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Old Sep 8, 2013 | 10:32 pm
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ozdude
 
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Originally Posted by flyboy60
Except you didn't say it that way. You said that the reason you use DSLRs is that they are better than mirrorless systems - NOT that they simply met your particular needs better, which does happen to be why I use Mirrorless systems rather than DSLRs. Your meaning was quite clear.
Agree to disagree. I really don't see why I need to say IMO all the time. My very first post I said for what I shoot I prefer to use a DSLR, I was then asked to justify that ie explain what I like to shoot (not sure why I needed to justify my preference for DLSRs but I obliged). So from my first post it is clear that it is my preference to use DSLRs.

For the record, I use a D800 and I can tell the difference between IQ of that camera and cropped sensor cameras. Cropped sensors are still great, I started with a D90 and I still use it, however there is a difference, and I do like the flexibility of having a 36mp sensor.

I also like the ergonomics and the number of dials and physical buttons so that I don't need to dig into the menus to change things. I shoot manual and aperture priority depending on the scene (Aperture in low contrast scenes and manual in high contrast scenes), so I like to have two dials and the Nikon has positioned them perfectly, unlike the Canons which have both dials on the back of the camera.

I also use a film camera and an S100 and I like what I can get out of using each camera.

FOR ME, if you can get a D800 in a mirrorless body with decent ergonomics then I am sold.

Easier than your DSLR because the viewfinder will show exactly what you are changing, and the effect on the image.
DLSR shows the info in the viewfinder as well, but I am fine not to have the image altered live.
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