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<strong>No</strong>w we are in the throws of<br />
another revolution: mirrorless<br />
cameras. These have no traditional<br />
shutter in the camera just an image<br />
sensor that sees through the<br />
lens all the time. It is technology<br />
derived from video cameras and<br />
allows the body itself to be smaller<br />
and lighter as it removes most<br />
of the moving parts. It’s noticeable<br />
that the revolution has been<br />
driven by electronics companies<br />
such as Sony and Panasonic, and<br />
former film manufacturer Fuji. The<br />
traditional camera companies of<br />
Nikon and Canon have been late to<br />
the party. There are a few motorsport<br />
photographers who are now<br />
using, and singing the praises, of<br />
the Sony system. I have a couple<br />
of Fuji cameras and this time last<br />
year I tried out their pro kit at the<br />
corresponding WorldSBK test in<br />
Portimao. My conclusion was that<br />
it wasn’t up to the job and I have<br />
stuck with my Nikon kit since.<br />
shot away quiet happily and have<br />
to be fair and say that I was really<br />
impressed. I didn’t use the Nikon<br />
kit at all and produced all the shots<br />
that I wanted to and to the standard<br />
that I would expect. I am not<br />
sure I am just ready to get rid of all<br />
my Nikon gear and jump ship but<br />
the mirrorless digital revolution is<br />
clearly knocking down the barricades<br />
of traditional photography<br />
and when the time comes to renew<br />
my cameras this will be a truly<br />
viable option. So a two day ‘test’<br />
ends up being valuable after all.<br />
This weekend however I had the<br />
chance to try the Sony. It took<br />
half an hour or so to get used to<br />
the ergonomics and the various<br />
electronic systems on the camera<br />
but after I had worked it out I
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