Tommg

none ... no reason whatsoever ...

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Want to sell those dusty SLR cameras?

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

Ditto that for me too brother;
if what you got works for you then you are good to go.
Why jump into a DSLR if you do not need one.
You previously had an SLR, as I did too.
But !
Since there is a Universe full of all kinds of camera's, there is something for everyone and it reads like you have already found your nitch in the universe.
However, since you posted this question to the forum, are you not 'kinda curious' and fishing around with the idea of trying out a DSLR ???????
My psychic powers have diminished and left me so I cannot help you with that, but, hey, after all the great feed back from the hoggers here, aren't you just a 'little bit curious' enough to just 'maybe' borrow one out and just play around with one and see if 'maybe' it could expand your photography experiences.
Just thinking !!!!

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Simplicity. No changing lenses, no thinking about exposure triangle, no real expenses. One does have to work with the limitations, but one usually develops a more "Go for it!" attitude. Nothing wrong with it; just a different path that can be followed.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

My computer says this is at five pages!

I've enjoyed the discussion. And, I doubt I will ever get a DSLR!

FWIW, there is a news bit this week that Canon will be providing another mirrorless in 2018. And Nikon will be following.

tdekany Loc: Oregon

Lol, let’s just hope it isn’t a full frame without a viewfinder.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I THINK that’s an oblique reference to the dipsticks who still think mirrorless cameras don’t have viewfinders...

karno Loc: Chico ,California

Some like to look through an optical view finder and like more camera to hold on to.
For me looking through a view finder at a digital image creates a disconnected shooting experience.

tomad Loc: North Carolina

Quite possibly, they are manual Minoltas from the 70's and 80's. PM me for more info if you're interested.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

I have heard this argument. It is personal preference and not functional. And there is nothing wrong with that. You should use the camera that you like.

But just an FYI, modern EVFs are fully capable. The professional video guys have been using EVFs for years.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

"For me looking through a view finder at a digital image creates a disconnected shooting experience."

Try it again somewhere with the newer, more expensive mirrorless. You see what your going to get. You are not looking across a mirror and through the lens. Instead you are looking at what the sensor sees through the lens. And, it doesn't blank out, even on slow to medium burst.

I see DSLR users doing what I think is called gimping. The take a shot, then peek at the screen to see if the exposure or whatever is "right". Mirrorless shooters can do that, but it is a lot less necessary. You are already seeing the shot when you press the button.

A learning experience for me was reading up on how to shoot long exposures (for creamy, blurry water) using strong ND filters. I got it all figured out. Measured the exposure without the filter and then put the filter on. The idea is that on a DSLR the filter will make it so dark that you can't frame of focus. I put the filter on, put it on Aperature, looked in the viewfinder and it was bright like normal and showed what the new shutter speed would be.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Like the Leica MDa?
http://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Leitz/MDa.html

ILFarmer

I don't know when it will happen, but I think full frame cameras will disappear. The history of electronics is smaller faster more powerful, and cheaper. Whether DSLR s disappear is another matter, but I will never travel without my Nikon P900 or a better replacement. I have never done this, but next month we are going on a bus trip through national parks in the west. I will have my Panasonic FZ1000 with too. Some of you have suggested having a back up camera. I can.t imagine the cost, space, and weight it would take to equip a DSLR required to capture everything I can get with what I have, but my eyes are undoubtedly not as good as many of you, so you do what you have to to meet your standards. I am always anxious to upgrade my equipment to the next best thing.

karno Loc: Chico ,California

Thanks for the schooling I had no idea a mirrorless camera was functional? Wow interesting.
I agree to each there own but by no means does that make dslr obsolete in my book and yes everything is personal preference. as far as Sony they are good cameras but if they don't fit your hands they are worthless and that is the definition of function. Just FYI that's why I am looking at the Fuji 50r to go along with the D850 the best of both worlds, now I just need the winning ticket.

karno Loc: Chico ,California

No disrespect to you,
But you don't have the mirrorless camera on wheels that takes the image for you, you don't even have to get out of bed to catch sunrise.

Many many people have already honed these simple skills like neutral density filters and I like the skills I have mastered I don't really need or want a camera to do it for me. It keeps me thinking it just like having a car with park assist give me a brake soon only the people with older cars will remember how to park!

Don't get me wrong I like some technology but not so much when it takes away the need for learned skill and the excitement for the unknown.

Slap that 15 stop on there and tell me what happens.