Mirrorless cameras or DSLR's?

[Goldcoin79]

As the mirrorless cameras seem to be getting pretty good reports now, can any of you give me the pro's and con's of mirrorless vs DSLR's.

thanks

 

[Garbz]

Mirror less - size, weight
Dslr - still has the quality crown, larger sensors, often better autofocus , shutter speeds, response rates, etc

 

[thunderkyss]

I am jealous of the M4/3 mirrorless cameras for their crop factor. A 100mm lens may be only 20mm long, where a 50mm for an ASP-C DSLR is going to be 70mm long.

But the DSLR market is quite mature & mirrorless is in it's infancy which would make you think lenses & accessories would cost less for the DSLR.

 

[SCraig]

I am jealous of the M4/3 mirrorless cameras for their crop factor. A 100mm lens may be only 20mm long, where a 50mm for an ASP-C DSLR is going to be 70mm long.

But the DSLR market is quite mature & mirrorless is in it's infancy which would make you think lenses & accessories would cost less for the DSLR.

Personally I see that as a deficit more than a feature. It's also one of the reasons I don't have much interest in a full-frame camera. I personally LIKE getting all 16mp in a 1.5:1 crop on my D7000.

 

[KmH]

I am jealous of the M4/3 mirrorless cameras for their crop factor.

The 4/3 or M4/3 crop factor comes at a cost - DoF, diffraction, image noise, dynamic range, and overall image detail the smaller image sensor is able to produce.

Digital Camera Sensor Sizes: How it Influences Your Photography

 

[CA_]

I see it that mirrorless is most likely the future of Photography, but I think that future may a bit far off at the moment. Eventually with the implementation of mirrorless, will be a drastically different landscape for photography in 10-15 years.

 

[usayit]

Mirrorless and DSLRs are such generalized categories these days that over lap, I've been telling people that you shouldn't first decide between the two categories rather just simply include a mix of mirrorless AND dslrs in your considerations when shopping for a new system. I say system because you should also take into consideration the lens availability as well.

For example, smaller sensor is often used as a con for mirrorless cameras but fail to remember that some mirrorless cameras (Sony for example) have the same/similar size sensors as most APS-C cameras.

Another example, is low ISO performance and image quality. That doesn't take into consideration how the Fuji X1 pro blows many DSLRs out of the water in that category.

The one category I'd say that DSLRs have Mirrorless beat across the board is AF tracking of moving subjects.

 

[usayit]

I am jealous of the M4/3 mirrorless cameras for their crop factor. A 100mm lens may be only 20mm long, where a 50mm for an ASP-C DSLR is going to be 70mm long.

But the DSLR market is quite mature & mirrorless is in it's infancy which would make you think lenses & accessories would cost less for the DSLR.

Personally I see that as a deficit more than a feature. It's also one of the reasons I don't have much interest in a full-frame camera. I personally LIKE getting all 16mp in a 1.5:1 crop on my D7000.

The micro 4/3 lenses seem to do a good job of working the crop sensor keeping a control of CA and distortion (ok some done in camera). Who carries a 600mm lens that fits easily in a small shoulder bag or ... them... diaper bag? I do:

My other system is full frame. I understand fully all the advantages.... I have had huge high quality primes and zooms for a FF and 1series Canon EOS system in the past. Great! stuff! But when life's priorities changes... what's the point if you can't take it along and it starts to collect dust. Of course.. personal preferences... but allowing me to carry it because of the compact size and weight is ABSOLUTELY a benefit.

But as I said in my previous post... I think its best to ignore the tendency to categorize mirrorless vs DSLRs. Really the only difference is CDAF vs PDAF. All other features are across the board and shared among both categories.

Micro 4/3 specifically was my choice because the crop sensor (I feel) allows for a nice compromise between IQ and packaging (size and weight) of both camera and lenses. Its also the most popular of the mirrorless systems... Finally, no other mirrorless system has the broad choice in optics.... but don't define mirrorless by micro 4/3 as there is a world of choices out there.

 

[Village Idiot]

Mirror less - size, weight
Dslr - still has the quality crown, larger sensors, often better autofocus , shutter speeds, response rates, etc

As well as the EOS M sharing nearly the same APS-C sensor that's in Canon's current entry level DSLRs. The OM-D has amazingly fast AF, it's just not always as accurate as a DSLR. Shutter speeds are similar. My OM-D shoots way faster than my 5D MKII.

I am jealous of the M4/3 mirrorless cameras for their crop factor. A 100mm lens may be only 20mm long, where a 50mm for an ASP-C DSLR is going to be 70mm long.

But the DSLR market is quite mature & mirrorless is in it's infancy which would make you think lenses & accessories would cost less for the DSLR.

The DSLR markey may have cheaper bottom end lenses, but their qaulity lenses are generally larger and take more materials to build. My Olympus45 f/1.8 is absolutely tiny compared to my Canon 85 f/1.8.

I am jealous of the M4/3 mirrorless cameras for their crop factor.

The 4/3 or M4/3 crop factor comes at a cost - DoF, diffraction, image noise, dynamic range, and overall image detail the smaller image sensor is able to produce.

Digital Camera Sensor Sizes: How it Influences Your Photography

I'm probably going to be using my OM-D to primarily shoot a music video with. It's one of the three digital cameras I have at my disposal but the 5D MKII has to step down farther with an equivalent focal length lens to get a decent DOF that it starts becoming an issue of having to provide more light and balance the ISO sensitivity level to where unacceptable noise won't be introduced. Some times too narrow of a DOF is no desirable. Not to mention the smaller sensors have less of the jelloing effect and at 1080p, the video details are still awesome.