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Ask Slashdot: Mirrorless, Interchangeable Lens Camera Advice?

Posted by timothy on from the but-what-about-light-field dept.

jehan60188 writes "I want a camera that's better than my phone, but I don't have the technical knowledge to fully appreciate a DSLR. I think the MILC style will be a happy compromise, but I'm concerned that it might be all 'marketing' and no 'technology.' I don't have a lot of demands, but I do like taking macro shots of things from time to time. Also, my sister is going to China in a few months, so a telephoto lens would probably be good for sight seeing (since I could employ optical zoom instead of the imaginary 'digital zoom')."

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  1. Wrong forum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You want www.dpreview.com

  2. Re:Get a Lumix by MadCow42 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm an ex professional newspaper and sports photographer... and my main camera is the LX5 too... quality is amazing, leica lens, 24mm wide angle, HD video, low noise, good screen.

    DSLR is great, but it's a pain in the butt to carry around. Unless you go out SPECIFICALLY to take pictures, something like the Lumix LX5 is more than enough. There's a great blog post on this:

    http://1000words.kodak.com/thousandwords/post/?ID=7136485015460840984

    MadCow

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  3. Re:two suggestions by Cederic · · Score: 5, Informative

    In the days of film photography I'd have agreed with you.

    These days the sensor matters a lot. I agree entirely you still benefit from an excellent lens, and you're right on the longevity of lenses, but the "lowest end body" is too low end. Come in above the minimum bar and get a good sized sensor that can actually use all that light your excellent lens is giving to it.

    Some of us like a large shutter speed range, good ISO mix and fast autofocus too, but that's a separate discussion.