 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 15.8), Perfectly Clear. bigger or fill-screen.
There is a time exposure mode if you want blur, and otherwise the iPhone usually shoots at high shutter speeds to freeze action for the sharpest photos.
Red Adirondack Chairs, 22 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/122 at Auto ISO 64 (LV 10.1), Perfectly Clear. bigger or as-shot, full-resolution file.
Supermarket Beer & Wine Section, 22 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/120 at Auto ISO 200 (LV 8.4), Perfectly Clear and perspective & lens correction in Photoshop CS6. bigger or as-shot, full-resolution file.
Real Estate Listing ULTRAPAN, 24 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera swept panorama at f/2.4 at 1/120 at Auto ISO 160 (LV 8.76), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution ULTRAPAN.
You can do ULTRAPAN photos that show up to about 270º horizontally, and with the 13mm camera you can see more than ever vertically in the PANO mode. It's now easy to show an entire interior in one shot if you like. You also can do shorter pans of any angle.
Better than I could ever do with my rotating-lens panoramic film cameras, the iPhone magically compensates the lighting so we can see outdoors and indoors, and it all comes out looking as it did to our eyes. To those of us who grew up shooting film this is even more impressive, as we know cameras never used to show things the way they look to our eyes in harsh light. Apple is doing a lot of very clever things to make iPhone photos look natural.
2012 Ferrari California 4.3 Litre Engine, 29 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) camera at f/1.8 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 640 (LV 3.9), exactly as shot. bigger or full-resolution file.
One of the many things we all love about the iPhone is how it always gets color and exposure just right. Most cameras would see all the black, and brighten the image so much that the red intake runners would wash-out to orange, but the iPhone just nails it. Bravo!
Hood, 2012 Ferrari California 2+2 in Rosso Corsa Red 322, 29 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) camera at f/1.8 at 1/1,546 at Auto ISO 32 (LV 13.9), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution file.
The darker "7" on the hood is from the reflections lighting the hood.
2012 Ferrari California 2+2 in Rosso Corsa Red 322 with Beige Interior, 29 September 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/470 at Auto ISO 20 (LV 13.7), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution file.
Mercedes AMG GLE 63S Coupe in der Werkstatt, 01 Oktoberfest 2019. iPhone 11 Pro Max, 1.54mm (13mm equivalent) ultra-wide camera at f/2.4 at 1/122 at Auto ISO 100 (LV 9.5), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution file.
This is an example of a bad photo merely trying to "get it all in." The car is too small and looks lost in the service bay because with a lens this wide, you have to get much closer to make a great picture.
Fire Dancer, 05 October 2019. Cropped from only a central 5MP of the original 12 MP iPhone 11 Pro Max image, shot with the 4.25mm (26mm equivalent) camera at f/1.8 at 1/7 of a second hand-held at Auto ISO 1,250 (LV 0.9), Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution as-shot uncropped file.
It's amazing how well the iPhone works in low light, and I haven't even shown anything with the new Night Mode yet. Fire dances are impossible to shoot, and this is the best shot I've ever gotten. We weren't expecting this at the party and my hands were full of drinks I was bringing from the other side of the pool, so I shot this with my other hand and without having the time to get close enough. Even cropped at high ISO in the dark the iPhone 11 looks great!
To make a time lapse, go to the Camera app, swipe to the right near the shutter button where it says PHOTO until you get to the TIME LAPSE option, then press the shutter and walk away. Press the shutter again when you're done, and that's it! This works best with the camera on some sort of support or tripod mount; I used the XUMA MTA-300B Tripod Mount Adapter.
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The iPhone 11 Pro Max now has four cameras for photos and video: three on the back for most photos and one on the front for self-portraits. It has even more image sensors for things like Face ID, but I won't get into that.
New since iPhone Xs Max
Insane 13mm-equivalent ultra-ultrawide camera. Lenses like these used to cost tens of thousands of dollars; I know, I used to own a Nikon 13mm lens!
Faster f/2 lens for the 2x tele camera.
"Sports finder" mode for the normal and tele cameras lets you see what's outside your picture before you press the shutter.
Can be set to retain extra image data outside your picture and allow you to expand your crop after you take the picture!
Low-light "Night" mode lets us hand-hold long time exposures in the dark.
Much faster Face ID; it now unlocks immediately.
Faster AirDrop transfer speeds.
Even bigger battery with longer battery life.
0.527 oz. (14.95g) heavier than iPhone Xs Max.
iOS 13 adds the option of a "Dark Mode" which makes most backgrounds dark with white text, instead of white with black text, either for your own style preference or to extend battery life. (OLED displays use more power as their displays become brighter). This mode also works on older iPhones that run iOS 13.
More Good Things
Seemingly unlimited battery life. If you can run it down in a day, you're spending way too much time looking at your phone.
Ultra-high photo quality under all real-world lighting conditions.
Museum-quality stainless steel and hardened glass design and construction.
Ultra pure styling devoid of any writing; doesn't even say "iPhone" anymore! The only thing on this stark beauty is the Apple logo, and that's it.
Integrated into the Apple ecosystem: control your Mac, music, movies, TV, photos and everything from this phone.
Up to 512 GB internal storage; enough to hold my entire music library, all my photos and manuals and documents and all my home movies of my kids for the past ten years and more, with no need for cloud storage — a huge benefit for when I'm in deep the field away from Wi-Fi and cellular data.
Ultra-color-accurate OLED display.
OLED display is super-bright in daylight.
OLED display looks great from every angle.
OLED display doesn't flicker in lower light.
Records video with S-t-e-r-e-O sound.
S-t-e-r-e-O speakers built in.
Bad
Nothing, other than not being free. The iPhone 11 Pro Max seen here sells for $1,099 (64 GB), $1,249 (256 GB) or $1,449 (512 GB). The smaller-screened non-Max iPhone 11 Pro, with the same cameras, sells for $999 (64 GB), $1,149 (256 GB) or $1,349 (512 GB).
Missing
No more 3D "force" touch; replaced by "Haptic" touch. Just hold a finger down for a moment longer and it's the same as the old (harder) 3D touch. This lets Apple skip the force sensor and use the extra room for more battery.
No headphone jack.
Still no 105mm-equivalent true optical telephoto camera. (You can zoom digitally to 260mm equivalent.)
No more Find My Friends widget; now we have to use the new Find app which combines the two older Find my iPhone and Find My Friends apps.
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Cameras
The three rear cameras each have a different lens, and have different sensor sizes so that there is no one "crop factor" that applies to all the cameras.
The four photo and video cameras are:
0.5x |
1x |
2x |
Front |
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| Resolution | 12 MP |
12 MP |
12 MP |
12 MP |
| Equivalent focal length (on 35mm full-frame) | 13mm |
26mm |
52mm |
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| Maximum aperture | f/2.4 |
f/1.8 |
f/2 |
f/2.2 |
| Actual focal length | 1.54mm |
4.25mm |
6mm |
2.71mm |
| Diagonal angle of view | 120º |
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| Lens Elements | 5 |
6 |
6 |
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| Apple's Designation | Ultra-Wide |
Normal |
Tele |
TrueDepth |
| My designation | Ultra-Ultra-Wide |
Wide |
Normal |
Self-portrait |
iPhone 11 Pro Max Lenses. bigger or fil-screen.
Weight
7.884 oz (223.5g) actual measured weight, no case.
Announced
Tuesday, 10 September, 2019.
Available Since
Friday, 20 September, 2019.
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Charging
While it comes with a new hot-rodded 18W 5V-3A/9V-2A universal 100~240VAC 50/60Hz USB-C charger and USB-C to lightning cord, it charges with all the same lightning cords and docks we've used since the iPhone 5 of 2012.
It also charges great with the same $17 wireless charging stand I've used with my iPhone Xs Max since last year. I love this wireless charging stand because my phone is up and easy to grab or see from my nightstand or desk all day or night.
Calling up the Camera
Wake up the iPhone to show the Lock Screen.
Either hold the camera icon a moment until you feel a click and release, or swipe from right to left to open the camera.
Movies & Burst Mode
A new way of shooting movies is simply to hold down the shutter button until the movie starts.
This used to trigger the Burst mode that shot at 10 still frames per second. Now Burst mode is triggered by holding the shutter and immediately swiping left.
Force 3D Touch
Force (3D) touch has gone away, replaced by "Haptic" feedback touch.
Haptic means you feel something.
What we used to do by pressing harder is now done simply by pressing a tiny bit longer until we feel a click (that's the haptic feedback), and releasing immediately.
Cases
I always use a case.
I've dropped all my older iPhones on concrete a few times by accident, and even crashed and broken multiple bones with my iPhone in my pocket, and in every case my iPhone survived without a scratch.
The camera lenses poke out from the back, and they are protected by very hard optical material not likely to scratch. I don't worry and have never had a problem just dropping my iPhone in my pocket all the time.
The leather case I use is thick enough to shield the protruding lenses when I put my iPhone down on a flat surface. I presume just about every case should do this and protect the lenses from flat and/or rough surfaces.
Formats, Compatibility & 4K Video
The iPhone 11 Pro Max can store images and videos either using the newest and most efficient coding algorithms (HEIC for pictures) which take less storage space for the same great quality, or store them the usual way so that everyone can actually see and edit and view the images everywhere - but they take more storage space in the iPhone.
I prefer the newer formats for in-iPhone storage (Settings > Camera > Formats > High Efficiency), and when I download in my Mac's Image Capture app, it magically converts movies to MOV and images to JPG so I can edit them. Likewise when sharing photos, they always share as JPGs so people can see them. Only when I AirDrop photos in High Efficiency do they arrive as HEIC, which on a Mac I open in Preview and save-out as JPGs.
If and only if I'm shooting 4K video, I instead chose Settings > Camera > Formats > Most Compatible, which stores my 4K videos in a larger file format, but saves me having to wait for Image Capture (or AirDrop) to convert the files to a usable format. Thus by shooting in Most Compatible the files are saved and ready for me to download and edit, and saves me considerable time waiting for fat video files to convert otherwise.
I make sure to reset to Settings > Camera > Formats > High Efficiency as soon as I've finished my 4K shooting.
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