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Cameras

You are not buying a camera. You are joining a lens ecosystem.

Mirrorless bodies, compacts and lenses, investigated as a system: the mount decides the next five years, not the sensor.

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Professional mirrorless camera body on a dark surface
Biggest risk: Committing to a mount whose lenses cost more than the body every time.

What we check for Cameras

01

Sensor

Format, resolution and what that means for your actual output.

02

Autofocus

Tracking reliability reported by owners in your shooting style.

03

Image quality

Dynamic range and high-ISO behaviour.

04

Lens ecosystem

Availability and pricing of the lenses you will want next.

05

Battery

Shots per charge and behaviour in cold conditions.

06

Video

Recording limits, overheating reports and codec options.

07

Price

Body and bundle pricing against the sampled range.

Typical subjects

Full-frame mirrorless bodyCompact travel camera70–200mm telephoto zoom

Questions

Questions about cameras.

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Don't just buy.
Know what you're buying.

Before you spend your money, investigate the purchase.

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