Photographers and videographers have more choice in capable gear than ever before, with something out there for everyone. Now that most manufacturers have well-established mirrorless lines, it may be worth asking yourself whether a DSLR or mirrorless setup is right for you in 2020.
Coming to you from David Manning, this great video takes a modern look at shooting with a DSLR versus a mirrorless camera. No doubt, we have heard this before, but now that mirrorless lines have been firmly established by all the mirrorless manufacturers, it is worth considering things in this context. One thing to consider is that DSLR lens libraries are far more established, and you can find a lot more equipment on the used market, so if you are looking to save some money, definitely consider a DSLR. However, a nice aspect of both Nikon and Canon mirrorless cameras is that they have adapters for their equivalent DSLR lenses that generally offer very good (and sometimes even better) autofocus performance. Undoubtedly, mirrorless cameras are the future, but DSLRs are far from dead, and they can certainly serve the needs of a wide variety of photographers and videographers. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Manning.
I'm looking forward to playing with the R5 when it's available for rental. I wish he had talked about flange distance, lens adapters, flange distance, power issues, etc.
I should buy a Fuji GFX-100.
I shoot Sony but this video was a circle jerk for Sony cameras. With that out of the way, mirrorless is the future. It may not be Sony's future though if they stop innovating.
It's not cheap going to mirrorless. There are still great inexpensive lenses for DSLRs. It's getting better for mirrorless and you may even be able to put together a kit that doesn't cost anymore. If you really want quality though, and I mean straight up image quality, a DSLR kit will still be cheaper in the long run. If you can learn to meter, live view doesn't matter anyways.
I do personally like my Sony camera but I am over the ergonomics, or lack thereof. I'm starting to fill out my lens kit so I'm interested to see if they adopt a more ergonomic camera. The a7RIV wasn't good enough. I'll tough it out until it gets better. If it doesn't, like what Canon did before mirrorless when it comes to lack of innovation, I'll switch again.
So, DSLR or Mirrorless? Let's be honest, if you don't really know the difference, your learning curve isn't going to change much when you start shooting. Just go with the cheapest deal.
I liked his Canon jab about Sony having features for 4 years. Yup and now Canon is going to catch up and pass them with one camera.
Canon fan boy here.
Yes they may surpass Sony but I think we all need to take a moment to realise that this might be it.
The peak. There's no more after this.
Probably said before but not in the middle of a global pandemic that is causing a recession. Accounts rule the day.
These cameras are all now good enough for the foreseeable future. Until they start focusing on more domestic features like silly faces or computational photography.
I don't blame Sony for slowing down. The progress they made breaking into a duopoly market is incredible.
If one thing this pandemic should teach, it's that big companies over charging for tools, gear, flights, etc can go under fast when people stop buying. Maybe we can back off from $5,000 cameras that have slight upgrades for a change or maybe just charge smaller fees for feature firmware updates.
Yeah I don't think prices for gear is high. It's a very small market for low volume quality. Minor incremental updates are bs. A $5k camera should be a 5+ year supported product (software, service, replacement parts). Replacing parts should not be 30% of a cameras value for something trivial.
$500 a night for a hotel that used to be $149 a night. That's over charging but the hotel probably remains at 80% occupancy making 3x more than they used to because people agreed to pay the price. I don't. But trying to argue with people not to is hard.
Look at concert tickets snapped up by robots to be sold seconds later on alternative sites for super inflated prices. Crazy.
Money is so hard to make and so easy to spend.
Sony really made it so easy that anyone can take a pic. So when your clients see how cute and light your camera is, don't cry when they stop calling you for pics. "It's light! It focuses for me! I don't have to be still! I can take quiet perv pics! I don't need lighting cause it's good in low light!"
I'm getting sick of loud bold text thumbnails screaming what I should do when it's usually someone with less experience than me with cameras. Buy this, you need this, 10 steps to do this, sponsored by this, giving a good review because I got this for free. BTW his next video should be how to clean the sensor from dust after removing the lens 30 times during that video.
Even my 40 year old OM-10 really made it so easy for anyone to take a nice photograph.
Ah so you're the reason for instagram. Damn you.
Try using that garbage Sony camera on a fast paced studio photography shoot with strobes instead of pictures of your cat and you will quickly see why cameras like the Nikon D850 are essential to actual proffesional photographers.
It seems that Joe Edelman has no problem with his fast paces studio photography using a mirrorless camera with strobes.
Ego shooting much LOL...Used one for weddings which is as fast paced as It gets and I'll take double the photos you will during a little studio shoot and never once had a problem.
Can you elaborate? What were the drawbacks of using a Sony camera during your studio shoots? When you switched to the D850 how did it perform better; was it the features, ease of use, or something else?
I'm always interested in reading about photographers' practical experience with different systems. Considering renting a full-frame DSLR myself. Just to get the feel for them.
Don't understand why he's crapping on DSLR shooters for chimping. That's what they do. Everyone buys the camera right for them and then become proficient in its usage.
I missed the part where he displayed his portfolio.