Which camera do you choose?

A good start is half the battle! Choose the right camera. What's especially convenient is that you can manually change your settings.

5 more points to consider when buying a camera:

•  Budget
•  Interchangeable lenses or not
•  Type of photography you like 
•  Weight and size
•  Ease of operation

Above all, look carefully at what suits you best! Once you have chosen a brand you will not easily deviate from it. 

SLR camera

In short, what exactly is an SLR? The name says it all, you look through a mirror to the subject that you will photograph. Along with interchangeable lenses and different settings, you can set the camera to your liking all by yourself. An SLR provides good quality pictures and the different lenses give you a lot of creative freedom.

Benefits:

• Wide range of interchangeable lenses
• Strong bodies
• Fast focusing, grip, balance and stability. 
• The actual picture
• Size (this can of course be an advantage and a disadvantage)

Disadvantages:

• They make more noise by folding up the mirror
• They are heavier and clumsier to carry around
• Semi-professional lenses often do not fit professional bodies.

Mirrorless camera

A mirrorless camera does not have an internal mirror and therefore does not have an optical viewfinder. In some cases, however, the cameras do have an electronic viewfinder, which provides a live view of what the sensor is currently registering. In the past, electronic viewfinders were slow, had poor dynamic range, and consumed batteries. Today, electronic viewfinders are so well developed that they offer more advantages in many cases.

What are the pros and cons of a system camera. What do you look out for?

Benefits:

• Attractive size, small and compact.
• Easy to use.
• They are bizarrely fast.
• Lightweight camera, this is definitely an advantage while making a video.

Disadvantages:

• You still have large lenses and less choice of lenses.
• Small camera so button controls are also small.
• Less balance and stability.

Many photographers find the attractive size of a system camera sufficient reason to switch. Is that format really an advantage? Look especially at what works for you. Think of the photo quality, speed and ease of use. These are the most important points to consider when buying a camera.

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