Epiphany?

[Mike Farley]

The other week I spent a very enjoyable week in Dorset and took both my Canon DSLR and m43 systems with me. The Canon gear certainly came out and and about with me, being in the back of the car at all times. Yes, at all times. The car was where it stayed and most of my shooting was on m43. When it came to a straight choice between weight and a system with mainly consumer level lenses, weight lost out every time. Apart from a few shots on a fixed lens compact I am trying out, everything else was on the m43 kit. Until ongoing computer problems intervened, all the shots I posted from the holiday in my POTD series were taken on m43.*

This has lead me to think whether I should abandon my DSLR altogether, but the time does not seem to be quite right for that just yet. None of the mirrorless systems have yet convinced me that they would meet 100% of my needs. As things stand presently, m43 comes closest, but good quality telephoto lenses are lacking and I remain unconvinced about continuous AF and tracking capabilities. So the Canon stays. For now.

* Once my computer is fully restored to working order, I will resume going through my shots from the holiday and will post anything which I think is of interest. An unexpected snag during the rebuild means that this will be a few days yet.

[Nina]

Interesting! I'm with you on the weight issue, but as I have no experience of the camera type you mention I can't really comment.

[Mike Farley]

Interesting! I'm with you on the weight issue, but as I have no experience of the camera type you mention I can't really comment.

Yesterday's Sony event at AP certainly providedfood for thought. Cameras and lenses somewhere between DSLR and m43 sizes, with very capable sensors. The main drawback seems to be AF performance. There were occasions while I was photographing the model when there was some hesitancy and I might have lost some shots as a result. And that was in well lit conditions.

This is probably not yet quite the time to be making major investment decisions, but rather wait to see how things pan out.

[davidc]

There were occasions while I was photographing the model when there was some hesitancy...

Is that from you, the model or the camera?

[Mike Farley]

There were occasions while I was photographing the model when there was some hesitancy...

Is that from you, the model or the camera?