The DSLR is obsolete? Oh.

[nerwin]

Smaller isn't always better...

 

[unpopular]

Smaller isn't always better...

thats what she said

 

[Solarflare]

I mucked around with a Sony RX1Rii today. I would ditch my DSLR in an instant to use that as travel camera.

I would much rather pick up a Leica Q. I might even do it, even if its financially inresponsible for me, if they fix those little remaining issues (the rest of the camera is awesome). I want full control of when the electronic shutter is used, I want higher shutter speeds if I close the aperture down, I want to be able to sync at full shutter speed, I want to manually select highest electronic shutter speed when I want to, I want to be able to set all three exposure variables in third stops, and I want to customize the AF-ON and MOVIE buttons to something I would actually use (suppress flash or switch shutter mode for AF-ON and select ISO for MOVIE).

Ah what I'm saying. I'm very, very happy with my Ricoh GR. Sorry, Leica.

I can fit more lenses on my A7 than you can on you Nikon and every Leica lens will work

Yes... technically you can.

Theres just no point to do so, because Leica glas doesnt work that well on Sony A7* cameras. Meaning you spent a ton of money to end up with glas that has just average performance - worse than good original Sony glas, actually.

Theres this fix to replace the sensor glas with a really thin sensor glas, but that still by far doesnt make them work as well as in a real digital Leica M (or the SL), and also then the performance of Sony glas starts breaking down.

See:
A Thinner Sensor Stack

See also:
Sony A7 Series Thin Filter Legacy Lens Upgrade - Kolari Vision
A thinner sensor stack may be possible after all!
Sony A7 Thin Filter Legacy Lens Upgrade by Kolari Vision

This is NOT compareable with the situation of Canikon DSLRs, which offer a ton of NATIVE glas with automatic aperture, often autofocus, often automatic lens information, and quite a lot image stabilization on them as well.

 

[nerwin]

I thought about selling my DSLR and getting a Sony A6300 but its probably a pretty bad idea and I would most likely regret that decision.

 

[astroNikon]

I thought about selling my DSLR and getting a Sony A6300 but its probably a pretty bad idea and I would most likely regret that decision.

You've been mulling about that for months.
==> Sell my Nikon FX gear and go with Fuji X-Pro 2?

 

[nerwin]

I thought about selling my DSLR and getting a Sony A6300 but its probably a pretty bad idea and I would most likely regret that decision.

You've been mulling about that for months.
==> Sell my Nikon FX gear and go with Fuji X-Pro 2?

Hey, that was Fuji. I'm mostly over Fuji.

I would've gone with the X Pro 2, but after playing with the raw files I wasen't that happy. The raw files from my DSLR are so much better. Dynamic range was night and day difference.

I think...I might be going a little insane. Its just that I feel like I'm missing something and I don't know what it is exactly.

I don't know...maybe its time to put the camera down and give it up.

 

[astroNikon]

I thought about selling my DSLR and getting a Sony A6300 but its probably a pretty bad idea and I would most likely regret that decision.

You've been mulling about that for months.
==> Sell my Nikon FX gear and go with Fuji X-Pro 2?

Hey, that was Fuji. I'm mostly over Fuji.

I would've gone with the X Pro 2, but after playing with the raw files I wasen't that happy. The raw files from my DSLR are so much better. Dynamic range was night and day difference.

I think...I might be going a little insane. Its just that I feel like I'm missing something and I don't know what it is exactly.

I don't know...maybe its time to put the camera down and give it up.

take a break then.
no one actually gives up taking photos ... look at all the cell phone pics out there.

 

[Braineack]

My RAW files from the A6000 to D610 are night and day. I'd be incredibly unhappy if it was my only body.

 

[nerwin]

I thought about selling my DSLR and getting a Sony A6300 but its probably a pretty bad idea and I would most likely regret that decision.

You've been mulling about that for months.
==> Sell my Nikon FX gear and go with Fuji X-Pro 2?

Hey, that was Fuji. I'm mostly over Fuji.

I would've gone with the X Pro 2, but after playing with the raw files I wasen't that happy. The raw files from my DSLR are so much better. Dynamic range was night and day difference.

I think...I might be going a little insane. Its just that I feel like I'm missing something and I don't know what it is exactly.

I don't know...maybe its time to put the camera down and give it up.

take a break then.
no one actually gives up taking photos ... look at all the cell phone pics out there.

I've taken too many breaks to the point I'm forgetting how to take photos.

I'm not afraid to admit, I have gear acquisition syndrome. I just want and want and buying and selling gear isn't going to make me better, just gives me a headache like I have right now actually.

Here is one of the dilemmas I've been having lately. I really miss having a ultra wide angle lens and I want to buy one, but I don't know if its still worth to invest in a lens for my DSLR or if I should ditch it and go mirrorless and be ready for the future. I don't know what to do, but its driving me crazy lately.

Then when I'm out shooting, I get this feeling that I'm being watched and laughed at. "Look at that moron with a 15 pound camera taking pictures of a flower! Haha! I can take the same picture with my phone!". Lol. Okay..I might be over exaggerating, a little.

 

[astroNikon]

I thought about selling my DSLR and getting a Sony A6300 but its probably a pretty bad idea and I would most likely regret that decision.

You've been mulling about that for months.
==> Sell my Nikon FX gear and go with Fuji X-Pro 2?

Hey, that was Fuji. I'm mostly over Fuji.

I would've gone with the X Pro 2, but after playing with the raw files I wasen't that happy. The raw files from my DSLR are so much better. Dynamic range was night and day difference.

I think...I might be going a little insane. Its just that I feel like I'm missing something and I don't know what it is exactly.

I don't know...maybe its time to put the camera down and give it up.

take a break then.
no one actually gives up taking photos ... look at all the cell phone pics out there.

I've taken too many breaks to the point I'm forgetting how to take photos.

I'm not afraid to admit, I have gear acquisition syndrome. I just want and want and buying and selling gear isn't going to make me better, just gives me a headache like I have right now actually.

Here is one of the dilemmas I've been having lately. I really miss having a ultra wide angle lens and I want to buy one, but I don't know if its still worth to invest in a lens for my DSLR or if I should ditch it and go mirrorless and be ready for the future. I don't know what to do, but its driving me crazy lately.

Then when I'm out shooting, I get this feeling that I'm being watched and laughed at. "Look at that moron with a 15 pound camera taking pictures of a flower! Haha! I can take the same picture with my phone!". Lol. Okay..I might be over exaggerating, a little.

The problem is your mirrorless camera you buy TODAY
will be old news TOMORROW. And with newer technology you mirrorless WON'T be ready for the future. Look how many times SONY changes their mount.

Kinda like DSLRs, and about anything else.
What does the D610 NOT do that you want it to do?
Maybe you need to get off the compulsive buying and learn to use what you have.

And if you worry about what other people think, then you changing system won't change that. They'll say look at the moron with the 8 lb mirrorless camera when I can take a pic with my phone.

Photography should be fun, enjoyable and rewarding.

 

[PaulWog]

I've taken too many breaks to the point I'm forgetting how to take photos.

I'm not afraid to admit, I have gear acquisition syndrome. I just want and want and buying and selling gear isn't going to make me better, just gives me a headache like I have right now actually.

Here is one of the dilemmas I've been having lately. I really miss having a ultra wide angle lens and I want to buy one, but I don't know if its still worth to invest in a lens for my DSLR or if I should ditch it and go mirrorless and be ready for the future. I don't know what to do, but its driving me crazy lately.

Then when I'm out shooting, I get this feeling that I'm being watched and laughed at. "Look at that moron with a 15 pound camera taking pictures of a flower! Haha! I can take the same picture with my phone!". Lol. Okay..I might be over exaggerating, a little.

"... and be ready for the future." What do you even mean by that?

If the D610 isn't enough, nothing is.

Maybe purchase a cryogenic freeze tube.

 

[nerwin]

I've taken too many breaks to the point I'm forgetting how to take photos.

I'm not afraid to admit, I have gear acquisition syndrome. I just want and want and buying and selling gear isn't going to make me better, just gives me a headache like I have right now actually.

Here is one of the dilemmas I've been having lately. I really miss having a ultra wide angle lens and I want to buy one, but I don't know if its still worth to invest in a lens for my DSLR or if I should ditch it and go mirrorless and be ready for the future. I don't know what to do, but its driving me crazy lately.

Then when I'm out shooting, I get this feeling that I'm being watched and laughed at. "Look at that moron with a 15 pound camera taking pictures of a flower! Haha! I can take the same picture with my phone!". Lol. Okay..I might be over exaggerating, a little.

"... and be ready for the future." What do you even mean by that?

If the D610 isn't enough, nothing is.

Maybe purchase a cryogenic freeze tube.

Hmm, I have a couple of those in my basement.

 

[astroNikon]

I've taken too many breaks to the point I'm forgetting how to take photos.

I'm not afraid to admit, I have gear acquisition syndrome. I just want and want and buying and selling gear isn't going to make me better, just gives me a headache like I have right now actually.

Here is one of the dilemmas I've been having lately. I really miss having a ultra wide angle lens and I want to buy one, but I don't know if its still worth to invest in a lens for my DSLR or if I should ditch it and go mirrorless and be ready for the future. I don't know what to do, but its driving me crazy lately.

Then when I'm out shooting, I get this feeling that I'm being watched and laughed at. "Look at that moron with a 15 pound camera taking pictures of a flower! Haha! I can take the same picture with my phone!". Lol. Okay..I might be over exaggerating, a little.

"... and be ready for the future." What do you even mean by that?

If the D610 isn't enough, nothing is.

Maybe purchase a cryogenic freeze tube.

He's under the assumption that "mirrorless *is* the future" ... end of discussion ...
assuming nothing else comes along. And of course the technology itself will make older models obsolete.

 

[nerwin]

So basically you are saying to shoot for the now and not tomorrow.

Actually, what you wrote was really helpful. Maybe I should just buy ultra wide angle lens I want and just enjoy it instead of worrying about the future or mirrorless cameras taking over.

Though if Nikon comes out with a full frame mirrorless camera, that would be tempting and you'll know they would keep the mounts the same. lol

 

[astroNikon]

unless you can photograph the future. If you can do that, then take some pics of the future lottery PowerBall numbers for me. Thnx.