I can’t bear in mind the final time one of many main digicam producers launched a very unhealthy digicam. If you decide up any present mirrorless digicam from Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Panasonic, OM System, Hasselblad or Leica, it may not fit your particular wants, however it’s going to nearly actually be a great digicam. The drawback, then, is that this makes it very laborious to choose a lane.
There’s nothing inherently improper with proudly owning cameras from a number of producers. If you’re a digicam fanatic and you may afford it, go wild! But if you happen to’re new to images and/or are working inside a finances, it may be finest to stave off the will to choose up one other system simply but and keep on with what you’ve received. The the explanation why are fairly easy: familiarity and lenses.
You see, as you spend time together with your chosen digicam system, you’re going to develop a relationship with it. It’s going to begin to really feel acquainted, an extension of the arms. Buying into one other system is simply going to confuse issues.
No two digicam producers are the identical on the subject of menu techniques and controls, and as someone who works with a number of techniques each day, you’d be stunned how a lot that may throw your images out of kilter.
If you’re a newbie photographer, don’t make life tougher for your self by tipping your images on its head simply as you’re starting to really feel comfy together with your setup.
As for lenses, I’ve mentioned it many occasions earlier than, however as a growing photographer with a extreme case of GAS, you’re higher off investing in additional glass than cameras. If you should purchase a second digicam, then sticking with the identical producer means you may at the least keep on with the lenses you’ve already received, as a substitute of getting to put money into extra.
Not solely does this make good monetary sense, however you’ll find yourself with extra lenses to play with in the long term.
I don’t learn about you, however I’d quite have a standard zoom lens and a macro lens to play with than two standard zooms for different systems. There is one way you can have your cake and eat it, though, and that’s investing in differing systems that are part of the L-Mount Alliance – but I digress.
Having more lenses to play with means more fields of view and more creative opportunities. Regular Digital Camera World readers will know that I recently published an article all about beginners sticking with a single prime lens. And while I still stand by that, it shouldn’t take dedicated beginners long before they want to start branching out.
Ultimately, you buy whatever the heck you want. But if you do find yourself pursuing the many tantalizing cameras on the market, do consider whether or not you’ll be buying into yet another optical money pit.
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