I am on the way of transitioning from a DSLR to a mirrorless camera, and although I’m pretty excited about this shift, there’s one persistent thought on my mind. The viewfinder. Mirrorless cameras surely represent the future, having impressive specifications and neat tools. Their compact size and a flipping screen definetly make things easier. However, does photography simply revolve around techy specifications and cool gadgets? To me, looking through the lens is more than these. It’s a moment of complete immersion, having my full sight observing, concentrating, and perceiving the subject. Sometimes, it even grants me an esoteric sensation of living inside the captured scene. Photography, for me, acts as a conduit, connecting both the physical world around me and my own self. It gets me thinking, that maybe in a few years looking through the lens won’t be a thing, especially in a world where screens dominate our lives and consume us, in a world where the perfect Instagram shot and our camera viewing have the same perception. Through the lens, we capture not just images, but the essence of human emotion and experience, inwards and outwards. Try giving art a meaning for yourself and don’t forget your uniqueness. This thought serves as a reminder, not only to photographers but to all individuals.

  • FlightOfTheDiscords@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I don’t use the EVF much; I wear thick glasses and find it impractical. My eyes don’t like contact lenses. 8 times out of 10, I only use the rear LCD. I don’t think that means I’m not expressing the essence of human emotion and experience.

    Horses for courses.

  • TinfoilCamera@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    How did I end up here on /r/im14andthisisdeep ?

    Mirrorless cameras surely represent the future

    I have two mirrorless cameras right now. Given how smartphones work - people have been using mirrorless cameras for 16+ years.

    does photography simply revolve around techy specifications and cool gadgets ?

    It has never revolved around that. Go on flickr and look at the images and tell me, without looking at exif data, what took that picture?

    You can’t do that.

    … but to try and separate photography from the equipment required to actually do photography is literally impossible.

    Through the lens, we capture not just images, but the essence of human emotion and experience, inwards and outwards.

    To look through that lens, you need a lens. That lens must be attached to… a camera.

    If you’re here doing your Stand-up Philosopher routine because you think /r/photography or any other sub talks too much about gear you need to remember that the gear is a REQUIREMENT to do photography.

    Not entirely sure why that even needs to be explained.