How Sony’s Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras Have Captured The Hearts of Pro Photographers

In January of this year, veteran New York Times photographer Doug Mills, who has shot for the newspaper’s Washington, D.C., bureau since 2002, appeared on C-SPAN to discuss various aspects of his photography. During the interview, Brian Lamb, journalist, founder and former CEO of the cable and satellite television network, talked with Mills about his method of covering the news, politicians, press conferences and others events that take place in the nation’s capital.

During the interview, Lamb asked Mills about a closeup photo he shot during an immigration meeting Mills and other Washington, D.C., photojournalists had taken part in with President Donald Trump. During the near-hour-long meeting, Mills and a number of other photojournalists from other media outlets were going about their routine tasks of photographing the commander in chief. But during the meeting, Mills noticed something unusual. “It was the first time I’d ever seen the number ‘45’ embroidered on his sleeve,” said Mills about the president.

“I’m always fascinated by his cufflinks,” he continued, “The president has a unique array of cufflinks that I always try and photograph or get a detailed shot…” But what made this moment unique for Mills, he said, was that he was able to shoot this photo without his fellow photographers noticing because he was shooting with a mirrorless camera.

“It’s a very competitive thing…[but] I’m using a newer camera now. I’m using a Sony camera, which is completely silent. So I can be…next