Timeline for What should I look for when shopping for my first mirrorless camera?
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| Feb 1, 2017 at 19:23 | comment | added | Itai | @TheBitByte - Good enough, sure, but that is subjective. For low-light and relatively still subjects, I find APS-C very good. For low-light action, I would seriously consider Full-Frame. However, I'm a travel photographer, bulk and weight are serious concerns for me. A Full-Frame is heavier but also requires heavier lenses, and yes, it is more expensive as is each lens. Figure almost double when you consider a whole kit which would be as a minimum a camera and wide, normal and telephoto lens. | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 19:13 | comment | added | Buffer Over Read | @Itai I see. But I meant that, is APS-C sort of good enough for most low light situations? And actually, are full frames quite a bit more expensive or is it not as much as I think? | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 19:09 | comment | added | Itai | @TheBitByte - It's a scale, there is no good enough or too good. APS-C provides better results in low-light than MFT while Full-Frame provides better than APS-C. For the absolute best low-light performance, you should go Full-Frame as far as the sensor goes. You can do even better by making sure you have a bright lens (assuming shallow depth-of-field is suitable for your intended use) and stabilization (assuming motion-blur is also suitable for you). | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 18:01 | comment | added | Buffer Over Read | @Itai Thanks! So APS-C is good enough for low light? Like if I'm concerned about low light performance I don't really need to go full frame? | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 14:38 | comment | added | Itai | @TheBitByte - There is no generic recommendation. If low light is more important, that going APS-C is quite advantageous. If compactness is more, then MFT is most beneficial. There is little point to mirrorless with small sensors since they are not that proportionally smaller. | |
| Feb 1, 2017 at 2:28 | comment | added | Buffer Over Read | So would you recommend APS-C or MFT, or is it something else different you would usually recommend? | |
| Jun 1, 2016 at 2:13 | comment | added | Itai | There are certain plenty of differentiating factors but things like type of battery or charging rarely becomes important enough to trump other factors. | |
| May 31, 2016 at 22:32 | comment | added | unsignedzero | Worth noting that some mirrorless cameras can be powered off of USB batteries or related, which is less likely for DSLRs due to the battery voltage. Similarly, compared to DSLRs strictly, mirrorless have better video support, e.g. 4k for cheaper or better codecs than the DSLR counterparts, with some exceptions of course. Video cameras will always fin in that regard. | |
| May 28, 2016 at 2:30 | comment | added | Michael C | If you're going to tout the advantage of in-body stabilization applying to all lenses you should probably mention the counterpoint - that in-body stabilization provides the least amount of stabilization where it is needed the most: at longer focal lengths. | |
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| May 27, 2016 at 18:20 | history | answered | Itai | CC BY-SA 3.0 |