rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Please see my response on page 6 @ 10:47:27

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

LOL! I have bigger hands than my late husband and bigger than the 6'4" young man who works for me. Big hands need not be too clumsy to handle small instruments. You should see the size of the surgical instruments I used to do ear surgery. The "cave man" argument is just too funny!

repleo Loc: Boston

So the attraction of a DSLR is really a phallic thing !!!! Does it turn you on?

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

I doubt it.

leftj Loc: Texas

You tell em Cat. I’m with ya.

TheDman Loc: USA

Heh, does shooting at the Derby require your shots to be out of focus like the one in your article?

I've shot more horse racing than you. And I'll take properly focused shots from my OVF, thanks.

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dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

I remember going to a Judy Collins concert and when singing Amazing Grace she reached out to the sides and slowly raised her arms palms out. Her big elegant hands were mesmerizing.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Seriously, are my four Pentax bodies, K-3, K-5, K-20D, K-100D torturing me now with a mirror and viewfinder (I like), any more than my vintage film Spotmatic, K1000, and K2 DMD going to spot accepting 35mm film at some shutter count?



Nice selection there rmorrison1116 of Canon and Nikon.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

You probably never held a bazooka, ten pounds would have been nice.
But, my reason for replying isn't hand held artillery.
I have 12 Canon DSLR'S and 2 Nikon DSLR'S and a several other digital cameras made by several different manufacturers and non of them collect dust. When not in use they are stored properly where they can't get dusty.
But I know that's really not what you meant.
I don't own a MILC yet. I've seen no reason so far to purchase one, although eventually I will. There just isn't anything a MILC can do that I really can't do with the cameras I already own.
Believe me, I wholeheartedly agree with you on the weight issue, but once you slap a white elephant on a MILC body, there's not much of a weight savings.
The camera I carry with me all the time is a point and shoot, albeit a very expensive one, but for all intents and purposes a point and shoot none the less. (G1X III) It's small and light and produces good quality images.
I'm not defending anyone or anything but it's all about personal choice, not whose opinion on what is better or otherwise.
Keep on clicking...

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

True, but if he has a F, F2 or F3, etc. still, they may keep working until the sun consumes the earth.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Credentials are such a good path to truth!

tdekany Loc: Oregon

Obviously those features are not important to you, or you are simply not aware of them yet, but there are so many options on mirrorless cameras that you could not duplicate on any dslr.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

When we first started here on the Hog, pretty much daily some big guy would strut up to his computer and declare that he had enormous hands, or huge digits or whatever, then proudly boast that them thar little cameras(crop cameras, never mind that SLR's were smaller than crops) were just to SMALL to feel right in the monster HAND!!! Remember those days??? LoL
SUDDENLY, all these miniature ML cameras seem to be OK, and we rarely get notice of the big hand syndrome anymore!!!
SS

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Concur—although I think the DSLR will be around for awhile. The niche, however, will become more defined (and smaller). That’s inevitable.

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

Absolutely! Personal choice and need. Some people like me have no use for something more than an effective 345 mm of reach. (my 55 - 230) If I needed 600 mm I can get a 100 - 400 Fuji lens that weighs 3 pounds. Which is no small rig, but is still smaller than the Nikon equivalent. But it is not the size as much as the ease of use, which you may eventually learn.