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Yes and most manufacturers specify they should be inspected every year if used for swimming, and replaced if necessary. Perhaps we should get our weather sealed lenses and cameras inspected every ...

9 out of 10 interchangeable lens cameras sold are smaller formats,

Any weatherproofing or water resistance will depend on the seals on the camera and lenses used being in good condition Unlike watches you regularly open up the camera, can add non weather resistant ...

For both companies the Imaging divisions are not their main business and for Panasonic it is such a small part of the company that it doesn't even get separate accounts. Unless they were split out ...

I want a version that has a base ISO of 25 or 50 and has better DR. They can make the maximum ISO at 400 for all I care.

Samsung with APSC was the second one to go under.

There are some strange attitudes here. You pay for insurance in case the worst happens yet some people think, should you claim for the cover you've paid for, that you're somehow stealing money from ...

Ok, that's because you're using flash and the exposure is set for the flashes firing. Therefore the view will be very dark when they're not firing and the EVF reflects the exposure settings There's ...

I'm not sure if you have sorted your problem but in case you haven't... The EVF is in a mode that reflects what the final picture will look like (one of the advantages of an EVF usually). The fact ...

Your inferiority complex about the system you use,

FF is around 10% of ILC sales. There is a nonsensical perception that everybody is rushing to FF when the reality is that smaller formats outsell it massively. Most people want to go smaller as ...

And how many people who shoot studio scenes do you think buy m43 cameras ? Especially considering the weight and size are less of a factor in studio work. And how of them how many would be prepared ...

that there are so many threads like this. It's a camera system ffs. Do you worry that the company that makes your car will go out of business eventually? Or your phone or computer ? And even if it ...

Enjoy it. I'm sure it will make you a better photographer.

entoman, I'm sure many do need FF but for many it will be complete unnecessary and as much because people like having 'the best' .
I think in many ways it is like cars.
Some people spend large...

To all FF users please stop assuming we need FF IQ.
Smaller formats like APSC and m43 produce quality that exceeds the capabilities of most photographers and are able to produce good results at...

Because only 10% of the ILC market is Full Frame. The other 90% is smaller formats (ignoring a tiny number of MF cameras) . And the FF camera market is full of owners who already have large...

And Leica lenses cost a lot more still. It is more costly to produce smaller high quality lenses than larger ones as you are constrained by the size and weight. Frequently they require exotic lens ...

Though learning does matter it is also a fact that many people (especially men) have poor colour vision and can't distinguish between colours very well. And this gets worse with age as well. Xrite ...

Actually 1mm per minute is an extreme level of rainfall akin to being in a shower. Normal torrential rainfall would be around 25mm  or 1 inch per hour, similar to a thunderstorm.