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“Nikon 1 – the little camera that still can” is by Thanos Deligiannis:

Mirrorless cameras are here to stay, whether DSLR people like myself like them or not. For me, the slr way is the only way that makes sense when it comes to taking pictures; on film, CCD or CMOS there is magic on how dark turns to light and live view takes away the process and work that offers a unique satisfaction of this transformation, as well as the learning experience and the occasional accidental masterpiece. Of course, there are benefits to liveview and things that make it appealing, even to fanatics like me, but this is not where mirrorless finds its audience.

The point of this article though is not to open this debate, it is about how the Nikon 1 should not be part of the past, but of the future. You see, as they say, the right equipment is always the one you left at home, or more accurately, the one you should have left home, just because you are not the village mule with a saddle on the back all day. Moreover, most times what you have brought will not allow you stay invisible when you should and, since the photographer is the one behind the picture, the large setup will fail you, as this can’t be true when the subject feels targeted with a bazooka that is a 2.8 zoom, or high-quality prime lens bolted on a huge body behind it.

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