Move from DSLR to Mirrorless camera?
My pet peeve is that I can remember when "video" was considered a part of "photography". Now "photography" seems to be limited to still photography.
Oh well
KCook wrote: Gawd! I am perfectly aware of that. I started out shooting with my father's 35mm Leica. And still have an old 35mm Minolta Hi-Matic 7sII, with rangefinder. Clearly the Oly and Panny stylists were shooting for the old rangefinder style in their non-viewfinder models. Even if they did leave out the actual rangefinder optics.
My pet peeve is that I can remember when "video" was considered a part of "photography". Now "photography" seems to be limited to still photography.
Oh well
Still doesn't make it a rangefinder
Videography, cinematography and photography : All worthy pursuits.
Lightpuller wrote: Just a question. Why are they called "mirrorless"? I assume because the mirror isn't inside. But aren't point and shoot cameras mirrorless too? Why call these ones mirrorless at all? Why not just changeable lens cameras?
Just a name. I suspect for marketing purposes.
KCook wrote: The are labeled "mirrorless" mostly to distinguish them from DSLR cameras, which have a mirror box.
"Mirrorless" is not the only label for these. You may also find MILC "mirrorless interchangeable lens camera", "bridge" camera (which is very easy to confuse with SLR-like ultrazooms), and CSC "compact system camera", plus a few more that did not last very long. Pick your own poison.
Kelly
Well that cleared up nothing.
I was thinking to get a smaller camera. These days a large camera is a bit tough for me to carry around a lot of the time. I have to get used to digital though. Quite different to film. I love the way you can see the photo on the back of the camera, but I have a bit of trouble working out computers. My kids are a great help though. They taught me how to use the internets and now I just have to work out how to get my new photos onto the computer. Still it's a lot of fun trying things out.
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