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Its your idea so why not you do it.

Toment Loc: FL, IL

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gwilliams6

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I administrate several worldwide Facebook Photography groups and have belonged here at UHH since 2017.

UHH members are some of the most diehard, longtime and loyal DSLR fans, who will post multiple threads over and over debating mirrorless vs DSLRs ,and find all kinds of arguments, factual or not, to extoll and justify their choice of DSLRs, while being dismissive of mirrorless.

This debate is pretty much over in the rest of the world photo community, but nothing dies here in UHH, lol, it just gets brought up again and debated over and over again and again, LOL.

Use your DSLRs if they are your long ago paid for, trusted and comfortable companions, and be happy. No one says you have to switch to mirrorless.

But for many the time has come to move on from DSLRs and on to the best of the latest mirrorless, now available in all price ranges to fit any budgets.

Be happy and use what you like and what works for you until your DSLRs fall apart or there are no more parts to fix them. For me the transition from DSLR to mirrorless was the right move for my professional and personal work, and I have no regrets and will never go backwards to any DSLR tech and DSLR limitations again.

I thank my DSLRs for many years of great service, millions of photos, and many awards they helped me garner. Now I am just as thankful, and even happier making meaningful and award-winning shots with my top mirrorless gear.

Cheers
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jcboy3

They aren't my posts.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

There are these things called lenses that can move the focus point of an image, no? That's how optical glasses work. So a Z to F IS possible.

therwol Loc: USA

Okay. I get the objection and tried it myself. The original text will not show up if you try to quote something very long. But I would defend BURKPHOTO's right to write long posts. Not only that, he has more experience in the field of photography than many, and the advice he gives is always good. Maybe it is his narrative style that you object to. I don't know. I don't know you personally, but something about his post struck a nerve. By the way, there are several workarounds when this happens. You can have UHH open in two windows, copy and past specific text from one to another, and then put in your comments. All you have to do is make sure you distinguish between what the original post says and what you say. You can also copy an entire post to a Word document and edit it there with your comments before copying the final edit to your post.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

While I have adapted over the years since high school, I’m still unsure. While “everyone” is getting trendy, I’m not a pro. I’m content with my AE-1, Rebel 2000, 1v and 5D, so why go mirrorless now. I loved my film cameras. I still do. That is why I use them from time to time. (I just finished repairing my Rebel) Maybe a few years from now, I will go mirrorless when something “better” comes along.

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

Another great Sager-ism.
But I prefer to wait until I get better at shooting photos. Then I will try a Canon R3.

“When I grow up, I want to be a photographer just like Paul Sager!”

therwol Loc: USA

This is how it can be done using Word. Copy/paste and edit in Word. The Copy/paste back. You can accomplish the same thing by just having two windows open and copying text from one to the other.

BURKPHOTO: dSLRs will be with us for years to come.

ME: Yes, but you won’t be able to buy a new one soon. This isn’t rocket science. One technology replaces another. Some people will continue to use the old technology, but upgrading won’t be possible without buying something new. There will be a used market for DSLRs, lenses and accessories. After all, people still buy manual focus lenses. Prices will likely tumble as the newer technology takes over, and this may drive some people to look backward, but overall, the trend will be toward the future.

BURKPHOTO: Their market share is fading rapidly, but they still have advantages for certain types of photography that, until matched by mirrorless bodies, will make them viable.

ME: Not for long. The features of the current flagship mirrorless cameras will trickle down to new and less expensive models. This sort of thing always happens. Not only that, some of the computational features now used in phones will be passed to cameras.

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foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

Don't tell me that's a new Canon commercial> LOL

JD750 Loc: SoCal

I loved the mirrorless format, the EVF, long before it became trendy. Just saying.

The camera is just a tool to help you capture the image. It's supposed to stay out of the way so you can do that work. Use the tool you like, not what others like. If you prefer optical by all means then please keep using optical viewfinders.

FYI - I also still shoot film ;) Because I like the way film records light.

bigguytf

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Speaking for myself, I will probably continue to use my DSLRs for a while longer. I was waiting to see what Canon would do with the rumored R7... hoping it might be an ideal replacement for the pair of 7D Mark II I've used for the past 6 years or so. But it's not. The R7 does offer some serious improvements at a very nice price, but it comes up a little short in some other ways that are important to me. As far as I'm concerned the R7 is, in effect, a "mirrorless 90D". It uses a unique, new control layout that concerns me because I switch back and forth between cameras a lot while shooting sports. The three DSLRs I mostly use for that have virtually identical control layouts. Of course, this wouldn't bother someone else using the new camera in isolation... they can quickly become accustomed to and probably even learn to like the new layout. So it's a concern to me and perhaps a few others like me, who use multiple cameras. I also want a camera that can accept a battery grip, which the R7 can't. And I have concerns about it's weather resistance and durability... which Canon states is comparable to the 90D. The 7DII is better sealed and has a higher durability rating.

This is my concern, I have two 7D2's that I use quite a bit. The focusing, as well as the two slots for memory, and trading off camera in the middle of a job are important. If you really are not going to see significant difference in the pictures. Maybe waiting till you see what comes out in the 7D.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

The grass is always greener when captured with a mirrorless camera.