Walking with a Camera - the shift to a mirrorless camera and other gear
The Sun rises over Kanchenjunga illuminating each peak in an awe inspiring light show Mirror, mirror on the wall...... mirror or mirrorless? An increasingly relevant question as mirrorless cameras (MLC) or interchangeable lens cameras (ILC) are getting technically closer to their bigger sibling the DSLR. This is not a technical treatise as technology in cameras (all things electronics actually) is often outdated by the time the article is typed. However the proof of the pudding is in the eating and articles on the net show more and more photographers switching to high end MLC from DSLRs, why this shift? A flash of bangles in a street in Hyderabad notice the sharp focus and gentle bokeh This is my description of a chance encounter with an MLC at the Dubai Duty Free leading to my going the mirrorless route in cameras. As usual when I have time to spare, I saunter around the camera shops, and at the DDF, an energetic salesman very persuasively pushed me in the direction of an older mode