CHG_CANON wrote:
Jim, you've likely observed by now: the longer you read UHH, the more expensive it gets. The dump your DSLR camera for mirrorless phenomena is just the latest iteration, similar to the need to replace your camera for each new incremental version number or calendar year, whichever happens first.
The idea that FF cameras are both lighter and smaller has been disproven by the facts, especially if you're shooting the premium f/2.8 and faster lenses and / or the IS-enabled models.
A mirrorless body does provide several tangible improvements, including:
- In-body image stabilization for all lenses
- Eye-tracking AF (most advanced models)
- Sharper native 'mirrorless' lenses
- Electronic View Finders (EVF) that provide more technical details in the view finder with the camera raised to your eye in a shooting position
- Integrated camera controls on the native mirrorless lens
- AF points across the entire frame geography
- Greener grass when captured with a mirrorless camera
All the other technology benefits such as higher pixel resolution, newest processors, higher frame rates, AF improvements (tracking) will also now appear first in the mirrorless models where the new DSLRs releases will slow or completely stop. Canon especially is pushing the technology envelope with new RF lenses like 600mm and 800mm primes at reasonable prices and a very compact 70-200 f/2.8 zoom that will surely put the traditional internal zoom versions out of favor.
If you've ever struggled to 'see' your LCD for image review in bright light, you can use the EVF to review image details in the view finder, including the 10x zoom into the details.
Only you can decide if you're letting a mirror hold you back from the photographer you were meant to be.
Jim, you've likely observed by now: the longer you... (
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You make some good points here -- in fact, all of these -- plus the weight factor -- are the reasons why I sold all my Canon gear and went to MFT. "Latest and greatest" didn't even enter the picture (no pun intended). Maybe someday I will go back to DSLR but right now it isn't even a consideration.