Graph source: Hastalosmegapixeles
Hastalosmegapixeles (Click here) checked the full World Press Photo winner list and noticed that about 90% of the pictures have been taken with DSLR cameras. Only 3% with Mirrorless, and 7% with rangefinder or film cameras.
There is still a long way to go for Mirrorless System Cameras before they become as popular as DSLR. But the first goal has been achieved already: On a pure tech level cameras like the Fuji X-T1 and Olympus E-M1 are on par with the best APS-C DSLR cameras.
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it make sense for DSLR get more award then mirrorless , because “at this moment” , Mirrorless is just treat as a consumer camera or just a side camers more then a main camera……
but for the future , no one know , but in my point of view… manybe… most of the award will be something other then DSLR & Mirrorless….. maybe a smart phone? or new device…
I know, we’ve been hearing for six years how mirrorless is going to take over and DSLR is dying. Except the trend is the opposite.
For me, more interesting 2% pictures taken with compact cameras. Also this data seems to be not very trustworthy: 13 pictures have not data about camera used. How is this possible?
Completely unsurprising. Press photographers use cameras that are machine-gun fast, built like a tank, have long battery life, huge range of lenses flashguns and accessories, have a worldwide service repair and dealer network, have easy access to gear either hire on new wherever they are in the world, have a proven track record for getting the job done and are reliable and will work no matter what is thrown at them. What mirrorless system can offer that?
Panasonic. More native lenses than any other manufacturer. More professional third party lenses (like Voigtlander and Zeiss) than any camera system. Better video than $8k dedicated video devices, doesn’t recycle the same sensor for 8 years (think Canon’s Rebel Line), doesn’t have mirrorless options that suck like Canon or Nikon.
Plus it’s used in more professional video applications than any DSLR. What mirrorless doesn’t have is decades of conditioning of ignorant Americans, where as in the rest of the world, mirrorless sales dwarf DSLR. If I go to my local camera store they dedicate little to no room for mirrorless. And no camera store wants to go through the trouble of explaining the difference when a clueless customer wants a Canon simply because he saw a bunch of photographers using Canons during Wimbledon. How many people in the USA actually know what “mirrorless” means”?
As for press here in Houston, several that I know that work for ABC, Telemundo and Univision prefer mirrorless because of the size/weight advantage and excellent IQ. They use DSLRs because their employers pay for their equipment. They literally lug around padded vests to carry 2 to 3 FF cameras. They see me with a GH3, and three lenses that have the same focal length as theirs, build like a tank, better materials, can get more good shots rather than blast 9fps and hope one comes out good and they get jealous. Already I have met 12 and 9 are Panasonic GH3 owners. It’s really quite remarkable to see how much happier they are with mirrorless plus they an still keep their old lenses.
Exactly. Mirrorless systems and APS-C DSLRs are lacking in lens selection the most. And prices of most are higher than DSLR lenses.
Rangefinder cameras *are* mirrorless cameras and it seems they are not being counted in the 3%. If they included the Leica M and M9 in the mirrorless category, the percentage would be a bit higher than 3%. The Mamiya 7 is mirrorless too, though not digital.
Rangefinder cameras certainly are not mirrorless. Remove the mirror from your Leica and see if you’ll get a split screen focusing image in your viewfinder.