MIRRORLESS MARVELS

Mirrorless is very much the present and every bit the future.

The briefest glance at where all the focus has been for camera and lens development over the last few years makes that starkly obvious. For those making the transition from a conventional DSLR to a mirrorless camera, it pays to choose wisely.

Sony has been making excellent mirrorless full-frame cameras for eight years now and, indeed, the Alpha A7 and A7R were the first full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras to hit the market. Canon and Nikon entered the fray much later, just three years ago, with the launch of the EOS R and Z 7 respectively. Despite the delay, it’s fair to say that most of the world’s top photographers shoot with Canon or Nikon cameras and, in both camps, mount adapters enable them to keep using their existing favourite lenses until they fully transition to new, native glass. This makes cameras like the EOS R6 and Nikon Z 7II very appealing.

The megapixel count is the first thing many of us think about when buying a new camera, with the feeling