SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

He repeats himself often, although as he said, not in the same thread. I’m pretty sure he has a file of these on his desktop and just does a copy and paste when the opportunity arises.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

The answer depends on your photographic objectives. What are they?

Abo

I was thinking if the OP wanted to jump to a mirrorless DSLR,
he might like to hop to the corner of a round table.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Yeaahhh... "mirrorless dSLR" is an oxymoron. But I hear it often.

> SLR is Single Lens Reflex (for instance, original Nikon F 35mm film camera and similar — the reflex mirror enables viewing through the lens used for the photograph) SLRs have flappy-floppy mirrors that black out the finder at the moment of exposure, add vibration, fan dust and metal shavings and lube onto the film... But there is no parallax.

> TLR is Twin Lens Reflex (Rolleiflex 2.8 F 120/220 camera and similar — the camera has separate viewing and "taking" lenses, and a reflex mirror) TLRs inevitably suffer from parallax, the angular difference between the viewing and taking lens that may give you a false idea of what the camera will record on film.

> Rangefinder is a mirrorless film camera (Leica M3 35mm film camera and similar — the camera has a coupled rangefinder in a separate viewfinder that indicates focus as you focus the "taking" lens)

> dSLR is digital Single Lens Reflex. It replaces film with a digital sensor. Otherwise, it is mostly mechanically similar to a film SLR. dSLRs have flappy-floppy mirrors that black out the finder at the moment of exposure, add vibration, fan dust and metal shavings and lube onto the sensor... But there is no parallax.

> MILC is Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera (Fujifilm X-T4, Nikon Z 7II, Panasonic Lumix DC-G9, and similar APS-C, full frame, and Micro 4/3 cameras — These cameras have electronic viewfinders that capture an image from the sensor and merge it with setup and exposure status data) MILCs have a slight latency (delay) of the image you see vs the image in real time. This delay is getting shorter and shorter as time goes forward and processors evolve in new models. There is no black-out and little air movement between lens and sensor, and no parallax. Electronic AND focal plane mechanical shutters are found in most MILC cameras, each with advantages and drawbacks.

winphillips Loc: Delaware

Without wishing to debate the merits of Ken Rockwell in general, he does have a useful comparison of Canon vs Sony vs. Nikon recent mirrorless camera systems.

https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/comparisons/nikon-vs-canon-vs-sony-full-frame.htm

Beenthere

I'm sure he doesn't need a glossary to describe all the posibilities, just the difference between "DSLR" and "Mirrorless" (both Point & Shoot and MILC). Ya gotta leave some fun for the poster. Research is the thing.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

That’s pretty dated so not very useful.

winphillips Loc: Delaware

Those cameras are still being sold by the manufacturers.

anotherview Loc: California

The existing cameras and lenses will also keep their capacity and potential for producing worthy photographs.[quote=taxslave]

ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio

Don’t know what your problem is but I’m not going to get in a pissing war with you.

ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio

[quote=taxslave]

Totally agree. Like cars and computers camera gear obsolescence and depreciation starts when it hits the market.

Bill_de Loc: US

I'm glad somebody finally mentioned that.

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Bill_de Loc: US

The best way to stay out of a pissing war is to not respond at all.

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John Hicks Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England

There is only one thing I can add to this if you have set your heart on getting a certain make and model of camera you will never be happy if you don't get it.

anotherview Loc: California

Yep.