DSLR will be around much longer? -Tech2

Digital Photography took off in the last decade, and all rushed to buy himself a nice little digital camera. I am talking about the point and shoot cameras, we are so accustomed to today. Interest in the P/S cameras is still present, but it is not to the same extent as it was back in the earlier half of the Decade.

DSLR on the way out?

These days all want to buy a DSLR. They have always portrayed image becomes serious photographer tool. All of which points you sporting a DSLR around your neck believes you to be a serious photographing enthusiast, regardless of how little or how much do you really know about photography. I believe it has been the fashion to make a DSLR with bag full of lenses of large social gatherings. It works both ways – on social events such as weddings, you take over automatically by a photographer role.

DSLR has always been superior point and shoots, when it comes to performance and quality. Even the cheapest DSLR will always be superior to the majority of point and shoot cameras on the market. And if you're wondering, phone cameras do not get close to any DSLR or even point and shoot cameras. Point and shoot have always had somewhat lower quality and performance, which is first and foremost, contributed by the lack of a large sensor, which you typically find on a DSLR camera. Point and shoot cameras, however, is smaller, lighter, easier to use and is more convenient.

There has been a change in the trend recently. Major camera manufacturers have started the design and manufacture of cameras, that falls somewhere between a DSLR and point-and-shoot camera. They manage to tie performance of DSLR to ease and practicality of a point and shoot. Attempts have been made by the manufacturers where smaller sensors have been used. These were popularly called Micro four third system cameras, and these spawned a number of new lenses and accessories. Keep costs or increase margins, lacked the quality of the product itself. The trend is not completely removed and enthusiasts established on ultrazoom and prosumer cameras because they had large optical zooms, tons of features and fairly good image quality at an affordable price.

I, personally, was particularly impressed by the recent Sony NEX-5, which was one of the better cameras have gone through. It is not a Micro four third camera and using the same APS-C format sensor as a conventional DSLR and executes as. Canon also has a PowerShot G series, which is a prosumer class camera, but one of the features missing are interchangeable lens. NEX-5 has a pair of interchangeable lenses, which you can buy. The price of the camera is not all that high either. It is priced at a little more than a basic-level DSLR camera. One of the few of its kind has its disadvantages-Sony requires a price.

But what if these cameras became cheaper and drop under mark Rs. 20000? Should not a lot of people just give up their DSLR and move to the new mirrorless system cameras? There are a couple of things stopping us from doing. First is probably the price today. I would not use Rs. 30,000 on a camera that performs as an entry-level DSLR. With DSLR prices of less than Rs. 30,000, had I much prefer one of these.

For some reason I am not very keen is that there is not an optical Viewfinder as you find in DSLR. An electronic viewfinder, I have found on each camera, I have gone through have a poor resolution gives average hardly quality and frame rates fluctuate dramatically when you play around ISO settings or shoot in low light. If there is one thing, I do not like about Sony A55, another decent camera, it was the electronic Viewfinder. The on-screen Display is more comfortable and is fine for most applications, but more serious photographers may agree that the EVF is annoying. Each brand have their lens mount, but a new format means there are even fewer options in the market. If I use on a DSLR, I still have the option to select from a much wider range of lenses in the market.

Here is what I think is necessary for mirrorless systems which have been accepted (mainly my wishlist). They must be cheaper than a basic DSLR. A good market price would be somewhere between Rs. 15000 and Rs. 25000, which should include an 18-105 mm lens. Camera manufacturers should develop an adapter that allows you to use lenses from traditional DSLR. Processor power kameræts should also increase to remove intermediate and poor results while shooting photos in low light.

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