sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

Take a look at the following link Thom Hogan is a pro that shoots both systems. Look what he has in his bag....

http://www.sansmirror.com/articles/thoms-m43-bag.html

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

I went mirror-less with an EM1 and have been very happy with it. The EVF takes getting used to but it also has some advantages.

I think this camera is better than the cameras I have owned prior to the D7100 and it is very close to that one as well. Sold the D7100 in favor of 36mp FF.

Would I give up my FF Nikon gear?...not at this time but I could live with the Oly as my only camera if I had too.

hdg Loc: Boston

I'm a Nikon shooter, but my vacation camera is the Fuji XT-1. It makes gorgeous photos. It really does. It was quite fun for street photography with the tilt viewfinder and even has a remote shutter from my phone. But for professional work, I still prefer my Nikon gear. I just think it's more reliable, especially for moving shots. Mirrorless has come a long way, the quality of the shots are just as good, but the mechanics aren't quite professional yet.

Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM

Though relatively new, my experience with the A6000 is that it is evenly fast (yep! Took pics of birds with no problems), and I lied that it has both an optical AND an EVF----- don't have to choose! Most important, it's IQ is outstanding.

tomw

I have no experience with mirrorless. Is it true that all of them have a delayed response time? Is that inherent in the design?

Cykdelic Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM

I can only respond to the a6000....... The true shutter response time is .15 seconds or so.

I think the delay you refer to is the "start up/turn on and take first shot" delay, which is slower than a dlsr

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

I bought my Oly E-M1 early this year: No mirror, electronic viewfinder, and I love it. I can set the camera to live view, hold the camera at arm's length and take a picture. Or without changing any settings at all, I can bring the viewfinder to my eye, and just when it gets there, the LCD screen goes black and the image appears inside the viewfinder; I can then take a photo with the camera pressed against my forehead. Move it away from my face again, and the picture re-appears on the LCD screen.
I'm a viewfinder girl, and the only time I use the screen to take photos, is when I want candids of the grandkids: flip out the screen so I can see it, and use the cable release.

londonfire Loc: NY to NC

Good post. I use MFT all the time now. I can take a pretty nice kit in a smallish pack and come home with photos pleasing to me. The only time my Canon stuff leaves the house in a Pelican case is for a road trip nearby when I can work out of my trunk. I'm also tired of spending 20 minutes in 'security' while 3-4 TSA pull every cable out of my case and hold it up for examination.

Shutterbugsailer Loc: Staten Island NY (AKA Cincinnati by the Sea)

And if you were near the East coast, instead of the Southwest, I would be just as concerned about the coyotes as that bird. They are mixed with wolf and can weigh up to 80 pounds.

RichardSM Loc: Back in Texas

Hello Elskipo
Can you tell us what that thing is in the upper corner of that picture is? Otherwise it's a nice capture of the aqueduct.

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Taken with Olympus EM-1 and a Panasonic 35-100mm (70-20 35mm equivalent) lens handheld.

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gessman Loc: Colorado

I don't wish to detract from the positive nature of Elskipo's post here but I have to stick my nose into this just a little ways. I realize that I may get it chopped off but I find that it does grow back, repeatedly. I have a mirrorless, one of the worst ever designed according to reviewers who concentrated primarily on focus speed but generally I reckon it's the best deal in a camera on the market today, the EOS M - pretty stinkin' good otherwise with most of the guts of the EOS 70D, touch screen and all that AND with a frame rate equal to the 5D2 I've been shooting for over 5 years now.

As to Elskipo's assessment of the a6000, I may be headed that way myself 'cause I haven't seen a negative thing said about it and I've got lots of Canon L glass that works with it nicely with a metabones adapter. Elskipo's assessment is that it's good for everything else but just not any good for birds in flight (bif) which I cannot argue with except that I know that as photographers we cannot leave everything up to the camera. We have to develop technique that works around the limitations of the equipment we use in order to come home with the bacon. Now, here in the high plains we don't have all those lumbering shore birds so I don't shoot many bif 'cause 34,782 images of a stinkin' ol' black crow ain't much better'n nothing, but I do on occasion see an eagle and find that some cameras are better than others for that but that's not nearly all there is in life for me. Still, I reckon that no matter what kind of camera you shoot with, if you can't work out something that'll let you luck out now and then with 11 fps, your mind, body, and camera just ain't working together at all and it's time for another hobby.

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

As far as I know, the EVF image along with the LCD image both come from the same sensor, the one behind the lens.

As an EVF/OVF hater, I'm also glad that I'll never be forced to use one again. Composing shots through a peephole was never easy for me. Neither is adjusting white balance, exposure, etc. while looking through glass and not seeing what the sensor is going to record.

mymike Loc: Tucson, AZ

Nice assessment! Thank you. I am going to wait awhile before upgrading from my Nikon P7800 point and shoot. I just bought an external flash for it and I want to master both before upgrading.

Elskipo Loc: Scottsdale, AZ

Ok, you convinced me. I'm going to be on the beach at Tybee Island next week and I'll give it a try with the Sony. Even if they don't come out I already have way more seagull pix than I can use in a lifetime.