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5 Mirrorless Cameras with an Electronic Viewfinder You’ll Actually Enjoy Using

24/08/2015 By Heather

When mirrorless cameras first started to appear on the market back in 2008 and 2009, the only models to incorporate an electronic viewfinder into the body were the Panasonic Lumix G1 and G2. There were others such as the Olympus Pen E-P2 that provided you with the option of an external electronic viewfinder but for everything else, you were stuck with the LCD screen.

Then, two years ago, Olympus set the standard with the OM-D E-M1 whose viewfinder was among the biggest, brightest and sharpest on the market. It became both a reference and a source of competition for the likes of Fujifilm, Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, and Leica, all of who went on to produce mirrorless cameras with outstanding electronic viewfinders of their own.

The Panasonic LX100 – 5 reasons it is one of the best cameras for vlogging

21/08/2015 By Heather 9 Comments

Vlogging, or video blogging, has become a popular method of reviewing products and sharing information, perhaps even more so than its printed equivalent. With the spoken word and video being so much more immediate and interactive than static mediums like text and photographs, it is little wonder that many people turn to video reviews before anything else.

The 5 Best Fuji Lenses for the X-T1 – A personal recommendation

07/08/2015 By Mathieu 5 Comments

In late 2013, I wrote a post about my four favourite lenses for the Fujifilm X-mount system. At the time, the list of native lenses available was still short. Now that the range has significantly grown, I decided to write this updated version of my previous article based in part on the experience I’ve gathered using Fujifilm gear over the past year and a half.

The Best Mirrorless Camera Accessories: 15 professional photographers share their favourite tools

31/07/2015 By Heather 6 Comments

The world of digital photography is richer in camera accessories than it is in cameras themselves. For any given camera, there are at least a dozen accessories to match, many of which have been expressly designed for that specific model. Indeed, it is no surprise that some of our most popular articles here on MirrorLessons are accessory lists.

Although Mathieu and I have the chance to try a number of mirrorless camera accessories, it is highly unlikely that we’ll ever be able to try them all. Even if we could, we would inevitably wind up promoting the products that suit us the best.

The thing is, what works for us may not work for you. This is why, for this particular list, we decided to seek out the opinion of fifteen well-known professional photographers who use mirrorless cameras.

We focussed on four accessories that people are most likely to need – flashes, tripods, straps, bags and filters – and selected the photographers according to importance of these accessories to their work. For example, we sought out tripod recommendations from prolific landscape photographers, as they are more likely to use tripods out in the field than, say, a street or wedding photographer.

As always, if you have a mirrorless accessory recommendation, please do not hesitate to share in the comments section of this article. We’re always interested in learning about new products!

A big “thank you” to all the photographers who contributed to this article!

Our Favourite Sony A6000 Accessories

03/07/2015 By Heather 3 Comments

The Sony a6000, as cameras go, is fairly complete in terms of its construction and design. In addition to being a very portable size, it is endowed with a lightweight yet sturdy chassis, a substantial frontal grip, and a nice textured thumb rest. Not to wax lyrical but the design is so well-conceived that it almost feels like an extension of your hand.

Consequently, the a6000 isn’t really a camera that cries out to be accessorised. In fact, since I bought the camera for myself, most of the few basic accessories I’ve found myself using are simply helpful extras rather than essential items.

Since a number of our readers have emailed us asking which accessories we’d recommend for the camera, I’ve prepared a list of the products I’ve personally found the most useful. You may find that many are repeat items from other lists we’ve prepared about similar mirrorless cameras, but this is simply because we’ve enjoyed using them so much.

Finally, as we obviously haven’t tried every accessory on the market, we encourage you to share your two cents in the comments section if you have a favourite a6000 accessory to recommend!