10 Reasons You Don’t Need a DSLR
Sony Camera Club Challenge Winners (Sony Blog).
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A Comparison Between the Canon 70D and Sony A7 (ilovehatephoto).
Professional Photography with E-Mount (SonyAlphaForum).
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Eric: “I have a Kickstarter up and many of the images were shot on the A7r: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ehodgesphoto/alpamayo-to-yerupaja”
Andrea: “I’m Andrea Corticelli of CP tech srl Italy. The b-grip line. We have released a new holster specifically designed for mirrorless and compact sized cameras: http://www.bgrip.com/uno-en/“
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Ten reasons why I do need dslr…
1- OVF works better with studio strobes.
2- No fly-by-wire focus.
3- Better, more professional native lens selections.
4- Battery life.
5- Ergonomics.
6- Proven reliability.
7- Balances better with on camera flash.
8- More robust lens mount.
9- Balances better with larger lenses.
10-Amount far greater LCD movements.
11-Kai is a dope who’s never been paid to produce for a commercial client in his life. Only soccer moms and newbies should listen to him.
This is exactly why I do not understand why mirrorless has not come up with a lot of DSLR shaped camera’s yet, because most points in your list have nothing to do with the DSLR technology, but with the shape it comes in. Mirrorless might gain a lot more ground if it made camera’s that have the DSLR look and feel.
“but EVF’s just suck” say’s someone who’s never used an a7. If the idea of using an EVF is such a bad one then why do so many professional cinematographers use EVFs?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
Cinematography camera EVFs don’t have much to do with photography
i own a sony a7r and i shoot it along with my 5dmk3 professionally. evfs are better than they ever have been, but they are very grainy, have lag and the resolution is low compared to looking optically. they are also very contrasty and when the light is low they are terrible. I far prefer an optical finder- just far better on my eyes and i can see what i am doing.
most cinematographers i talk to (and i talk to a lot with my work) far prefer optical finders- but are forced to use electronic EVFs due to the cameras being digital and no options. But this has changed, and ARRI (due to many requests) now has a optical finder alexa.
I can see where electronic evfs are going, and they will get better and better till there are no issues, but at the moment they just aren’t there.
cheers paul
because cinematography and photography are two different things. That’s why they are named differently. 😉
I used a loaned A7 a few weeks, and I have a EVF for Nex5n, which I rarely use. The A7 EVF is way better than the Nex5n EVF, but it still sucks and causes me headaches, compared to a FF DSLR viewfinder. IMHO, the best existing EVFs are not even remotely comparable to a real pentaprism DSLR VF.
one of a main reasons why i need dslr, is to avoid spasms in fingers after holding and using these tiny nex styled cameras for hours :). when will they finally make a big body e-mount stuff, like a7s :).
Why should they make a big E-mount? There are already two major brands for big cameras (AKA DSLRs) with way better lens portfolios. A DSLR with a A7s sensor would be cool, but the Nikon Df has already very good low light performance. D610 and D810 are right behind it and not so far away from the A7s. So if you like it big, you really don’t need Sony.
But you wouldn’t use an A7ii for (e.g.) a catalogue shoot where you’re holding the camera all day on set – D4s or D810 for that (or Canon equivalent).
A7ii is for traveling light when you’re carrying all your gear with you i.e. a travel job, but where you still need FF DSLR image quality.
A7ii and a couple of lenses can be with you ALL the time, your DSLR won’t be.
Another tidbit:
Time Slices (looks to me that these were shot with a7* camera): https://fstoppers.com/composite/creating-time-slice-photo-66458
Kai is as crazy as ever ! He has some good points but the most interesting is being mirrorless.
Exactly why I do not understand why mirrorless has not produced more dslr shaped cameras, because most of your points have nothing to do with the dslr technology, but with the shape it comes in. I think mirrorless would gain more ground if there were cameras with the look and feel of a dslr.
Then we’d just use a DSLR, for the better viewfinder, battery life, autofocus etc. I hope mirrorless cameras get smaller not bigger. For those that actually use their cameras, they’ll know that people react differently to large cameras
1. OVF works better with studio strobes -> EFV too work really well on studio photowork if you can learn how to turn off the live view setting.
2- No fly-by-wire focus -> not limted to fly by wire focus and no reason for that.
3- Better, more professional native lens selections. -> so when it’s the time mirrorless native lens selection catch up, do you want ditch your dslr?
6- Proven reliability -> even DSLR differ model to model.
8- More robust lens mount -> so all mirrorless mount (fuji-x, m43, eosm, etc) are all weak?
10-Amount far greater LCD movements -> or even not at all (nikon d600, d800, etc).
Very few people NEED a DSLR, but for many photographers it’s
still the best tool for the job!
Agree, I’m in the mirrorless camp, but I see the merits of the DSLR. I’ll be buying my first DSLR in 7 years.
Viewfinder and battery life can be equal to a real dslr when mirrorless comes in a dslr type body. Autofocus is getting closer and closer to dslr and there is no reason for mirrorless to only aim for the smaller camera market.
(oh nice, suddenly my comment under another name that went missing earlier popped upped after a few hours …)
That uno holster looks like a ripoff of the capture clip system
Sorry, awful article with the comparison of the Canon 70D and Sony A7. Misleading title. No examples and finally, user error! It’s fine that it was user error but at least show some comparison pics.
11- Kai is an entertainer/commedian, not an advisor for pro photographers. DigitalRev is a very commercial client and there is pretty good money involved.
So, your 11th point is pointless.
But I’ll give you a 12th that can be used to replace the 11th.
12- The myth of superior legacy lens compatibility of mirrorless cameras is misleading. Of course you can use that old glass, but its not that much useful. The reason is, that focussing with stopped down aperture is not very accurate. You have to focus with wide open aperture. But who wants to stop down after focussing manually? No one. Automatic aperture was the solution for that problem. Invented 50 years ago. For SLRs. The only cameras (I know of) that offer automatic aperture with old manual glass are DSLRs from Nikon and Pentax (with their own legacy glass of course). So, thats the 12th reason for using a DSLR (applies only to Nikon and Pentax of course).
Any one tell me the good thing about B-grip compared to Peak design’s Capture Pro please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPopVxKL3No
I was thinking exactly the same thing!