Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the broken-hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be
And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer, let it be
Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be

RightOnPhotography Loc: Quebec,QC

Totally agree with Linda. I use Z6 most of the time while D750 stays in the drawer unless I need it for the occasional studio work or a wildlife shoot.

Collhar Loc: New York City.

Like I said.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

One of the reasons for battery drain in mirrorless is that the led screen is ON all the time. But, you can turn it off and that I have done, helps save the battery.
It does not seem to matter weather on not I am shooting jpeg or raw the same image is displayed in the viewfinder.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Horseman 985.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

That's hilarious.
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SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

User ID

That IS the point.

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Bottom line for this Live View fan: Why include a
mirror, frosted screen, and a prism in my camera
if I always just bypass all that by pressing the LV
button to get my preferred working environment ?

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My first post-film-era cameras were midlevel Nikon
and Canon digital SLRs. HORRIBLE devices which
mainly served to show that the SLR, as a design,
translated quite poorly from film to digital. But I
had no other options, nobody did.

Then Live View was added to SLRs. A very welcome
crutch. Push the LV button the SLR goes away, well
kinda partly sorta goes away.

And finally, along came REAL digital cameras for the
working photographer. Hallelujah ! The King is dead.
Long live the King.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

The best reason for buying mirrorless is the new technology and some of the things that can be done with mirrorless and not with a DSLR. The biggest reason for not going mirrorless is you still have a camera that meets your needs and that new technology will cost you money. Take pictures and switch when you see some technology that you do not want to be without. It is all good.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Your desire to succeed as a photographer must be greater than your fear you can't afford the best equipment.

bleirer

When you look into the viewfinder of mirrorless the led senses it and goes black, if set to auto, at least on mine, otherwise you control on or off. If you flip the articulating screen around of course it is off.The preview is the same raw or jpeg because it is based on the jpeg. When I get my first blinkie in the preview I still have 2/3 stops in raw as a cushion before blowing a highlight.

leicajah Loc: Texas, grew up in Louisiana

I really love my Leica M with live vue

leicajah Loc: Texas, grew up in Louisiana

Sir Paul wrote that about his mom, Mary. I was so blessed. My Mom paid for tickets to see the Beatles.

Shel B

Not sure that's a great answer. You can dig a hole with a shovel or a backhoe...and get the same result... but the backhoe makes the job quite a bit easier. If I can get the same photo results with a smaller, lighter, easier to use camera it might be worth the switch. But I appreciate your thoughtful answer. :)