DSLR or Mirrorless (Page 2): Cell phones have also produced outstanding images. You can be sure that a lot of processing went into that winning photo. Mirrorless results are just as...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

AZ Dog wrote:

I subscribe to the magazine "Arizona Highways" and the yearly photo contest winners have been published. This is open to both amateurs and professionals. This years grand prize winner shot was taken with a Fugifilm X-T2. This is to show that the most expensive DSLR's no longer rule the domain.

Cell phones have also produced outstanding images. You can be sure that a lot of processing went into that winning photo. Mirrorless results are just as good as what you can get from a DSLR.

Jerrin1 Loc: Wolverhampton, England

rwilson1942 wrote:

It's not the camera, it's the photographer.

Actually it's both. It doesn't matter how good you are as a photographer, you won't be capturing a prize winning photograph of Kingfisher diving into water with a Kodak Instamatic.

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

rwilson1942 wrote:

It's not the camera, it's the photographer.

Sorry to disagree but the Mirrorless hardware is improving in leaps and bounds and has surpassed the DSLR already while the DSLR is crawling along in baby steps. All the R&D money is going that way. I have a DSLR an if I was just about to buy, it would be mirrorless. many of my of my pro friends have already dumped their DSLRs and gone mirrorless.

Shutterbug57

Jerrin1 wrote:

Actually it's both. It doesn't matter how good you are as a photographer, you won't be capturing a prize winning photograph of Kingfisher diving into water with a Kodak Instamatic.

Can a kingfisher even carry an Instamatic?

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

AZ Dog wrote:

I subscribe to the magazine "Arizona Highways" and the yearly photo contest winners have been published. This is open to both amateurs and professionals. This years grand prize winner shot was taken with a Fugifilm X-T2. This is to show that the most expensive DSLR's no longer rule the domain.

It is a nice achievement for the Fuji camera, but sorry Charlie, it shows nothing else. Nothing. Good shots will win regardless of what was used.

Nikon1201

DSLR or MIRRORLESS?????

thrash50

You've got to be kidding, what's next, children in photography,and art contests?
That would leave no chance for those of us, who paid all the bucks for the newest, best gear, and read every article and book, and watched all the videos, to ever win a contest.
Thrash50

Nosaj Loc: Sarasota, Florida

AZ Dog wrote:

I subscribe to the magazine "Arizona Highways" and the yearly photo contest winners have been published. This is open to both amateurs and professionals. This years grand prize winner shot was taken with a Fugifilm X-T2. This is to show that the most expensive DSLR's no longer rule the domain.

About time!!

RJWagons Loc: Lake Ridge Virginia

Seems logical but I've seen contest winners who used a point and shoot. Definitely the photographer, time and place.

gwilliams6

Congrats to the winning photographer, whatever camera type they used. But yes, mirrorless is fast becoming the dominant camera type. Remember, cellphones are mirrorless cameras also, with most of the world's cellphone cameras' image sensors made by Sony.. Cheers

nikon123 Loc: Toronto, Canada

For the past three years, having retired from my career as a CPA, I have taught photography. The ultimate objective is to instruct my students how to see photographically. This 'mantra' has nothing to do with the equipment. I have many tales to tell about people who have high end cameras and lenses but do not know how to use them. The best story is of a person who claimed to be a wedding photographer. The camera and lens were Nikon. I picked up the camera, with permission of the owner, and was impressed by the quality. I was told by the owner that this was only a manual focus camera. I looked at her and then proceeded to tell her that she should turn the lever to 'AF' from'M' and then she would not have to focus manually. Duh!!
My favourite description on photography is the following:
'Photography is painting with light. In the art of photography, the image sensor is the canvas (or the film), the camera is the brush and the light is the paint'.

Idaho

if I buy the "best" camera will I be the "best" photographer..... what is the "best" camera.... don't answer that! I can't afford any more cameras.

Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA

Polaroid was hot years ago. Big sheets used by artists because the look was liked.
I have been seeing the DSLR or mirrorless question bouncing around these forums.
What is the difference. I believe a better camera with more option on lens helps.
A good creator and knowledgable shooter helps the work. I have taught some
courses on creative a while back. I think the decisions an image maker makes
can be very important. I have traveled a lot but not recently. It sure helps
to be in Italy or India.
Or just watch my grandaughter Scarlett who picked up my camera and began shooting everything
in the house that interested her. She like the carpets patterns and book close ups. She is still
shooting. And drawing. And creating. You get the idea...

leftj Loc: Texas

AZ Dog wrote:

I subscribe to the magazine "Arizona Highways" and the yearly photo contest winners have been published. This is open to both amateurs and professionals. This years grand prize winner shot was taken with a Fugifilm X-T2. This is to show that the most expensive DSLR's no longer rule the domain.

Cameras don't rule. Photographers do.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

AZ Dog wrote:

I subscribe to the magazine "Arizona Highways" and the yearly photo contest winners have been published. This is open to both amateurs and professionals. This years grand prize winner shot was taken with a Fugifilm X-T2. This is to show that the most expensive DSLR's no longer rule the domain.

Possession of the most expensive equipment only means you have money: it does not imply talent.