Compact Mirrorless vs Size, Weight, Image Quality of DLSR (Page 9): 👌👌👍...

Elfoto1975 Loc: Orlando Florida

Retired CPO wrote:

You might have taken that from my post, but that's... (show quote)

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jimpitt

Sorry, no phone pics for me. Can't understand how a lens half the size of a pea can do justice to accepable photo shooting. My wife's 12mp apple is a joke.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

jimpitt wrote:

Sorry, no phone pics for me. Can't understand how a lens half the size of a pea can do justice to accepable photo shooting. My wife's 12mp apple is a joke.

Actually it's easier to make a flawless small lens than a flawless large lens. The sensor size that makes a difference. They tend to have small sensors. Also they tend to have a lot of DOF, there are time when you don't want that. I always have my phone often use it for my wide camera if on a hike. But dont' be fooled the phone cameras are very good at what they are designed to do. They are great for portraits, family photos etc.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

JD750 wrote:

Actually it's easier to make a flawless small lens than a flawless large lens. The sensor size that makes a difference. They tend to have small sensors. Also they tend to have a lot of DOF, there are time when you don't want that. I always have my phone often use it for my wide camera if on a hike. But dont' be fooled the phone cameras are very good at what they are designed to do. They are great for portraits, family photos etc.

Exactly. They are limited in low light, high DR and fast action, but they are the camera you (almost) always have with you. The majority of images I have of my grandchildren were taken with phones, and I’m thankful for them. I have a bunch of cameras, but I use my IPhone almost daily. And in terms of convenience, the images that I and my children take are automatically shared with each other and automatically backed up to ICloud. They’re also great for documentation.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

TriX wrote:

Exactly. They are limited in low light, high DR and fast action, but they are the camera you (almost) always have with you. The majority of images I have of my grandchildren were taken with phones, and I’m thankful for them. I have a bunch of cameras, but I use my IPhone almost daily. And in terms of convenience, the images that I and my children take are automatically shared with each other and automatically backed up to ICloud. They’re also great for documentation.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Retired CPO wrote:

You might have taken that from my post, but that's... (show quote)

Try to spin it however you want. We all know what you said. If it was true that you were just saying you’re not interested in mirrorless then that begs the question as to why you posted at all. That’s certainly not pertinent and is in no way helpful to the OP.

Hal Masover Loc: Iowa and Florida

DaveyDitzer wrote:

As previously stated, weight is more a function of... (show quote)

Agree. When I have researched switching from my D750 to a newer Z camera, the weight actually favored keeping the old camera, which so far I continue to do. And while I'm completely unwilling to switch systems, I am envious of how lightweight the Canon R cameras are. The R5 comes in at 26 ounces, only slightly more than the 25 ounce Z6ii and noticeably less than the comparable Z8. And before anyone points out how much more capable the Z8 is, it's also a few years newer than the R5. Not willing to fork out the money to change systems, or engage in the learning curve of a new system, but really hoping Nikon finds ways to make these new cameras lighter. They used carbon fiber in the D750 which made it one of their lightest full frame DSLRs. Come on Nikon, lighten up! :)

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Hal Masover wrote:

Agree. When I have researched switching from my D... (show quote)

Part of making that full frame camera smaller and lighter meant packing all those electronics into a smaller package, unable to dissipate heat as well.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

jimpitt wrote:

I am selling my Nikon D500 that has two full frame... (show quote)

Selling a D500 to get a Z50???

Why would you do that The Z50 is a fine camera, but it is nowhere near the quality of a D500. Maybe you could keep both, but I would never sell the D500. You will never find a crop camera that is as good as that camera. The Z50 is more on the level of the D5XXX series.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

topcat wrote:

Selling a D500 to get a Z50???

Why would you do that The Z50 is a fine camera, but it is nowhere near the quality of a D500. Maybe you could keep both, but I would never sell the D500. You will never find a crop camera that is as good as that camera. The Z50 is more on the level of the D5XXX series.

The only place the D500 might have an edge in the Z50 is in focus tracking for wildlife/action, and even there the difference isn’t that great. The Z50 has the full complement of external controls which the D5XXX series lacks and adds many of the beneficial features of mirrorless technology that both the D500 and D5XXX series lack.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

The z50 doesn't have a mirror. The camera and the owner are already better photographers than any DSLR owner.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

The prevalent belief that the Z50 and D500 are "equivalent" cameras speaks very poorly of those making the comparison. I have shopped all of the Z cameras (except for the Z30). I would never give up a D500 for a Z50. It might be sort of a lateral move for an optimist, but would be a significant backup move for anyone who knows and understands how to use the D500.

By the way, the same was true five or so years ago when some nimrod tried to tell me that a D90 was an equivalent camera to a D300. I have a D90 IR conversion, and it doesn't even come close to wishing it were a D300.

Spirit Vision Photography Loc: Behind a Camera.

CHG_CANON wrote:

The z50 doesn't have a mirror. The camera and the owner are already better photographers than any DSLR owner.

I will assume that you say that in jest. 🤔

Hal Masover Loc: Iowa and Florida

CHG_CANON wrote:

The z50 doesn't have a mirror. The camera and the owner are already better photographers than any DSLR owner.

By your way of thinking, the tool makes the photographer and anyone can buy skills just by throwing money at equipment.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Show a novice two similar images and say one came from a mirrorless camera, and they will ask for help in buying the superior camera.