Are mirrorless system cameras unknown?

Question

Hello,

I've noticed that the majority of the community, and therefore *roughly* the population, isn't really aware that DSLRs are coming to an end.

I'm seeing it here right now: many people think there are only SLR cameras with interchangeable lenses, compact cameras, and bridge cameras, while mirrorless system cameras are completely unknown. Or to put it another way: only SLR cameras are truly professional cameras. Except for those who take photos professionally or have found them their hobby.

I felt the same way until I started looking into the topic about 1.5 years ago.

Could it be that this opinion is due to the development that around 2000-2005 SLR cameras, regardless of whether analogue or digital, were still considered better if they were larger, heavier and more bulky and with the advent of the mobile phone the average consumer suddenly no longer needed a camera because they were already built into the smartphone of the future?

It is actually true that sales of digital cameras began to decline around 2008 and are still declining.

And because of the fact that fewer and fewer people owned digital cameras, mobile phones came into focus, but the developments in the camera market were actually completely lost sight of, and that's why SLR cameras are still so present in people's minds, because you used to be able to take great "professional photos", and that should still be the case today, especially because digital photos are now possible.

How do you see this and can you confirm the theory or give another reasonable explanation for it?

Thanks for your answers!

Greetings,

Felix

schlappeflicker · Answer

As far as digital cameras are concerned, it really has to do with the rise of the phone, but this is because you always have your phone in contrast to a digicam. However, whoever wants to make professional pictures is still taking a DSLR, because a mobile phone can barely keep up with in terms of quality.

sirkermit · Answer

and thus also *in about* the population, not really aware that DSLR's end up

Your premise is already wrong in the approach. The normal citizen doesn't care what device he photographs, he wants to act triggers and it has to be a beautiful picture. That's all. In short, your "not really aware" is completely irrelevant.

The new development of DSLR has been discontinued or will be soon. So what? The world continues. Since many of the higher model series are long-lived, this doesn't matter, it will be replaced by successive old devices.

If someone wants to buy a great "professional camera", he buys what is sold to him. Whether it has a mirror or not, doesn't matter. Photo looks good (internal jpg development provided), there are different lenses (whether you buy them, is another construction site) and finished.

minimax11 · Answer

If you've been busy, this development hasn't been over. If you don't care about it, it's more likely. But that's normal.

I personally use two cameras. One of them still has a real level reflex. So without a partially transparent mirror. And then also one. And these system cameras without mirrors I first saw critical. But you have to admit that they are now the most better choice. Lighter and similarly good as with mirror. The lens selection is now also reasonable.

Again to your thesis. Most enjoy their smartphone today. Always on. And also sufficient quality. Then why should you deal with something you don't need?

iq1000 · Answer

> I see it right here that many are of the opinion, there are only mirror reflex cameras with interchangeable lens, How do you get that idea? And many ? I don't think anyone. At least none of them had a little interest in photography. As an example, Leica has been making measurement seeker system cameras with alternating lens since 1930 or so.

uneternal · Answer

You have to see that the photographer bubbles are very, very small with people who really deal with photography and have all the novelties there for years. Normal people don't even know who Jared Polin, Benjamin Jaworskyj or Stephan Wiesner are.

And then there are these big bubbles of Gen Y or Z, which now all start with cameras because of Instagram and Tiktok because it is trendy. Or a typical Uncle Bob, who has no plan of nothing, but enough coal for himself can afford a good camera with which he can then specify at the next family celebration. Sometimes, they caught up with mirror reflex because it was trendy in 2005-2015 and the term was "high quality".

Many people also have no idea of technology and sensor sizes. For them all is quite simple: the bigger the camera the better it must be, because many professional photographers in football have quite large cameras. And the more megapixels the better. I think that's why many in this normal bubble go to big cameras, and that's also a reason why Canon doesn't design their latest mirrorless (R7 and R10) as small as possible, but rather leans on the 250D.

mirnachichfolge · Answer

I think that gradually the system cameras will take the mirror reflex to the rank. What does not mean that the mirror reflex cameras will disappear completely. In the not too distant future, some photographers will surely be engaged in mirror technology.

guru61 · Answer

So I've been on mirrorless for 15 years.

Why am I supposed to drag a camera like this if I can have it mirrorless?

Mirror was at analog times, the only way to see exactly what comes on the film.

For this, triggering delays and even blurring have been accepted by the mirror influence.
Today this goes electronically and in both the viewfinder and the display much easier and faster.

You can print exactly where you want, and you have no delays.

In addition, everything is easier.

No reason to return to mirror reflex.

Other than that; The best analog cameras were the two-eyed:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/r_walther/5NX9s6AUP6