Camera System Hierarchy

The picture below shows the system of major camera type groups. Large format This type of camera is expensive, often reading a price tag of easily over five thousand pounds. It  is often used by the professionals, and produces stunning images. Medium format Between...

SLT verses DSLR versus Mirrorless CSC (EVIL)

  Some cameras in the Sony Alpha range uses SLT (Single Lens Translucent) technology, while the majority of cameras above compact level use DSLR ( Digital Single Lens Reflex) or SLR. Another Choice of camera is the MILC (Mirrorless Iterchangeable Lens Camera or...

Image Gallery, For General Viewing

This is just a gallery of images, for general viewing. Please do not use any of my images without my prior permission. Most of the images on this website are my own, but thanks to Hildegard Gabriel who has kindly permitted me to use some of her images.     ...

ISO – What is it? – Light Sensitivity

In Digital Photography, ISO measures light sensitivity. In dim light, the shutter automatically opens for longer to let in more light, but this is bad for action photography because it causes motion blur because the shutter remains open too long to freeze the motion....

Exposure Compensation

   A camera’s built in light meter wants to even out the scene, but it does so by treating everything as a midtone. It aims to bring the exposure as close to 18% midtone grey as possible. While with certain scenes this produce beautiful exposures, if you...