The modern photographic equipment market offers a large number of high-quality and advanced cameras from well-known world manufacturers. Their technical characteristics and capabilities are improving every year, but some brands invariably remain the leaders in this segment. Which manufacturer makes the best cameras?
Popular camera brands
One of the most famous brands of cameras is Nikon. This company began producing the first optical devices for military purposes in 1917. Nikon released its first camera in 1946, and the first SLR camera of this brand went on sale in 1959. Nikon's vast experience and compliance with consumer needs have made Nikon the market leader - today, professional photographers mostly use cameras of this brand. A remarkable feature of the lenses of this company is soft background blur combined with good sharpness. In addition, Nikon cameras are equipped with special low-noise sensors.
Nikon equipment is quite difficult to operate, but reliable in operation, has more rigid optics, but quickly drains the battery.
No less popular are cameras from Sony, which produces high-quality photographic equipment for amateurs. The company also produces a wide range of various accessories and is constantly improving the functionality of its cameras. Most often, aspiring photographers purchase Sony equipment as their first camera, as it has an excellent value for money. The disadvantage of Sony cameras is the fragility of their battery, so you should take care of purchasing a spare battery before purchasing.
Top brands of cameras
One of the leaders in the photography market is Canon, which released its first shutter frame camera in 1934. Today, Canon cameras are considered to be comfortable and versatile cameras, the lines of which are regularly updated with new models. Among the shortcomings of Canon's photographic equipment, one can mention the excessive sharpness and color of photographs - however, its optics have a softer pattern compared to Nikon.
Canon was the first to reduce the cost of SLR cameras by making them affordable for photographers.
And finally - the best brand of cameras in the world is the German Leica. This company has been developing and manufacturing cameras since 1925. Its cameras are renowned for their precision mechanics and excellent optics, which have made the brand synonymous with quality, reliability and prestige. The only drawback of the Leica brand is the very high cost of its cameras.
