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usonian

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49. Digital cameras used mirrors for quite a while.
Tue Sep 3, 2024, 11:26 PM
Sep 3

The mirror was there to provide a view through the lens before the photo is taken. With mirrorless, the sensor feeds the viewfinder, so no mirror is needed. The Coolpix does the same thing, except that the one zoom does everything, so lenses don't need to be changed.

So, you can get a newer one like the Coolpix, with just the one lens and big zoom range, or a mirrorless that lets you change lenses. I often use two lenses: 14-30 and 24-200. I just love wide angles, and often shoot at 14mm focal length. There is a world of diffrtence between 24 (the usual wide setting of cameras, including the coolpix) and 20mm, which was my dream for years. And 14mm is a different universe from the 20.

The 14mm is not a fisheye. It's "normal" though you get perspective distortion when you tilt it up or down. Buildings and trees look like they are falling over.

The mirrorless models get you more pixels and more sensitive ones.

And, you know, I don't carry the new mirrorless gear with me everywhere, just the Coolpix.

Wow 2na those are some very dramatic photos! Diamond_Dog Sep 3 #1
I literally could not... 2naSalit Sep 3 #4
🤩 Deuxcents Sep 3 #2
Both stunning and ominous at the same time. KarenS Sep 3 #3
You're welcome. 2naSalit Sep 3 #35
I don't think I've ever seen anything NJCher Sep 3 #5
It was... 2naSalit Sep 3 #7
Majestic, great shots 2nasalit! MLAA Sep 3 #6
Thanks... 2naSalit Sep 3 #8
I expect to see Charlton Heston as Moses Easterncedar Sep 3 #9
LOL... 2naSalit Sep 3 #33
Tiny Charlton - funny! Easterncedar Sep 3 #42
Wow! These are some spectacular shots 2naSalit. If the Mothership ever comes, I imagine it will look just like LoisB Sep 3 #10
I agree. ...nt 2naSalit Sep 3 #32
These are genuinely awesome photos! Mousetoescamper Sep 3 #11
Thank you! 2naSalit Sep 3 #31
Wow! Is that some kind of wall cloud? usonian Sep 3 #12
That's the one! 2naSalit Sep 3 #14
One day, mine kind of froze, so I thought it was on the way out. usonian Sep 3 #34
Had that happen once too. 2naSalit Sep 3 #36
Digital cameras used mirrors for quite a while. usonian Sep 3 #49
Thanks... 2naSalit Sep 3 #51
When you put one into macro mode, it does great! usonian Sep 3 #54
That's the underside... 2naSalit Sep 3 #16
We left Ennis about 11:30 AM today headed towards Henry's' Lake... Enter stage left Sep 3 #13
Same system... 2naSalit Sep 3 #19
Between Ennis & Bozeman? Driven that road too. Beautiful drive. Enter stage left Sep 3 #20
More like... 2naSalit Sep 3 #24
We have driven from Mammoth to Livingston many times... Enter stage left Sep 3 #27
I was... 2naSalit Sep 4 #57
That looks like an "end of the world" photo. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 3 #15
I did in the weirdest way. 2naSalit Sep 3 #23
I don't know why you felt compelled to water the garden at this point. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 3 #47
The past few rain storm days... 2naSalit Sep 3 #48
Well, if you remember my post on the single ear of corn I posted. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 3 #55
Fantastic. yorkster Sep 3 #17
Thank you! 2naSalit Sep 3 #45
Beautiful. I'd put on a poncho and just sit there, until close lightning. Silent Type Sep 3 #18
Sometimes I do that. 2naSalit Sep 3 #46
Imagine markodochartaigh Sep 3 #21
I think about that sometimes... 2naSalit Sep 3 #30
Beautiful photos. I love clouds in all their permutations. You know, PatrickforB Sep 3 #22
Yep... 2naSalit Sep 3 #26
Wow. Very impressive, mother ship is right. yonder Sep 3 #25
I think so... 2naSalit Sep 3 #28
Great pictures wendyb-NC Sep 3 #29
Thank you! 2naSalit Sep 3 #44
Wow, you really caught these magnificent, dangerous clouds! Super shots! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 3 #37
Thank you, dear Peggy! 2naSalit Sep 3 #39
I'm sure it was exciting! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 3 #50
Wow! Those pictures are intense. Bluethroughu Sep 3 #38
Definitely... 2naSalit Sep 3 #40
It looks awsomely scary. Bluethroughu Sep 3 #43
Certainly gives one pause! 2naSalit Sep 3 #52
Wowza Katcat Sep 3 #41
I wouldn't know what else to call it! 2naSalit Sep 3 #53
Beautiful...why does the theme... GainesT1958 Sep 3 #56
Wow! malaise Sep 4 #58
Awesome! Disaster movie worthy. I would have livetohike Sep 4 #59
It was... 2naSalit Sep 4 #60
ohhh, ahhh. play the five tones . AllaN01Bear Sep 7 #61
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