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In reality the use of SLRs for photography came about in 1950s so to get to now it is 70 years.
In my opinion nothing has improved in terms of increased quality of result since the Nikon F. Yes there are refinements and improvements but until we moved to DSLRs there was not a paradigm shift.
AF speed and accuracy has improved since its introduction. However wide user uptake of AF took many years. This was partially because of the need to change both camera and lens but many thoght they could focus faster than the camera with AF. Myself included. Until I got my Nikon F501, then F601 and then the F801 which was for me the first really useable AF that was fast enough and accurate enough.
The real shift was the D1. The first DSLR 1999.
It has now take another 18 years to get to mirrorless.
The Z7 is not as useful to wildlife and sports photographers as the D850 (possibly) but the next generation mirrorless will kill the D6/7/8. There may be a DZ7/8 which will be a hybrid of the Z7 in a D5 body with a bigger battery and the Z mount.
What we truly need next is the 'global shutter'. This is a single instantaneous read of all the photosites. This will remove the mechanical shutter that is still required.
Once this is available and coupled with a decent battery then the DSLR will be a quaint old thing just like the twin lens Mamiyaflex C330.
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