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7 REASONS WHY I still use a DSLR! But PHONES are so GOOD... // West Coast Travel Vlog Part 2
While travelling on the US West Coast, I decided to explain why I still use a DSLR (Canon 6D Mk II) instead of phone (Google Pixel 4a).
👉 Part 1 https://youtu.be/RWfAp5_pSps
👉 Part 3 https://youtu.be/39fuWetgtDU
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- Google Pixel 6 Pro Travel Video https://youtu.be/edLqPY_wnLg
- My new favorite lens https://youtu.be/VKhE5K1NSCs
- Google Pixel 6 Pro Review https://youtu.be/pWyu6Dmzw_g
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📖 CHAPTERS 📖
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Getting to the glacier
01:32 - Reason #1: Zoom and lenses
03:06 - Day 2 - Mount St-Helens
03:49 - Reason #2: Dynamic Range
05:18 - Reason #3: Big Sensor Look
06:47 - Reason #4: Weather Resistance
07:53 - Day #3
08:51 - Reason #5: Accessories & Control
10:06 - Day #4
10:50 - Reason #6: Low Light Performance
11:59 - Reason #7: Reliability
13:18 - Visiting the Coast and Hiking a sand dune
16:53 - Answering your questions
19:03 - Conclusion
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- 0:00 Introduction
- 0:48 Getting to the glacier
- 1:32 Reason #1: Zoom and lenses
- 3:06 Day 2 - Mount St-Helens
- 3:49 Reason #2: Dynamic Range
- 5:18 Reason #3: Big Sensor Look
- 6:47 Reason #4: Weather Resistance
- 7:53 Day #3
- 8:51 Reason #5: Accessories & Control
- 10:06 Day #4
- 10:50 Reason #6: Low Light Performance
- 11:59 Reason #7: Reliability
- 13:18 Visiting the Coast and Hiking a sand dune
- 16:53 Answering your questions
- 19:03 Conclusion
Video Links
- 👉 Part 1
- 👉 Part 3
- 👉 My new phone
- 👉 My new mirrorless camera
- 🔗 BUY the Google Pixel 4a
- 🔗BUY the Canon 6D Mk II
- Google Pixel 6 Pro Travel Video
- My new favorite lens
- Google Pixel 6 Pro Review
- Instagram: @loic.bellemare.alford ()
- TikTok
- My online store
- Affiliate link for Epidemic Sound
- https://kit.co/loic.bellemare.alford/youtube-gear
- DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo
- 128 gb MicroSD card
- Canon 6D Mk
- Google Pixel 4a
- Canon ZOOM LENS EF24-105mm F4L IS II USM
- Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 Lens
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L-IS II USM Lens
- VANGUARD VEO 2 265CB CARBON FIBER TRIPOD
- DJI MAVIC AIR
- http://bit.ly/loicba
What is this video about?
While exploring the US West Coast, I found myself thinking about something that comes up a lot: why do I still use a DSLR when phones have gotten so incredibly good? The Google Pixel 4a I'm carrying around takes fantastic photos, and yet I keep reaching for the Canon 6D Mark II. So I decided to actually break down the reasons instead of just defaulting to old habits.
Throughout this part of my vlog—traveling to glaciers, Mount St. Helens, and along the Pacific coast—I work through seven specific advantages I've found with shooting on a dedicated camera. Some of them might surprise you. Zoom and interchangeable lenses are an obvious starting point; the flexibility of having a 16-35mm wide-angle or a 70-200mm telephoto is genuinely different from what a phone can do. But I also found myself thinking about the less obvious stuff: dynamic range, that particular "big sensor look" that changes how the background falls out of focus, weather resistance, the ability to control settings and use external tools, low-light performance, and plain old reliability.
I'm not here to say phones are bad—they're not. The Pixel 4a is legitimately one of the best phone cameras out there. What I'm trying to do is be honest about what each tool does well and why I reach for one over the other. For travel vlogging and photography, these specific needs still pull me toward the DSLR, even as I'm also excited about where phone cameras are heading.
If you're wondering whether you need a DSLR, or if a good phone is enough, this might help you figure out what actually matters for how you shoot.