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I think a lot of people who are buying mirrorless "graduate" to buying the big lenses for mirrorless are doing it so they will be able to exist with only the one body.
I think that's a mistake. The mirrorless have a really huge advantage in size and weight if you stick to a few prime lenses. If you are going to add weight, there is not real reason not to go with a top of line DSLR (thought I admit that I have used the D500 only a handful of times). If you need light, silent, pocketable, go mirrorless. if you need high quality, really fast focus or long lenses go with DSLR and tripod !
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You of course are quite correct Tom....it makes a lot of sense to dedicate specific equipment to specific tasks. The trouble with that philosophy however, is that unless the use is equally shared, one item may get little use...as per your D500.
This holds two discomforts for me.
I've always subscribed to the one camera scenario...or at least one system... to avoid confusion in functionality. Even when working professionally, despite carrying two Nikons, I preferred to change lenses on my 'favourite' body ...rather than swop bodies. But in fairness I was rarely rushed on my type of assignments. Had I been a press photographer, that might have influenced my practises. I just found the whole juggling two lots of cards and batteries more of a distraction than simply swopping the lens. Silly I know.
The other reason is my morbid dread of expensive equipment sitting idle. Probably my Yorkshire ancestry.
But you are right, where there is a clear divide in camera capabilities, it does seem to be a fruitless exercise trying to bend one camera to match the other's prowess.
I suspect my desire for simplification is also fuelled by the presence of the IR camera, also in the bag, adding further 'unrest'. Perhaps I need to compartmentalise my photographic excursions and only take what needed for that outing.
Last edited on Thu Sep 14th, 2017 15:32 by Eric
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