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Currently looking to upgrade my D3100...

A number of people have told me that mirrorless is the future and DSLR is a dated technology.

The internet is full of arguments on both sides, so I'm struggling to know what to believe!

Any thoughts?
 
Why believe either. Select a camera that suits you and use it. Both DSLRs and mirrorless cameras will be still be made for the next few years so a decision now will not be disastrous regardless of how things pan out. If you get it wrong and end up using kit that is not fashionable - so what?
 
I think your right mirrorless is the future just not the present. But as above go to a camera shop and have a play .
 
I'd echo others.. does it matter? Either are certainly good systemns, fulfilling a slightly different market and requirement.
 
chip00541 said:
The internet is full of arguments on both sides, so I'm struggling to know what to believe!

Any thoughts?
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I went mirrorless mainly to cut down the bulk and weight of a DSLR set up and get back to more or less the bulk and weight of 35mm film cameras.

Since then I've grown to love the in view exposure and focusing aids and now I just wouldn't go back not even if DSLR's slimmed down from the rather bloated things they've become. Another advantage with mirrorless is you don't have the faff on micro adjusting lenses and some of the mirrorless lenses are very good from wide open and that's not always true of DSLR lenses.

Those are the advantages as I see them... a saving in bulk and weight, exposure and focus aids (and focusing with old manual lenses is simply a joy!) and very good lenses that are accurate and good from wide open.

As far as I can see the advantages for DSLR's are that the very best (and possibly the more expensive) are better at focus tracking and then there's the OVF v EVF debate although personally I prefer an EVF these days.
 
The d3100 is still a cracking camera, I bought one for my son.

What do you shoot ?
 
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