02-27-2015, 05:52 PM
I have dabbled and moved around, and basically if starting again from nothing, I would end up buying the same system again: Canon DSLR.
Basically the mirrorless advantages are minor and insignificant. I wouldn't say no to smaller and lighter, but no mirrorless system is smaller and lighter enough to make a meaningful difference. Basically if a DSLR is too big for me to carry now, mirrorless would still be too big for me. Travelzoom compacts is about the next size down that would make a difference, but no mirrorless system with a decent zoom lens can get anywhere near that small.
Also other areas like tracking AF still lag far behind DSLR if you truly look at challenging situations, not the various tests which only tend to be with shorter focal lengths in bright sunlight only. Plus the lens choice is still poor outside the shorter focal lengths. There needs to be more "pro" lenses in the 300mm+ ball park. That is actual not equiv. focal length, regardless of the system. And once you go there, the size and weight difference is meaningless.
So about the only move I could make at all would be to go Nikon, but that is at best a sideways step. Nikon are more aggressive on full frame bodies which I'm less interested in than crop. Their lenses overall I think doesn't have as strong a lineup at longer focal lengths compared to Canon. Plus the D300 replacement doesn't exist.
Basically the mirrorless advantages are minor and insignificant. I wouldn't say no to smaller and lighter, but no mirrorless system is smaller and lighter enough to make a meaningful difference. Basically if a DSLR is too big for me to carry now, mirrorless would still be too big for me. Travelzoom compacts is about the next size down that would make a difference, but no mirrorless system with a decent zoom lens can get anywhere near that small.
Also other areas like tracking AF still lag far behind DSLR if you truly look at challenging situations, not the various tests which only tend to be with shorter focal lengths in bright sunlight only. Plus the lens choice is still poor outside the shorter focal lengths. There needs to be more "pro" lenses in the 300mm+ ball park. That is actual not equiv. focal length, regardless of the system. And once you go there, the size and weight difference is meaningless.
So about the only move I could make at all would be to go Nikon, but that is at best a sideways step. Nikon are more aggressive on full frame bodies which I'm less interested in than crop. Their lenses overall I think doesn't have as strong a lineup at longer focal lengths compared to Canon. Plus the D300 replacement doesn't exist.
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