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Originally Posted by LWJ
Question? Other than through lens viewing, is there any other reason for SLR?
I think mirrorless is the future. Educate me please.
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The very expensive very bulky full frame sensor top level SLRs are still out front by a lot if you want crazy high megapixel low noise images. The Canon 5D Mark 5 and such cameras shot giant resolution very low noise images. We use a 5D in our aerial photography for construction projects monthly flights. The pilot can circle a site with a 70 to 200 MM L glass lens and not have to worry about exact cropping. He can shoot a little wide and then I do the final crop in Photoshop when I open the RAW file.
The camera and lens is over 7 pounds, so it is not something you want to lug on vacation for happy snaps of the family.
The images open up way bigger than the client wants most of the time so I re-sample them down to make then something that fits the format they want. Some clients want a large (40x60) print of a site to hang in the office when the project is finished. The resolution and sharpness is remarkable when I go back to the raw image. We used to have to soot with a Pentax 6x7 with 120 roll film and still not get the clarity and sharpness that modern digital full frame sensors provide.
There is really no reason to lug the giant cameras around to get the little bit better image unless you are truly getting published and you have clients that will pay for it.