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Now that canikon is in full swing and just announced the cheapest lightest ff mirrorless camera, is it safe to say dlsr will die off soon?
Now that canikon is in full swing and just announced the cheapest lightest ff mirrorless camera, is it safe to say dlsr will die off soon?
Not for sometime yet.
People that don’t have a clue will still pick up entry level dslrs, they are finished at the top end though. Anyone who is a bit more tech savvy will go mirrorless.
My youngest brother recently wanted to buy a more serious camera. He asked me for some advice which I gave and explained the reasons why he should buy one over another. I have him the details of a couple of mirrorless cameras to go have a look at.
A few days later he rocked up with a Canon 80d after going to a shop and looking at a few cameras he thought that the 80d looked more pro as it was bigger.
Your average Joe doesn’t have a clue, does little research and buys on a whim. They base their purchase decision on specs that don’t matter like megapixels etc.
Brand also plays a big part. Its Canon, everyone uses Canon, they must be the best.
even if mirrorless systems improve to be functionally indistinguishable from DSLRs.
In many ways yes, but there will always be more lag to the display, and the knowledge of this will prevent some users wanting to swap even if the lag is measured in picoseconds.They already have and have surpassed dslrs at the top end.
In many ways yes, but there will always be more lag to the display, and the knowledge of this will prevent some users wanting to swap even if the lag is measured in picoseconds.
More to the point, what's a DLSR?, is it safe to say dlsr will die off soon?
Have you used any of the newer mirrorless cameras?
Sounds like something someone would have said 3-5 years ago.
Have you used any of the newer mirrorless cameras?.
Brighter viewfinder??? Hardly.Yes and I like my Eos 50E focusing system and the brighter viewfinder![]()
In twenty five years the dslr will be a distant memory for most people, just as film photography has already become.
However film photography will exist in some form for many years yet. But the ability and technology to manufacture the high end Dslr will quickly dissappear.
I highly doubt you can spot a pipi second or whatever you call it lol [emoji23]They did & some of them still are, even though it wasn't much of an issue 5 years ago.
My point was people have heard of the lag early models had & know that getting rid of it completely will be impossible. So they will often assume it's a significant issue, while in reality for most uses even the G1's EVF was perfectly adequate.
Do you know what a pico second is? (1/1000 000 000 000s) I'd be vary surprised if any mirrorless can manage less than a microseconds lag as considerable signal processing is required before it can display an image in the EVF. This sort of time delay is totally irrelevant but will still be enough to make some avoid a mirrorless.
I use a mirrorless most days, getting my first one 6 years ago & currently have 3 of them.
Mine aren't newer models, but for most things I shoot they work better than my DSLR. I often use adapted lenses & shoot IR both things an EVF is a huge advantage for. Not only that none of my most used lenses will actually be usable (other than for macro) on any DSLR they are designed for much shorter registration bodies.
For the times I find my DSLR better it could be partly down to the lenses available (none of my long lenses AF on my mirrorless bodies) partly down to IBIS (something all my DSLRs have had but my mirrorless cameras sadly don't) and possibly partly down to the weather sealing on my DSLR (again lacking on my mirrorless bodies, but not available for most of my DSLR lenses either). My DSLR is part of a system I've been using since the 1980s so it's not surprising my mirrorless systems haven't fully overtaken it yet.
When in most practical terms mirrorless is the same as DSLR, will it especially matter if they stop making the latter?
Conversely, when mirrorless is the same as DSLR, is there any point in switching your system? Surely, it would have to be markedly better to encourage people to part with a considerable sum of money to switch systems? And that's why I'd currently buy a 5D iv if I were going to upgrade my current camera body, and not a FF mirrorless system.When in most practical terms mirrorless is the same as DSLR, will it especially matter if they stop making the latter?
Umm mirrorless has taken over dslr in every way.Conversely, when mirrorless is the same as DSLR, is there any point in switching your system? Surely, it would have to be markedly better to encourage people to part with a considerable sum of money to switch systems? And that's why I'd currently buy a 5D iv if I were going to upgrade my current camera, and not a FF mirrorless.
Bollards!Umm mirrorless has taken over dslr in every way.
Umm mirrorless has taken over dslr in every way.
Battery Life?
Handling (especially with larger lenses)?
Affordability (more mature market means that that its cheaper to pick up used DSLRs compared to mirrorless)
Judging by the size of the 'standard' zoom-range full frame mirrorless dedicated lenses, a 'big' tele would probably require a small crane or a large gorilla to handle it, let alone an increase in camera body size! Have you seen the size of the standard zooms they're selling for these things? It's like sticking a plastic dustbin on the front of your camera body!Size/weight would be waaaay down the list now, and I'm 100% certain that it won't be too long until we start seeing oversized mirrorless bodies to handle the big teles.
Who cares they are just cameras!
Perhaps for people who like to use cameras, instead of just talking about how much better a new one might be?Yeah, I mean why bother have a forum at all, they're only cameras![]()
Yeah, I mean why bother have a forum at all, they're only cameras![]()
Perhaps for people who like to use cameras, instead of just talking about how much better a new one might be?![]()
And, on that bombshell...![]()
I havent used a DSLR since 2014 its been mirrorless or film
This lovely camera has no mirror
Camera and light meter 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
Nothing much wrong with an Ensign Selfix 820 with Ross Xpres lens.I havent used a DSLR since 2014 its been mirrorless or film
This lovely camera has no mirror
Camera and light meter 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr
You keep a tight hold of those straws if you manage to grab them, Keith!We're only allowed one topic? Maybe we should just have one thread where we all agree then?
Note, you're in the Talk equipment section btw, there's a bombshell for ya.