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Except there are now mirror less cameras
I was going to say, they began moving away from mirrors a long time ago?
Plus, this is how a digital reflex camera works.
More precisely, there are now basically no cameras with mirrors anymore.
There are still DSLRs and I think they are still being made but I‘m not a 100% sure
Yep, they are still being made, both Canon and Nikon are still making new DSLRs
As far as I can tell, this is not true. It seems they are supporting and producing existing models, but there aren’t any new models being made. All the big names have shifted their focus to mirrorless for new production.
Interesting, I did some light googling earlier, but after some more googling now it seems as if both Canon and Nikon ended production of DSLRs around 2020, they are all focusing on EVIL (Electric Viewfinder, Interchagable Lens) cameras now.
Ha, what a great acronym! I will say, for anyone in this thread who does photography and is considering making the switch, I can’t recommend it enough. I upgraded from a DSLR to mirrorless early this year (Nikon D750 -> Nikon Zf), and it’s been a game-changer for me.
Specifically, I know the EVF is a point of contention for some. Many people prefer optical because you can get a clear view of the scene as you would see it with your eyes. However, I really prefer the “what you see is what you get” approach of EVFs. Being able to visualize the exposure and DOF in real-time has been super beneficial, in my experience.
Yep, I started my camera journey with a Canon EOS 400D, a good starter camera for the time, but limited, it was a DSLR camera, and at the time it was great, full clarity in the view finder, but almost ten years later I bought a Lumix GX80, an EVIL camera, and the viewfinder was just amazing with how many tools you could have to help you, I loved the digital level feature, it helped me a lot!
And now with my Lumix S5, another EVIL camera, the EVF is better, and I have better lenses, seriously the Lumix S5 24-105 f4 is just fantastic allround, the Sigma Contemporary 100-400mm is awesome as a budget super telezoom lens and the standard Lumix S 50mm f1.8 is just a fantastic portrait lens.
All weather sealed and relatively cheap.
The Lumix S5 is a brilliant full frame budget camera, it is still a camera though, so it is still expensive, but less expensive than most other fullframe cameras sold today.
I got it last year, but am already planning on extending my camera collection with a Sony A7 IV, for it’s much better AF, when I have enough money to spend on one and some good lenses, I will. No rush though, I am in no hurry and my S5 is fantastic in the meantime
As far as I know the 1DXIII is still being produced, nearly 4 and a half years after its launch.
Single lens reflexes have one massive advantage: the sensor is not being used while you’re composing or idle, which means the sensor doesn’t heat up as much. Hot sensors generate noise, which you then have to compensate for (by doing an equal exposure with the shutter closed to remove the hot pixels).
But mirrorless is faster, cheaper to produce, smaller. It’s inevitable that DSLRs will soon be a relic of the past. But they won’t be for a while: 30% of the enthusiast market in 2022 was still DSLRs.
Here’s a great interactive guide to how cameras work. Pretty much every graphic on the page is interactive. https://ciechanow.ski/cameras-and-lenses/
I feel like this type of guides are only understood by people who already know how different camera settings affect the picture quality. As a such person it’s really difficult to imagine myself in the place of a total novice but I can imagine this not being helpful at all.
“The mirror flips up, and the shutter opens”
THAT’S WHY IT GOES DARK IN THE VIEWER WHEN YOU TAKE THE PICTURE.
Honestly, I have no idea how I didn’t realize this, but I always thought it was the shutter closing during a photo that caused it to go dark. No idea why I thought that, because it doesn’t make any sense.
I like Aperture Science!