I'm ready to make the jump to a mirrorless DSLR. Looking for suggestions
Jan 7, 2021 19:44:31 #
Rae Zimmerman
Loc: Pine Island, FL
Just throwing it out there: Canon provides the most variety in mirrorless camera bodies and lenses. I believe they also make adapter rings so that lenses from DSLR systems can be used on the mirrorless camera mount.
Jan 7, 2021 19:44:32 #
Rae Zimmerman
Loc: Pine Island, FL
Just throwing it out there: Canon provides the most variety in mirrorless camera bodies and lenses. I believe they also make adapter rings so that lenses from Canon DSLR systems can be used on the new mirrorless camera mount.
Jan 7, 2021 19:44:41 #
Yeah, why function as a Beta tester for the manufacturer?
wsa111 wrote:
I have too many lenses to jump ship for a mirrorle... (show quote)
Jan 7, 2021 20:07:58 #
azted
Loc: Las Vegas, NV.
anotherview wrote:
Yeah, why function as a Beta tester for the manufacturer?
Sony has been making mirrorless cameras since before you joined UHH. Far beyond beta!
Jan 7, 2021 20:12:40 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
JohnnyRottenNJ wrote:
Hi; br I have been mulling around the idea of goin... (show quote)
If you get Nikon and FTZ adapter you can use all your lenses just fine.
Over time you may want to get some Z lenses. A little simpler to use and lighter.
Do not underestimate learning a different manufacturers approach to controls and menus. The Nikon Z camera menus will feel right at home.
I tried a Sony a few years ago. While the hardware was excellent I couldn’t adapt to their terminology, menus, and controls. I also had a Nikon so switching back and forth made it worse for me. I dumped the Sony after six months.
Z6 has the most awesome high ISO performance of Nikon’s current crop.
Jan 7, 2021 21:29:07 #
wsa111 wrote:
I have too many lenses to jump ship for a mirrorless right know.
Remember with a DSLR you are really looking through the lens, where as with a mirrorless its via a sensor.......
Remember with a DSLR you are really looking through the lens, where as with a mirrorless its via a sensor.......
Reeeeally ???? No, not really. Wherever did you get such so called information ? Maybe from “the internet” ?
With a telescope or binoculars you are looking through the lens, aided by an eyepiece. There are no cameras where you look through the lens. You are looking AT something, not THROUGH something ... with both an optical SLR viewer and an EVF. You’re looking AT a receptor, analog or digital respectively.
If you wanna look through your lens, take it off the camera and look through it. You won’t see anything useful. You won’t see a hint of the image the lens will form when it’s on the camera.
Jan 7, 2021 23:19:20 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
Just got my first mirrorless a Nikon Z50 with FTZ adapter same zoom lens I had on my trusty Nikon 5200
Initial impressions viewfinder looks fake very difficult to focus manually ( with Pentax M old lens and another adapter) minimally smaller
Certainly quieter and no mirror slap but so far underwhelmed
Like having 2 control wheels and user defined buttons plan to use for HDR
Only Nikon makes battery and pretty expensive
Viewfinder is biggest dissapointment but spoiled by pentaprisms, 5200 only mirrors, my 800E has as good a viewfinder as N90
Initial impressions viewfinder looks fake very difficult to focus manually ( with Pentax M old lens and another adapter) minimally smaller
Certainly quieter and no mirror slap but so far underwhelmed
Like having 2 control wheels and user defined buttons plan to use for HDR
Only Nikon makes battery and pretty expensive
Viewfinder is biggest dissapointment but spoiled by pentaprisms, 5200 only mirrors, my 800E has as good a viewfinder as N90
Jan 8, 2021 01:02:46 #
Tote1940 wrote:
Just got my first mirrorless a Nikon Z50 with FTZ ... (show quote)
I don't have a Z50 or the manual downloaded, but try two changes that apply to mirrorless cameras:
a) find the setting that brightens the EVF to show the actual exposure, maybe something about simulated view.
b) find the setting that focus 10x peeks the EVF to zoom the display in the EVF, like the DSLR Live View, so you can see where to manually focus.
Jan 8, 2021 01:22:48 #
ronpier wrote:
Please read my second to the last statement: Not enough info to recommend any kind of camera.
So you actually had no reason to respond except to do your normal dissing of someone talking about getting a new camera.
Jan 8, 2021 01:27:44 #
azted wrote:
And just what are you basing your guess upon? How many years have you been in the chip industry?
My main point being that sensor manufacturing is one of many businesses Sony is in. They do manufacture sensors for several other companies. They do manufacture sensors that Nikon uses in some of its cameras, but Nikon isn’t just buying sensors off the shelf. Sony manufactures those sensors to Nikon’s specs based on Nikon’s designs.
Jan 8, 2021 01:29:50 #
wsa111 wrote:
I have too many lenses to jump ship for a mirrorle... (show quote)
The bugs are pretty much resolved. We’re well past the first year of production.
Jan 8, 2021 01:33:07 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I don't have a Z50 or the manual downloaded, but try two changes that apply to mirrorless cameras:
a) find the setting that brightens the EVF to show the actual exposure, maybe something about simulated view.
b) find the setting that focus 10x peeks the EVF to zoom the display in the EVF, like the DSLR Live View, so you can see where to manually focus.
a) find the setting that brightens the EVF to show the actual exposure, maybe something about simulated view.
b) find the setting that focus 10x peeks the EVF to zoom the display in the EVF, like the DSLR Live View, so you can see where to manually focus.
Yeah, if he’s finding mirrorless to be HARDER to focus manually he’s not doing it right.
Jan 8, 2021 07:56:08 #
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Jan 8, 2021 08:12:02 #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
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Jan 8, 2021 08:26:25 #
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