iPhone 12 Pro Max minimum focus distance is very long

Sorry, excuse my ignorance, but I'm not sure what you mean by "does the IR rangefinder mess things up re focus"

Regarding my lens, macro photography and vintage watches are my interests and I combine the two using a Loupe System 6x loupe. This is a fantastic loupe designed primarily for inspecting watches that can also be used as a macro lens.

The great advantage for me is that the field of view is around 40mm dia compared to 20-25mm dia for most other 3rd party lenses/loupes. The downside is that they are expensive and quite large compared to most 3rd party macro lenses.

Having not used any other lenses I don't know how the quality compares, but I'm more than pleased with mine, the clarity is excellent.

A shame that Samsung phones run on Android spyware created by a company that ruthlessly compromises consumer privacy and data in pursuit of profit. But I’m happy you’re so pleased with yours—perhaps better to be trolling the Android boards, no?

The Same here bro, I was excited with the new Lidar spec-sheets and disappointed to find this issue on the third day. My "Oneplus6" takes much clearer picture. Truly disappointing and useless upgrade from Apple

Disappointing if close-up photography is a big part of how you use your camera? Absolutely, as I have posted to this thread previously. But "useless" upgrade from Apple? Not even close to true. The 12 Pro Max is very significantly upgraded for lower light photography. The wide lens (a/k/a the "normal" lens on iPhone) is now faster, the sensor is nearly 50% larger, the pixels gather almost 90% more light and stabilization is achieved through the superior sensor-shift technology. Now, if you do most of your shooting in normal/outdoor light, then the Pro Max upgrade may not make a noticeable difference vs other iPhones. But in lower light, pics are noticeably better, especially if you shoot RAW.

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I bought the iPhone 12 ProMax instead of the iPhone 11 to get the upgraded camera. It's incredibly disappointing that the 12 ProMax can't take decent close up pics. I would not have bought it if I had known in advance. Like others, hope this issue can be fixed by Apple. Soon.

Seems like some over-glorified genius has seriously blundered and created something useless for most of us who were under the impression that “if Apple is charging more for something, it must be worth more”

Hope Apple corrects this serious mistake ASAP.

We just can’t take closeup photos anymore!

Even Apple’s iPhone 4 takes better closeup photos than my 12 Pro MAXimum bad Apple😖

What is the best wat to let APPLE know this? I ahve beent hrough several chas, no one really cares. I can not believe I swtiched from a perfectly fine excellent photography Samsung phone to this garbage, Regret and will go back to samsung even if their newer phones are the saem, at least they did not go ona nd on about this superior caera without letting people know they would lose the whole reason the have a camera to begin with,

I’m also very dissapointed about the focus distance! VERY! I thought that the topmodel of Apple’s phones would do better. I have always been a Apple Fanboy, since 1998. But right now I’m considering shifting phone brand!

I had a Huawei p20 Pro before that. Did’nt quite match my Apple LineUp that good. BUT now I think i’m turning back or maybe testing Samsung instead.

The Macro AND VIDEO part was that much better. The stabilization-performance in Huawei is Incredible. Now I’m back to Apple, and got “Shaky” videos, if I don’t “take myself together” or use a 3 part stabilizer.

Just a heads up for other photographers and Mobile videographers outthere!

Don’t make the same mistake. And Apple - Come on - get on the track again. We pay way to much for been that dissapointed

I paid big money for the IPhone 12 and the auto focus and settings are difficult! This phone a s camera are worse than the camera I used in the iPhone 8. Very difficult to just point and shoot! As a filmmaker it’s horrible

Well done!!

At last a comment from Apple, not what we wanted to hear, but probably what we all suspected.

Yes. I understand where you are coming from. Have you contacted Apple regarding this. I feel there is some power in numbers. Well at least I would hope

Can anybody tell me if this problem does not exist on the iPhone 12 Pro ? I want to know this before I change my pro max for the Pro.

Do you have lesser quality in other photos, like night shots?

Don't have the max on hand any more to check but theoretically you would have to expect lower quality for night shots because of the different lens and sensor.

I don't see the problem. The closeup distance on my 12 Pro Max is pretty good. This is at about 100 mm (4 inches).