I still have my 550D, but I upgraded to Sony A7 (the original) full frame mirrorless some years back. The difference was like a night and day, such an amazing camera in such a compact body. You can get them quite cheap nowadays too.
How do u keep it all clean? Is it Hard? Im thinking about buying the eos t7 but i am a little worried about maintenance cause im newbie in photography yet
I was gonna go for one of those. Maybe an older used model since they go under $400. I already have some manual focus lenses for Pentax so I should be good for lenses.
@@13_cmi Vinatge Manual lenses are brilliant, they are cheap, look pretty cool, have decent build quality, ect. But dont feel pressured into getting a Pentax just cause you have the lenses. Pentax lenses with an adapter (best ones are from K&F) means you can more or less use those lenses with any brand, due to Pentax’s longer flange distance. But if you are looking for a good, but affordable Pentax, I’ve heard great things about the Pentax KP, though that may be out your $400 budget by a bit.
@@13_cmi go for it! Pentax's dslr system is fantastic and has the main key features of a mirrorless camera, but without the drawbacks like battery life, high cost, or the electronic migraine inducer, I mean viewfinder.
Don't forget that DSLRs have a significantly better battery life since that viewfinder is purely optical. Also, DSLRs have more lens options and often have more support for issues because they have been around longer. Not to mention, lens options are often cheaper for DSLR than mirrorless. Honestly, I prefer DSLR because of the battery life but there are disadvantages and advantages to both.
i would argue that mirrorless has a much bigger lens selection. you can basically use any lens created before like old slr glass dslr glass rangefinder glass or even projector lenses
@@triptychzyou can use any lens on a DSLR also really? I’ve used mannnnny adapted old lenses on my 5D throughout the years, It’s just a bit more of a learning curve than mirrorless as you don’t have the EVF.
We are already looking at screens too much, for that reason alone I don't wanna get a mirrorless because especially with a screen so close to your eyes it's painful.
@@ghourenuwu1450 yeah, it was clean and had a kit lens. I got it from a pawn shop. eBay and other platforms make sellers have to raise prices to make a profit. I’m into astronomy so there are forums where you can buy directly from people with no middle man. That’s how you find good deals on used gear. Idk if there’s one for photography but usually local stores or directly from people is best
My ideal setup is a DSLR & a Rangefinder. Currently have a 5D III & Leica M10. Optical all the way! I absolutely hate using EVFs, they don’t work for me at all. Optical is just more tactile - we already look at screens all day, I don’t know why you’d want to turn photography into another one of those..
Had the Nikon D40 which is DSLR, and sure it's fun when it's heavy and you gotta look through the OVF which adds to the experience, but mirrorless imo is more efficient and more modern. But each to their own I guess.
People in the comments really need a reality check. And a deep dive into what a 10YO canon can do with magic lantern. 14 bit raw video... purely insane for just 200 bucks Yeah, cant beat that..
You want precise visualization on your image? Just use the screen live view mode! You might as well record video thru the viewfinder on a mirrorless camera
With all these comments here, thank you so much! I can finally pick what body I want to get and I concluded with mirrorless, I have dslr had it since 2012. The quality then and now are far different. (I got d3200 nikon) importing files from the camera to my hard drive is kinda hassling because of couple of things. And I needed a new one.
The thing that this short didn't cover is that DSLR also had an additional focus sensor the mirror points towards. That's why DSLR was still better than mirrorless around 2010, but also why any given DSLR model wouldn't autofocus as fast in live-view versus using the optical viewfinder. Mirrorless cameras have improved autofocus over the years so it hasn't been a disadvantage for years+ and mirorless is now the choice for people who like fast responsive autofocus. Myself I still love older manual lenses so I mostly manual focus even on mirrorless camera bodies. You can get inexpensive adapters to be able to fit Nikon F, and M42, and Pentax and any lens on to any brand mirrorless and then manual focus its my favorite part about mirrorless.
Been using the DSLRs for about 4 years, now, I think? My latest body's the 5diii while I use the 5dc before for full frame DSLR. And I've been happy for that, especially the depth of fields are amazing than previouslywith the crops APSC. No need some reasons to get mirrorless for now because the battery life on the mirrorless systems are weak than those on DSLRs. What I've wanted now is the decent lens. I hope this help for the first timer. Unless you are need some fancy cameras, then it's up to you.
The only downside with most mirrorless cameras (especially higher end ones) is their top LCD (control panel). Like, it's a petty thing, but come on. The control panels on the 6d Mark ii and 90d are soft rectangles with amber backlight. The R5 literally just inverts the color on a sqaure. The lumix dc-g9 got the memo, but its also four-thirds (not even aps-c). Which control panel style is better? The digital sqaure, or the soft rectangle?
Two more caveats, mirror less is usually more compact, and DSLRs are better for low light photography as you can see what the camera could capture and adjust your settings accordingly
Got my first camera, a canon t7. Ive invested some money into a 50 mm 1.8 and a 70-200mm 2.8. Pictures have come out great so far. Idk if i would ever get something else cuz i dont what i would get lol
It just depends, what you're want to do with it. I know a lot of people that do amazing shots on DSLR's. I for myself got an Alpha 7 III, Just because it fits more for my style of photography. Also, some shots don't have much opportunities to happen again, so, what I get as photo needs to sit. Also, the flippable display is just awesome, because with my old 500d that was a little bit annoying, specially for some car photography. :)
DSLR are making photography fun again like on the film age, there's something exciting part of process, while mirrorless cameras, majority of the new models set your settings, opinions or controls and A.I. will take care of all of it. And the more you know, the more you getting boring to use of it. Excitement are gone
But the advantage of a dslr is that it has a longer battery life since it doesn't have to constantly power up an LCD unlike Mirrorless which the viewfinder has to be continuously on
Some people says since now the viewfinder is digital in mirrorless, it consumes more power to power the viewfinder. And people then believes DSLR then still king in power consumption, conversely because optical viewfinder. Yeah, of course. But c'mon, manufacturers knows this right? Just make it turn off vf automatically after few second idle, idk
The reason why DSLR used to be better is because companies didn’t make high end mirrorless. Now they do, so why buy heavier, larger, uncomfortable camera with slower AF
Because on a DSLR you see the reality through the optic viewfinder. Mirorless has a digital viewfinder which is a rendering of the camera, which is not always accurate
@@deianborosoiu5402And the point of using a camera is to see how the final output would look like, as captured by the camera itself, NOT how your naked eyes saw it. I might as well just don't use the optical viewfinder and use my own naked eyes instead to look at that "reality" that you're talking about, and see it barebones, free from any mirrors in front. With EVF, you can already see if your exposure is good, and could nail the perfect shot in just one take easily. The camera is previewing what the final image would look like, so you don't have to perform trial and error of shots until you nail the right exposure levels.
@@troy5568 that's how you learn..by knowing how the photo looks like with those settings. You look through the mirror for the focus, that's why you're not shooting blindly
@@troy5568 This is the lazy mindset which seems to be overtaking photography. Learning the process and knowing what your photo is going to look like without having a preview of it every time is the only way you are going to learn how to properly expose an image.. If you are just snapping photos without the trial and error/learning experience, you are just going to take soulless, bland images.
Better battery life, more rugged, better ergonomics, optical viewfinder if you prefer that, (that's personal preference, not some universal advantage. A lot of us can't use them for medical reasons) Pentax still gives you ibis like a mirroless, you still have live view for when you want the "what the camera sees" mode with the bagillion focus points. Frankly, unless you're shooting video, or super fast continuous for sports, mirrorless is a waste of money for most people.
