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Need advice in Buying Camera....
Artist:
I am looking to buy a professional camera.
Looking at the reviews on youtube added more confusion.
Mirrorless camera? are they worth buying or shall I opt for traditional one?
Which one should I go with in long run?
Pauws99:
--- Quote from: Artist on August 12, 2019, 01:38 ---I am looking to buy a professional camera.
Looking at the reviews on youtube added more confusion.
Mirrorless camera? are they worth buying or shall I opt for traditional one?
Which one should I go with in long run?
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You will get a whole host of opinion in truth the likes of Nikon, Canon and increasingly Sony produce great cameras who their fans will all consider infinitely superior. Really they all have relatively minor strengths and weaknesses that are relevant to your precise requirements.
I like DP reviews as an information site. I think Mirrorless is just at the tipping point where it might be a good option.
f9photos:
first you need to define the tasks you need the camera for and your requirements.
Do you really need the full frame (are you going to shoot a lot of portraits or night photos), are you going to shoot the video (Canon is inferior in this respect), do you really need the best available autofocus, etc.
Personally I wouldn't go with new mirrorless cameras from Canon and Nikon. They are pretty immature yet. I believe they need one more iteration to get rid of all flaws. Besides Canon lenses for R system are very expensive.
As for me after 9 years with full frame Canon I switched to Fujifilm X system, which is APSC in tough weather sealed body with great video capabilities, and I am pretty happy with it 8). It has the image quality that matches 5D Mark IV to say the least, far better 4K video, costs (including lenses) 1.5-2 times less, which makes it a great travel camera. But if I was shooting portraits and no video, most likely I would have chosen Canon. If I was shooting only landscapes I would go with something else. So you see, it all depends.
increasingdifficulty:
--- Quote from: Artist on August 12, 2019, 01:38 ---I am looking to buy a professional camera.
Looking at the reviews on youtube added more confusion.
Mirrorless camera? are they worth buying or shall I opt for traditional one?
Which one should I go with in long run?
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This is like asking "what car should I buy?".
And the answer is of course "it depends". :)
There is a lot to choose from, especially if you don't know what you want. However, if you do know what you want from a camera, often only 1-3 choices remain.
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Is your focus photos or video? Or should it be good in both areas?
What is your price range?
Does weight matter?
Do you focus on human portraits, wildlife, landscapes, documentary (walking around in cities), sports?
No single camera can do all of these things the best, so you have to do some thinking before you can narrow it down.
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Light weight important? Go mirrorless, go smaller sensor.
Human portraits with buttery smooth quality? Go full-frame.
Video features and light weight? Go Panasonic mirrorless.
Video features with a focus on landscapes to portraits. Go full-frame mirrorless (Sony, Panasonic, Canon, etc.)
Focus on wildlife photography? Smaller sensors can be advantageous, but auto-focus in a mirrorless system might not be able to compete with a DSLR. Maybe something like a Canon 7D would be a good choice then...
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As you see, this can go on forever. Try to figure out what you need more exactly, and there won't be too many cameras that can do just that at a high level.
tpack:
--- Quote from: Artist on August 12, 2019, 01:38 ---I am looking to buy a professional camera.
Looking at the reviews on youtube added more confusion.
Mirrorless camera? are they worth buying or shall I opt for traditional one?
Which one should I go with in long run?
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Just buy any camera body you like or can afford. I successfully used Canon, Nikon and Fuji cameras, both DSRL and mirrorless. Dont waist time overthinking about hardware just focus on getting great photos
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