DocDav Loc: IN

OK. Almost spit my coffee out my nose on that one.

Thanks!

John Hicks Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England

I cannot see that DSLR held back photography what do ever, I enjoyed using my DSLR when I had it it was only a bad knee and old age made me change to a mirrorless camera by I still us my ef and efs lenses with an adaptor on my mirrored camera.

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

Reminds me of the old song "Sometimes I feel like a mirrorless child"

hookedupin2005 Loc: Northwestern New Mexico

The newer technology gives us better tools to work with, in order to grow our individual skills.

ricardo00

Yes I am referring to battery life. The new Z7II is rated at 360 shots on a single fully charged battery when using the EVF versus 1840 shots on a D850 with a fully charged battery. So for me, I would have to add a power battery pack with an extra battery for my photo outings, not sure how much this would weigh but this adds to the weight of a mirrorless.

ralphhipps

ralphhipps

got it, thanks!

Imagemine Loc: St. Louis USA

I shoot film , a dslr & mirrorless so I think all the different devices have their own ups & downs all that said nothing can make you better it's the user's responsibility , light & composition still rule & of course imagination . That's why some people can take an image on a cell phone and wow the viewers because he or she knows the basics another person can use a very expensive camera & images aren't as dramatic because of lack of knowledge & effort so if this is your thing learn from the masters but don't copy them

Imagemine Loc: St. Louis USA

I totally agree with your statement

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Some time ago, perhas about a year, I dug out my old 4x5 press camera- Crude!? No automation of any kind, no previewing of anything when the camera was handheld and the ground glass back was not in use. My goodness- a WIRE sports finder! You could fame the image, set the exposure and the final results had to be previsualized in your HEAD! You couldn't forget to check out the rangefinder or set the parallax adjustment on the viewfinder sight or you could get out of focus images with decapitated subjects! You had to cock the shutter- pure torture!

Well- compared to my more computer-packed technological marvels (digital SLRs) even my Hasselblad medium format film gear looks like "Model T Fords"!

Back in the day when most modern cameras were kinda semi-automatic- like if your meter failed or your battery died, you could sill shoot manually. Nowadays, if anythg goes south, the entire thing is DEAD!

Sometimes it's hard for me to believe that I lugged around all that heavy, bulky and unsophisticated hardware and still managed to cover a 12-hour assignment The camera and onboard flas head weight in at 8 lbs, the flash's power supply a whopping 9 lbs. and a case full of film holders- probably 25 lbs with those awesome Graphmatics- 6 sheets each!

I had to set the exposure and decide if shutter speed or aperture was the priority for any given shot- I must have been a regular Einstein/bodybuilder!

Nowadays folks complain their DSLR is too heavy and it doesn't have enough gadgets.

My advice- enjoy the modern advancements, they can make life easier and make your photography better because you don't need to fumble with all kinds of unwieldy stuff and if you really know your theory, you can take full advantage of your gear and CONCENTRATE on your ART!

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

JD750 Loc: SoCal

It is a know fact that mirrorless battery life is lower. However optimizing the settings can help a lot. Recall if you use the LCD all the time with you D850 it reduces the battery life as well? Same with mirrorless. You can turn off the LCD on the back. You can also turn off the Automatic file review. Those things will help. It will never be as good as a DSLR but it can be improved upon from the factory settings.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

BebuLamar

My DSLR a Nikon Df which is my only DSLR. I have a D70s bought for $30 and a free D1x but those don't count as i didn't really pay much for them. I found the one aspect of my Nikon Df is that it's big but too light. It's bigger than my F3 but weighs only about the same. I prefer small but heavy camera. Holding the Nikon FM makes me feel much better.

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Mantra of the untalented but skilled previsualizer.