My parents have a beautiful back garden in Wales which is lovingly nurtured by my “green thumb” mum. The centrepiece is a three-pronged feeder, where dozens of species of birds including robins, sparrows, blue tits, goldfinches, wrens and siskins gather for their daily feast of seeds and balls of fat. It is nothing short of a small paradise when the sun is out and the temperature is right.
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Mirrorless cameras and HDR: the good, the bad and the ugly
If there is one digital photography technique that is very popular among photographers, it is HDR. It is simple to perform and can deliver results that are extremely visually appealing. However the fact that it is among the most popular techniques also means that it is one of the most abused (if you allow me to use the term), especially now that the internet and social media platforms are part of our daily workflow.
My goal here isn’t to write yet another tutorial about how to create HDR images. There are so many articles out there that there isn’t the need to add to the list. Instead I would like to share my personal opinion about HDR photography, list my favourite mirrorless camera for performing HDR, and explain why it can sometimes be unnecessary.
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Should you buy a new or used mirrorless camera?
It is a dilemma most photographers, both professional and non-professional, face at some point in their lives: should I buy a new or used camera? And as with most dilemmas, it isn’t easily answered in a sentence or two.
On one hand, there is admittedly something wonderful about owning a camera that is fresh out of the box. On the other, a tight budget or a good deal are tempting reasons to head in the direction of the second-hand market. The truth is that Mathieu and I often buy second-hand gear. Mathieu’s old DSLR system was actually solely composed of second-hand lenses.
Our website is mostly about mirrorless cameras but it should be noted that all the rules and suggestions mentioned here can be applied to all modern digital cameras. To make things easier for you, we’ve divided the two main chapters of the article into two sub-sections – one for professionals and the other for non-professionals – as we feel that there are marginally different considerations for each.
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A Mirrorless Wedding – Four cameras, three systems, two photographers and one happy couple
We hear, read and talk about camera equipment all the time, but doing so inevitably leads us into the perilous trap of arguing too much about which brand/camera/lens is better than the other. The rise of mirrorless cameras over the past two years has probably expanded this war of words even further. “Can a mirrorless camera rival other systems in terms of image quality, speed and performance?” “Can it find a professional application?” “Can a small sensor compete with a larger one?” The question that however is raised less but in my opinion is actually more important is the following:
Up to what point does all this tech talk really matter?
Poll: Which is your favourite mirrorless of 2014? (Plus, a holiday greeting from MirrorLessons!)
Recently Mathieu and I have been working hard on piecing together a list of what we feel are the best mirrorless cameras, lenses and accessories of 2014. However, we fully realise that our opinions aren’t the only ones that count, and as such, we’d like to include your opinions on the list as well.
Below you will find a poll featuring the various mirrorless cameras released in 2014. (Can you believe that there are over 25?) Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to pick your favourite release of the year!