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Yep ask any mirrorless user... they will tell you mirrorless is the future. Of course, right now we are in the transition
Period.
- The mirrorless that I have experience with (Olympus EM1), is part of the way there, but still has a ways to go to just catch up to the dSLR in some areas.
- I shoot an Olympus EM1 as my primary camera, but I still use my Nikon D7200 dSLR for fast sports, where the Olympus just does not work, for me. Shooting TWO systems is probably the worst of both worlds, because of the cost and logistics of running two systems.
- The EVF is really nice, as @SquarePeg said. Especially good for difficult lighting conditions.
- But the Olympus EVF on the EM1 isn't up to fast sports.
- Sorta like one step forward, one step back. Mirrorless gains, but also looses.
At this time the lower cost cameras are typically digital single lens reflex models, available very inexpensively, especially used models.
The advantage of most mirrorless cameras is that they can be adapted to use inexpensive legacy lenses from multiple manufacturers, but most of the time that means manually focusing and a severe loss of other automatic features.
Nikon lens on a m4/3 camera
- As of a few months back, there was NO adapter that would communicate between a Nikon lens and a m4/3 camera.
- Nikon lenses loose ALL automated functions when used on a m4/3 camera. The lens is auto-nothing. Effectively you are back to the 1960s.
- And if it is a focus by wire lens, you can't even manually focus the lens.
This compatibility/incompatibility varies by each lens and camera model combination.
- The Canon EF lens will autofocus on a m4/3 camera, using a smart adapter.
- The Nikon AF-S lens will autofocus on the Nikon Z camera with the FTZ adapter, but the AF/AF-D lenses will not autofocus.
However until you become an experienced photographer using manual focus legacy lenses on the modern camera is not nearly as easy as using a current technology autofocusing lens on an auto focusing camera. Many times people become enamored of the idea of saving money by using adapted lenses on modern mirrorless cameras But the ideal Camera for a beginner is one using a native lens that automatically focuses and which gives you 99% or more of your photos in focus and properly exposed with a minimum of fussing.
- Even if you are experienced at manual focusing, autofocus is soooo much easier.
I would NOT give up AF on my primary cameras.
- This is something that I just do not understand. When people recommend to a newbie to use a manual focus lens.
- And it is worse on a dSLR, cuz the screen is not designed for easy manual focusing.
Mirrorless cameras are extremely popular with people who are looking for ways to put to use lens collections of 30 and 40-year-old manual-focusing lenses.
My experience is that beginners do best using the really modern simple to use cameras, cameras which are designed to be easy to use. Beginning level Nikon cameras like 3500 or 3300 or 3400 or 5300-5400 or 5500 or 5600 are designed for beginning photographers to be able to use easily and with good results.
Agree
Most of my yearbook students shoot in one of the scene mode. But at least they use the correct scene.
I have a hard time getting them to use PAS, never mind M.
They use the dSLR like a P&S, which is really like a phone camera, point and shoot.
To their credit, they do a good job.
. . . if you can run a cell phone, you can run a modern digital camera.
I had to have one of my students teach me how to use some of the apps on my phone. Old foggie here.
