16-10-15, 09:52 PM
Quote:Anyone know if there is a good mirrorless camera that works well in low-light conditions? Sony A7R is getting good reviews generally for landscape work, but not good in low light apparently (noisy images). Could be an issue for sunrise/sunset scenes for instance? This is one situation where I'd like to be achieving better detail in, for example, dark foregrounds than I get with my current compact. Also, something that will handle strong light contrast in these situations.
I don't keep up with all the latest cameras etc but it does seem strange that the Sony A7R - which seems keenly priced - is criticised for low light performance.
My G1 wasn't the greatest for low light performance (noise from 400asa) but the GH3 is really quite decent in that respect.
Which is part of the point of CSC - a compact camera that is capable of the same, similar or even better results than bigger DSLR's.
They may shine more as we see more top notch lenses appearing, like a range-finder camera the lenses sit much closer to the 'film plane' which is one advantage that they have.
I have to say I've only used my G1 and GH3 for walking days out, and not yet used it for set dawn or sunset images so can't comment on it's noise cancelling properties (you need to select noise reduction on a digital camera for long exposures).
Certainly there more and more people using CSC cameras for landscape work as they are much easier to carry up mountains etc, and also you can carry a much lighter tri-pod.
But they are now serious cameras both in terms of still photography and video.