Sanford Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 <p>I'm committed to mirrorless but...I never got this many mis-focused with my Nikon D300, which I still have, and the D50 was even better! I have an XE1 and some old Panasonics but I understand the newer Olympus models rival DSLRs.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Ingold Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Nikon DSLRs default to focus priority in single servo mode. The shutter won't release until focus is locked in. Mirrorless cameras, eg. Sony A7Rii, have other options, including "smart" priority. Check your settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 <p>XE1 is not the fastest-focusing camera. but it can be fun -- unless you are trying to do any kind of subject tracking. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesBecker-Toronto Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 <p>Don't miss my (Nikon) dslr's; love my Sony mirrorless (NEX-6 previously a6000 now). cb :-)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 <p>I don't miss the DSLRs because I kept them. They so far have shown no hostility towards the NEX bodies (the still camera or its big video cousin). And so far, every time I go to shoot something where low light focus is an issue ... it's still the Nikon DSLR that does the work. But the diminutive NEX7 gets the drone time in the air, Sony's FS700 steps up for the serious video work. With a Metabones adapter, I can happily pass lenses around the whole disjointed family.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 <p>No. :-) At the time they were the only game in town, and I spent serious money on them. When mirrorless cameras started to emerge, I saw what many other people saw: a genuine, pure, digital camera. Not a film camera with a sensor. And the amount of lenses you could adapt was huge.</p> <p>In retrospect, I should have been shooting film all that time. But that perhaps is a story for another day!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Nope. I'm finding myself using the rear screen more often with lightweight mirrorless cameras for candid snaps, even when the camera has an eye level finder. Often I shoot one handed. Those techniques don't work quite as well with most dSLRs. But if I photographed sports, wildlife or needed specialty lenses, sure, I'd use a dSLR. Regarding autofocus, dSLRs still have an edge, especially with shallow DOF when you must be certain where the focus is. But with candid snaps I'm usually stopped down. And the Nikon V1 has excellent AF in most conditions, and the smallish sensor and DOF compensate for minor focus error. I'm using the Fuji mostly at a slower pace where I don't often misfocus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 <blockquote> <p> I'm using the Fuji mostly at a slower pace where I don't often misfocus.</p> </blockquote> <p>this is really where the xE1 excels. it's not really a camera you can push to do things it's not good at but it's very good at what it does do well. great to have a small body or two for travel. i'd consider getting an A6000 just for the autofocus, but the lens selection is kinda meh. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylynn Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I use them both, depending on what I'm doing, but really my Fujis get more use than my FX Nikon. They're just so good, and so convenient to carry around. I picked up an X-T1 and 18-135 kit when when it was on sale for $1500. It's weather sealed and shoots at 8 fps. I don't even know what it would cost to get that in a current model Nikon. It can go small with a prime lens, it has that crazy silent electronic 1/32000s shutter and the 35mm and 56mm lenses are German-rangefinder-lenses-good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 <p>We Fuji fans are starting to sound a lot like Leica fans. BTW, when using a Fuji lens without OIS (18mm, 27mm, etc) does the camera shake icon stay on all the time. This is the white hand with the line trough it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I think Fuji fans sound more like pickup truck fans. Unpretentious, but amusingly devoted to their brand, whether Ford, Dodge Ram, Chevy, etc. I mostly like the Fuji image quality straight from the camera. And the excellent in camera raw converter. I'm still hoping for an improved X Pro before getting too invested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>Still have my DSLRs but barely use them. I always used shutter priority on my Nikons, same on the GX7, don't really notice much difference to tell the truth.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>Lex, that would explain the condescending looks I've been getting from Leica M shooters this week.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabriziogiudici Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>I still have a Nikon DSLR, but only for the 300mm, waiting for the market to provide a valid E-mount alternative.<br /> Sure, my rate of misfocused photos raised a bit (we're talking of a minimal percentage though). The NEX-6 has a serious limitation, that you can't decouple AF from the trigger release - you have to keep the trigger half-pressed, a thing that I find uncomfortable. The A6000, instead, can decouple AF from the trigger release, and I have less misfocused shots. In this case, one has to get into acquaintance with a different system, with different options. For instance, one can select the area of the single focusing sensor, having it much smaller than I was used to with my Nikon DSLR. It's quite useful e.g. for precision focusing with a very shallow DoF (e.g. parts of a flower). In other circumstances, enlarging the area is better. Also, the different focusing system has different corner cases than phase detection, and one must learn them. Now that I know when the AF could fail, I double check in manual mode. The capability of having a live 1:1 preview for focusing, a thing that couldn't happen with the OVF (I even tried with eyepiece magnifiers, but they are cumbersome to use), makes it easier to deal with these cases.<br /> I'm only talking of static subjects for now. Typical moving subjects are wildlife and birds, and usually they need the longer focal, so the 300mm and the Nikon DSLR.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBaker Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>I've been using the Fuji X100 since they first appeared and most of the writing has rubbed off the back! But it has been a fine camera. I traded my M8 for an XPro1 when they appeared and though I've enjoyed using it, especially with the 18-55 lens, I've had focus misses with the 35mm lens. But I've only had these problems with OVF not EVF. Strangely, I don't find it that easy to hold compared with my DSLRs and I get irritated that the exposure comp knob seems to turn itself every time I out it in my bag! I've used both Fujis a lot when travelling but more recently I've been using a Canon 70D which is not heavy and offers a much more versatile choice of lenses.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrankin Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>I miss the better/faster AF and deeper buffer/faster writing of the DSLR. I don't miss the mirror flopping, carrying a heavy bag and constantly changing lenses, concerns over dirt on the sensor, lousy live view and noisy focus sounds during video.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>I have a DSLR and I'm not constantly changing lenses - they don't go together necessarily. Not sure why dirty sensors have any connection with DSLRs either (?)</p> Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylebybee Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>I bought into the Fuji with the XT1 and the kit lens 18-135 but still have my D7000, I thought about selling the Nikon stuff but I will hang on to it, after all it was my first camera. I love the Fuji and can't wait to invest into the system.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylebybee Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>Fuji sample</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_in_PA Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>I don't shoot sports, and do NOT miss my Nikon DSLRs that I divested myself of just about a year ago.</p> <p>I shoot an EM-5 and it focuses very much as well as my D90 did for most things, better for some others, worse for sports, which again, I don't shoot.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chansonbleu Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>I still use my D300 for 60% of my photography. I treat my XE-1 and 18-55 kit lens as a point and shoot. Just can't get comfortable with EVF. If I could, I'd use the Fuji more.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Katz Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 My DSLR hasn't let the house in about 4 years, so I guess I don't miss it very much. I miss the image quality of the 70-200f4L IS, but my deteriorating vertebrae do not miss it's weight at all. In single shot mode, my E-M5 AF is very fast and accurate, and rarely misses. Can't believe you can pick one up new for under $500 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I don't doubt that some mirrorless cameras can autofocus as quickly and accurately as some dSLRs. But I wonder how much of that perception of sharpness is due to the smaller sensors of the 1-inch and Micro 4:3 cameras. I rarely miss focus badly with the Nikon V1, but the kit zoom is a 10-30mm and behaves like one, regardless of the 2.7x factor. The formats smaller than APS may be inherently forgiving, in terms of our perceptions of adequate sharpness. And those smaller sensors may benefit from AF technology that isn't quite matched - yet - by larger sensors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Katz Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 It takes precision to accurately focus an M43 45mm f1.8 lens, and after using 2 Canon film SLRs (including an EOS 3), 2 Canon DSLRS, and 2 mirrorless cameras I have a reasonably good sense of what fast AF is like. An M43 sensor at 225 sq MM is not all that small, especially compared with Canon Crop sensors at just 330 sq MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou_Meluso Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 <p>No, still have all my Canon gear. I keep it at work and use it during my lunchtime walks. I still like the gear but about 45 minutes or so is all i care to carry it anymore. I've been wondering lately if it's worth keeping. For my needs, my Sony gear is a much better choice. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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