Shooting with a DSLR vs a Mirrorless Camera.

Are you shopping for the best camera? Is it a mirrorless camera? Should you get a DSLR camera? Which takes better photos? Are they any good? In this video, I'll share my experience with shooting both.

These are some of my favorite mirrorless cameras:
(others in the same line: Z50, Z5, Z6, Z7, Z7II)
(or XS10, XT30, XT20)
(Sony a7III, Sony a6000 line like the 6400)

Some of my favorite DSLR's:
Canon 5DII, III, IV
Nikon D610, 750, etc.

First time here? Hi, I'm Omar Gonzalez, a professional portrait and event photographer in the NYC/NJ area. On this channel, we talk cameras, lenses, and techniques to improve our photography.

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[Needacreate]

Respect, Omar. One of the most lucid and least partisan and most practice-based explanations of the mirrorless vs. DSLR experience I've come across. It still beats me why so few people can accept that ultimately it's all a matter of preference and that there's no need whatsoever to turn it into some kind of religious war. There's a place in photography for both. Heck, some people are still shooting rangefinders and/or film cameras and having a blast with them!

[cmmates]

Thank you for explaining the 18% grey rule for DSLRs. I was not aware of that before.

[HumanClouds]

If photography doesn't work for you anymore, you can always become a teacher. Great video!

[MrToonfish]

I choose the right way I think... I have mirrorless cameras and I kept all my pro DSLR ! That's the way it is. Thanks for your time Omar. Always a pleasure.

[navastaj]

Omar is my YouTube Jim Carrey 😂😂😂😂love u man 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[paulmitchell]

Photography is an art as we all know, if you gave me the best guitar in the world i still couldn't play it, so matter how cutting edge the camera is, it's down to the flesh hanging off the back of it!

[cocm]

I went back to my D750 to wipe off the dust. I will say I still prefer the picture quality of the D750 vs my XT2. So much easier to use and the switches and dials are so much more accessible and easier to use. I still use my Fujifilm X-T2 for travel. Overall my D750 is still a great camera and the pictures turn out amazing. Less post work than with my X-T2.

[suzannehawkins]

ahah needed this to pop up in my feeds today! today, I receive my first mirrorless. ironically, in today's facebook memories, it brought up that exactly 10 years ago I received my first dslr. it's about time for an upgrade!!

[matthewwells]

Blown exposure was never a problem for me. Shooting with the same camera for a few years, I got used to knowing what the exposure would be based on how I metered the scene. But occasionally I'd be pleasantly surprised with something really spectacular, especially shooting landscapes. Having moved to mirrorless, I think I miss those little surprises the most. I now feel more like I'm documenting a scene than creating, and I've started thinking of picking up a DSLR again...

[shred]

Well explained Omar. I use both switching between full frame DSLR and APS-C mirrorless. Visually I still prefer looking through a DSLR pentaprism for the clarity and way I can access a scene with my eye and not an EVF giving an electronic interpretation. Maybe that’s because I’ve been shooting SLR/DSLR for 30 yrs since I was a kid and mirrorless only 5 yrs.

Somebody newer to photography only shooting mirrorless might struggle a bit going to a DSLR because - dare I say it - you have be more experienced at accessing the light in a scene with a DSLR and mirrorless makes you a bit lazy to access there scene (not denigrating mirrorless uses there)

Oh and a big wide pentaprism view is like standing on the balcony looking out over the beautiful view rather than sitting watching TV of the scene. Where would you rather be?!

[ogonzilla]

One scene I edited out pointed to two cameras that try to marry both experiences. The Nikon D780 is a DSLR that has the mirrorless experience of the Nikon Z series on the screen. AND...the Fujifilm X100 and XPro series are mirrorless cameras that have optical viewfinders. Yay.

[ftlbyte]

"this is a camera, this has a camera". I loved this.

[SamuelStreetlife]

Ha! nice timing. I just rented a DSLR because I am feeling nostalgic :) I really really enjoy OVF's... But mirrorless get the job done quicker for sure. You forgot to mention that you can still preview your exposure on a DSLR by turning Liveview on :) A little slower workflow than EVF's but it's just one more button to push.

[thisisfrankie]

Just as we transitioned from analog to digital we’re now experiencing the transition from SLRs to mirrorless. I personally shoot mirrorless and I don’t see me ever going back to DSLRs. Once you get comfortable and acknowledge the benefits of it it’s a no brainer.

[aleishahicks]

Your humor goes great with your wisdom. This is helpful, thank you!

[crystaldawn]

I just learned about the gray card - white balance technique and it’s so helpful! Love the video

[_ballistic]

Omar, I absolutely love your personality! What an amazing, informative and entertaining video.

[juliette-mansour]

Great video, Omar - especially for the newbies trying to decide. I love all my Fuji mirrorless cameras for many reasons but to me, there is a deep satisfaction of the “clappety klunk” slap of the DSLR obliging me to say that they will have to pry my d750 out of my cold, dead hand!

[bjsullivan]

Thanks Omar. The transition to mirrorless (for me) has been a tough one, having shot a DSLR for years. I’m getting there though and can definitely see the benefits of mirrorless. Still happily shooting both for the time being. 👍

[ADDVibez]

I spent the first minute of this video mocking your entry lmao . i had to rewind and rewatch without being distracted by the voice in my head also mocking you 🤣🤣🤣