Mirror vs Mirrorless

Mirror or Mirrorless

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Chris989

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So I do mainly landscape photography and I occasionally do some sport photography (using burst and high shutter speeds) so based on what I use cameras for, do I go for a DSLR or a plain digital camera?
 
Chris989 said:
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Neither is any good for shovelling coal.

(and this answer makes about as much sense as the poll question does)
 
Chris989 said:
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Whichever best suits your needs. Try both and see. A camera is a camera. AF is usually better on DSLRs, and you have a proper optical viewfinder. Are those things important to you? What I think is irrelevant.
 
@Chris989 Why have you started 2 threads on this in the same forum? Should have just added this info to the other thread.

Sports would tend to make me think a DSLR would be more suitable, as usually, AF is faster with a DSLR. However.. some mirrorless cameras are pretty good. It does sound like a DSLR would be better for you.

Try them both if you're near a camera store.
 
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seventythree said:
I'm learning to live with both and wouldn't part with either. Can you add another box?
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As above D800 and various lens's when I have my serious landscape head on,
Fuji Xpro-1 and 23mm lens for so called street and casual use.
works for me.

Cheers Bob
 
Budget is £200-£300 pounds, I have a fujifilm s5500 which is old. I don't mind getting a good condition used DSLR from eBay in that budget-any recommendations? (I mucked up the threads) I mainly use my camera for landscapes and sport photography. I also do landscape night shots.
 
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Not a lot of budget for body and lens, pretty much excludes mirrorless if you want an acceptable autofocus for sports. You're looking at a secondhand DSLR, probably something 3-5 years old. You might even do better with an advanced compact at that budget level.
 
Christopher - you missed out SLTs - those cameras with an electronic viewfinder than look and behave like SLRs. Around your budget is the Sony Alpha 57 or 58, and these also give access to Minolta A mount lenses which are often a bit cheaper used than equivalent Canikon lenses.

Personally I couldn't imagine wanting to use a camera without a viewfinder for either of those activities.
 
Sony SLT-A58 is the best option, in my opinion. It costs 319 GBP brand new on Amazon, so it shouldn't be difficult to find one used in your budget.
 
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Chris989 said:
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Some DSLR have a setting where you can lock up the mirror out of the way for landscape, so there would be no point in buying a mirrorless if you can use the mirror lock-up.
 
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