The rise in stock of mirrorless cameras has been significant in the last decade, but there are a lot of misconceptions about the difference between them and DSLRs.
I have shot on film cameras, on DSLRs, and on mirrorless bodies, and there are certainly pros and cons to each. While film cameras have almost uniformly been replaced in every capacity one might use a camera for, there are psychological benefits I found in using them over my digital bodies. I would take more time over each photo, I couldn’t chimp, and I enjoyed the tactile feel of the process. This may not seem relevant to the topic at hand, but there are parallels to be drawn; namely, different camera systems often have their differences exaggerated.
The mirrorless versus DSLR debate is without question the best example of this. There are crowds of photographers acting as heralds of the apocalypse, professing DSLRs to be dead and mirrorless to be the only path. This patently untrue and DSLRs haven’t got worse simply because mirrorless cameras exist. I say this from somebody who made the transition to mirrorless and who shoots with mirrorless every single time. Mirrorless is a great format and has many perks, but great DSLRs are still great. There are many myths about mirrorless cameras, and in this video, Tony and Chelsea Northrup go over some of the most common offenders.
What is a common myth you have heard about mirrorless cameras or the difference between them and DSLRs?