DSLR vs Mirrorless in 2024, Is It Even Worth the Fight?

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In this video we look at DSLR vs Mirrorless for beginner photographers in 2024

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[JM]

Nikon D850 (from 2017) has 11 stops of Dynamic Range by Photons on Photos site. Legendary camera for many and many years to the future!

[andrewharrington]

Newer cameras make the craft element of photography easier but don't necessarily make the art better. That is in the mind of the photographer and will be influenced by digital view finders. If the picture you think you see in your head disappears when you look through the viewfinder (all you can see is Nikon Standard), that might not help.

[martinhommel]

I have two mirrorless cameras and a DSLR (Z6, Canon R7, Canon 90d) I prefer the experience you get from taking photographs with the DSLR by far.

[DAVE_WHITE]

Find the gear that works for you it is that simple, as long as you are doing what you like with photography.

[DavidStewart-jbmo]

Zack, I agree with you to a point. There are still some smaller photographic niches where DSLRs still shine. My D750 is converted for full spectrum photography. I still use my D850 and D810A for Aurora. This type of photography when using a DSLR, everything is manual, focus and exposure. The same glass that I would use on a Z mount, is not available from Nikkor yet, but third party glass by Sigma (F mount) and some Chinese companies (Z mount) is. There is still a use for my DSLRs but their days are numbered. My Z8 with my Sigma 28mm f1.4 will autofocus on the night sky.
If you can afford it, go directly from the DSLRs to the Zs with the Expeed 7 microprocessor, they are head and shoulders above the others in all respects.

[bobbullethalf]

I went from optical view finders to the mirrorless ones, and I honestly have never looked back.

[kevintallant]

Well. I went the other way. Sold all of my Z and bought back DSLR. I find it a better experience. Got an S5II sat gathering dust. Can’t beat the optical experience though I would concede on the quality of Z Camera viewfinders.

[johnfromconnecticut]

In July of 2021 I did a thorough investigation whether to keep my DSLR kit including D4S, D3S, and D750 and a bunch of gold-ring F-mounts or start the transition to mirrorless. I rented a Z7II and a couple of Z lenses. I loved the Z lens output, I hated the Z7II experience, especially the ergonomics and the EVF. I decided to stay with my DSLR kit and actually started building back the F2 film kit of my youth.

Fast forward to the Z9. Wow! I tried it and it sold me on mirrorless. It resolved all my issues regarding ergonomics and the EVF. One by one I traded mf F-mounts for Z's and couldn't be happier. The advantages of mirrorless just blew my DSLR thinking out of the water.

Then comes the Zf - Wow again! This one combined incredible mirrorless technology with the retro look and feel of the Nikon film cameras of my youth. Another winner!

Anyone getting into photography these days would be much better with an entry level mirrorless over any DSLR.

[BP-xedw]

It depends what you do. If you are a pro, autofocus accuracy is paramount for any type of events, in body stabilization.. picture quality is debatable, again it depends for what. Future proof your gear. If it's your hobby, great cameras don't become bad beceause new cameras hit the market.

[Narsuitus]

Thanks for the video.

I agree that a new person should start with mirrorless.

In my case, when I was new to digital, I needed a camera that could use my two-dozen 35mm Nikon lens inventory. Regretfully, Nikon took too long to develop their full-frame dSLRs and their full-frame digital mirrorless cameras.

[gordonbrown]

As long as people value the OVF DSLR's will be used. The optical view is irreplaceable by an EVF. And most modern DSLR's have great LV abilities, like the S780. Now if someone could make a DSLR with a Fuji like slide in evf screen in the ovf viewfinder, nirvana!

[Audimann]

I believe the same discussion happened sometime 20 or 25 years ago. It was analog slr vs dslr back then. Funny thing is that Leica still builds analog cameras like the M6. And there are still camera shops around which only deal in analog stuff.

[garrywatters]

I have hedged my bets and have both systems. I have a canon 1DX with L lenses which I still love using. I also have a canon R5 with RF lenses and an adapter for the EF L lenses. I use them both frequently but for different scenarios. The 1DX is great for portraiture and landscape work. The R5 is great for sport and wildlife.

[Rivenworld]

At the end of the day, it is a camera, it takes pictures, whichever you prefer works for you so there shouldn't even be a 'versus' scenario, it is a tool, simple as that.

[mongini]

Looking back, I had a great time with my D750... But live preview of the final image before its taken, especially with Fuji's insanely good processing and awesome Eye AF (X-H2 here), is a godsend.
One thing to you Wade: that glossy screen you got would drive me insane xD

[Wally]

I’m grateful for this post. Just this week I was considering trading in my D750 and a D810 and I think you’ve given me the answer. These are great cameras but nothing comparable to the mirrorless and the tech that they come with. I’m a little sad to see them go but im also ready to embrace the new tech.

[brusselssprout]

Nah, (D)SLR is more fun. The basic architecture of a (D)SLR (mirror+prism+OVF) provides a physical link between the photographer and the world, whereas mirrorless decides what the world might look like by showing it through a "TV" screen., imposing its own interpretation of illumination, colours, contrast, etc. I do realise that, at the tail end, photons go through identical sensor capture and data crunching processes, and produce identical image files, but that is not the point.

Also, a (D)SLRs only does what the photographer asks it to do, nothing more, while mirrorless tries to do everything on behalf of the photographer, and you often have to "fight" against it to reassert full control. I realise that what I just described is a very subjective feel. In a nutshell, I prefer driving to being driven. I feel that even more when using a Leica M of course, as that one provides an absolutely unhindered direct view of the scene and very little to no automation, but that one carries other issues and limitations.

Finally, latest generation medium to high end DSLRs (I know there will never be a next generation DSLR) are functionally excellent (AF, metering, shutter speeds, etc) and will provide the same IQ and manage to capture the same challenging images as mirrorless while providing me with a much more satisfying shooting experience. That is my personal experience anyway and I do use fine specimens of both architectures on a daily basis.

Video is a completely different kettle of fish obviously: nobody will ever miss the OVF experience of Super 8 or 16mm cameras. If you do constantly combine video and still photography, mirrorless becomes a

[Ton-xr]

My only Z camera is the Z5 and maybe I will get a Z7ii or something when I see a great deal second hand. But I will never let go my D850's, D810, D4, D3x, D700 and many more. Ok there is quite some sentiment keeping these camera's but I just like it this way. Cheers.

[spirg]

Just switched to mirrorless, Love the EVF, i know thats preference, also like the smaller, lighter body, as im getting older ... when i hold my dslr now, it looks and feels really old.

but the dslrs arent going away anytime soon....

[Zobeid]

1:23 "And when it comes to autofocusing, you get almost 100% of the viewfinder to move your autofocus point around, and that means no more focus-and-recompose, which I'll never miss shooting like that."

To me, center spot focus, focus-and-recompose, seems to me like the simplest, quickest and most intuitive way to work. It takes a second, maybe less. Fiddling with a joystick or a touch screen takes too long and is a needless distraction. Using multiple focus points and hoping the camera locks onto the thing I want only leads to frustration. I look at camera reviews that go into half a dozen different autofocus modes, plus a joystick to fiddle with, and I don't get it. How is all that complexity an improvement?

2:15 "DSLR warranties are over, and they ain't making any more. Once the parts are gone, they are probably going to be gone, so good luck fixing it."

Pentax would like a word.

Anyhow, I have turned into a bit of a viewfinder snob. I want a really good viewfinder. Some EVFs are really good now, but they are on the highest-spec and highest-dollar bodies.