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p.6 #6 · p.6 #6 · How much do the mirrorless systems threaten Canon and Nikon DSLRs? | |
Gochugogi wrote:
I think you miss the point for why I and others use ILC. It's not about need or assigning value to off the hip street or casino shots. I actually enjoy taking pictures and using a wide variety of gear. It's as much about the process or journey as it is about the end result, i.e., a satisfying image. Probably few of you have visited my website or seen my galleries. But no images of people actually easting or drinking. When I go out to dinner, drinks, casino, shopping, etc., I'm always looking for sense of place images with closeups of condensation on a brew, details of woodwork, interplay of shadows, signage, etc. I often do carry my 5D2 but sometimes you need to travel light and having a wee ILC is the next best thing to my DSLR. Oddly, I have to be a lot more mindful of shutter speed and technique with these tiny cameras as they're a lot harder to hold steady....Show more →
Wondering if you actually meant to quote me in this reply or perhaps you thought my comment in reply to another's post was directed at you.
Your photos are not what a previous poster was referring to when characterizing what small mirrorless cameras might or might not be useful for - he delegated them to informal "snaps" over dinner and drinks, to paraphrase.
My post was disagreeing with the notion that this is where such cameras are most useful. For "snaps" (a term that typically refers to very casual and non-serious photography, in which one might grab a record shot) of such things, I pointed out that it is hardly necessary to spend $1000+ (sometimes a lot of plus!) for a small, rangefinder-style, interchangeable lens camera when quite fine casual "snaps" can be and often are made with smaller and less expensive cameras.
In my view - expressed a few times in this thread - some of the newer mirrorless systems - I'm using the APS-C sensor Fujifilm X-E1 - can produce excellent results and can be ideal for certain types of serious shooting - sometimes better, on balance, than using a DSLR for those things. I have yet to print any of my Fujifilm work, though I have several photographs from the camera that I'm certain will print beautifully at 18" x 24".
I, too, carry the smaller camera almost all the time - something I would not do with my full frame DSLR system. In circumstances in which I want to be less obtrusive, it allows me to work without attracting the attention I can draw when using the larger camera and associated gear. It lets me carry a small package of high quality gear in an airline carry-on bag that also holds a small laptop and other stuff. The photographic results are as good as those from any similarly spec'ed cropped sensor camera using excellent lenses.
And, as I wrote elsewhere, I don't think that the final chapter on this approach to camera design has yet been written, and more capable (and perhaps full frame?) cameras based on this design approach may change some of our thinking about when and where they might be the best choice... and where the DSLR systems or other alternatives may continue to be the better options.
Dan
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