And good riddance too. As an avid ex-DSLR user, I can admit that they
are kludges, all of them,
good as they may be. In the bigger scheme of things, this temporary
era of mixing optics/mechanics,
and a digital sensor, will soon pass.
I greatly enjoy battery-less film SLRs (OM-1, Mamiya RB67, for
example) but have sort-of vowed that I will not
acquire a DSLR again, especially as, with video and live view, the
kludge of having an optical finder + mirror
becomes even more apparent.
I suspect that in 5 years the DSLR will really be all but obsolete,
surely even EOS and Nikon F-mount
cameras by then will be using all-electronic viewing systems, with no
mirror, and one day also all-electronic
shutters. Imagine the low noise / vibration that the professional
cameras will have then?
I personally can't wait, and am definitely sticking it out until then
with my OM-1. No more expensive
hack for me, sir. If I *had* to buy a digital camera tomorrow (money
no object) it's either be a Micro
four thirds model, or a Leica M9. I just can't deal with the thought
of a typical DSLR anymore...
Anybody else feel the same?
On 01 Nov 2009, at 12:16 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> <http://www.gearlog.com/2009/10/death_of_the_dslr.php>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
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