[eye30]

 A few years ago, if you were serious about photography, your best choice was to opt for a digital SLR. But over the last seven years a new camera format has emerged – one that’s smaller, more versatile but still produces high-quality pictures.

Also known as compact system cameras, mirrorless cameras look similar to digital SLRs. But while they have interchangeable lenses, inside there’s a significant difference: they don’t have the mirror mechanism which DSLR cameras use to display the image from the lens in the viewfinder.

Mirrorless cameras: What are they ? and are they better than DSLRs? - BT

[AlanHo]

Those mirror-less cameras are out of my price league. I will stick with my Lumix DMC FZ200 bridge camera.

Fantastic Lieca lens with 25-600mm equivalent zoom and a constant f2.8 throughout the zoom range. Combined with a 12MP sensor it's all I need.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Review: Digital Photography Review

[Aussie Keith]

There has never been more choice in camera systems and the current mirrorless implementations in full frame are quite excellent. If I were looking at a new camera system today for my own use thats probably the way I would go.

Having said that compacts have come a long way as well. The Sony RX100 a is top shelf unit and my son has one. For much of what most people need from a camera, something like this is probably the answer.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/sony-rx100-iii/sony-rx100-iiiA.HTM   

As I'm a trailing tech kind of guy and my 2008 vintage DSLR bodies and antique lenses are still delivering I'll not be updating for some time. I can't wait to see whats going to be available when the time does come to update though.

[diablo]

I have had a Panasonic G5 mirrorless for about three years, together with five lenses. It can take very good pictures when I actually have an excuse to take it out with me. Though as most of my trips out are to Tesco that isn't very often, so when I am using it I have to spend 30 minutes remembering how to use it to best effect.

Notwithstanding that I am waiting for the new Panasonic GX8 to come down in price a little.    That has in-body stabilisation which works together with the stabilisation built into their lenses, so should be an improvement.

I mainly use my mobile to take snaps and also use my Sony travelzoom which is much easier to carry about. The travelzoom is all I need really but I get urges to buy new tech despite not needing it.


Wiki has a good article comparing micro 4/3 systems to DSLRs - Micro Four Thirds system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia