Having watched this video, I believe it's best to hold off from buying any variant of the iPhone 16 / Pro / Pro Max right now until Apple fix the camera issue on it. It appears to be a hardware problem, so no quick iOS fix.
@Astro What if you haven't seen this yet, it's relevant to you in case you were thinking of buying the iPhone 16 since you shoot nighttime astro photos.
I've got a new 15 Pro Max that I am very happy with. If I am going to do any wide angle type stuff I'll grab my Nikon D7200 and the new Rokinon lens.
When it comes to phones I rarely buy the latest/greatest. I'll usually grab the last revision as most times the issues have been worked out of it.