[devindotcom]

Certainly true (I'm the author). As a photographer I look forward to more interesting techniques in the non-smartphone world too but ultimately I think what will advance them is also code, not a major advance in optics or sensor tech.

It's kind of a lame argument in a way (mine, that is) because code underlies just about everything these days. But I do think we've mostly tapped out the physical side of things, barring clever new constructions like the L16 and successfully wrangling hyper-sensitive, hyper-noisy sensors.

Anyway it's exciting no matter which one is advancing the art. Consumers are winning (as with a consolidation in mirrorless form factor, which is another piece I'm working on). Thanks for reading!

[slr555]

I agree that at this point everything is computational. And you are right that consumers are winning big time. I'm pretty serious about photography and there are far fewer situations that arise where I think, "crud, I've only got my phone". My hope is that there is still room to squeeze low light, low noise performance out of future sensors. Again, great article, a good read!!!