Woof woof you state "Manual lenses on a DSLR are a PITA IMO. DSLR's aren't built for manual focus and if you want to MF I'd recommend you at least take a look at a mirrorless cameras. " Question - On what planet are you?
I have VERY successfully used a number of MF lenses on my Canon DSLR cameras, I especially like the Contax-Zeiss lenses.
For relatively static stuff my DSLR cameras are vastly superior to my MF Canon and Leica cameras, have you heard about "Live View"?. True a dedicated MF camera is better for more lively subjects but a Digital ML camera offers no advantage here.
Not certain what you are trying to get at but, at best, ML cameras are pretty crippled compared to DSLRs .
I'm on the planet on which DSLR's aren't really built to manually focus.
They have no manual focus aids.
They often have relatively poor VF's.
They usually don't have a MF friendly focus screen.
Mirrorless offers peaking and a magnified view which any sensible person would agree help. In fact the magnified view is like doing macro at a distance.
Mirrorless allow you to focus accurately at any aperture.
Mirrorless allows you to focus accurately just about anywhere in the frame.
Want to try and focus a DSLR at any aperture? Good luck
Need I go on?
I've used MF lenses on Canon DSLR's and I stick by my comment. It's a PITA because they're not built for it and chances are they have no focus aids.
Yup, they're good enough for relatively small prints viewed normally and you can shoot hyperfocal or zone but for larger prints and close viewing? Really? With no focus aids?
Yes you can use life view but that is IMO a right royal pain in the rear as I don't like holding a camera in front of me and peering at the back screen. Using the VF/EVF is a much better experience IMO.
If you think DSLR's come anywhere near mirrorless and mirrorless offers no advantage here then one of us is on planet fantasy and IMO it's you
How about mirrorless being crippled compared to DSLR's?
You're having a
aren't you
I can go to bed happy now
Thanks for the laugh