Approaching the Scene 159: The Future is Mirrorless

(LINKS BELOW) Here’s one for the DSLR holdouts that email me or comment on YouTube. I was one of you not long ago, saying things like “I just don’t see an EVF replacing my optical viewfinder.” The current crop of mirrorless cameras certainly has me eating those words. Here’s why. LINKED TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro to ATS 159 01:31 Join our free Office Hours August 24th 02:18 Ben Long’s new book “The Practicing Photographer” 02:40 Linked table of contents in video’s full description 03:08 Not long ago I was a mirrorless skeptic too 06:52 Testing the Sony A9 vs the Nikon D5 challenged my assumptions. 10:51 Taking only the Nikon Z6 & Z7 to Cuba made me switch. 12:30 The bright EVF makes low light shooting much easier 12:58 EVF image review, live focus and menus without glasses 14:20 With time even my beloved D850 faded by comparison 14:38 Mirrorless autofocus tracking is rapidly eclipsing optical 17:42 Face and eye detect are mind bending 18:09 Mirrorless AF is far more accurate than optical 19:28 Low light AF is insane. I can focus planets on moonless nights 20:25 It’s not about the size and weight advantage 21:19 The quality of the new mirrorless lenses blows the old lenses away 23:40 The new big mounts Nikon and Canon have are a huge advantage 25:00 The R5 is an epic new mirrorless body for you Canon shooters 27:05 Nikon’s Z build quality, weatherproofing and durability are epic 33:10 The DSLR vs Mirrorless debate echoes the film vs digital debate 34:00 Advice to the DSLR holdouts before buying new glass LINKS: Ben Long’s new book The Practicing Photographer: https://bit.ly/CDPPP Nikon’s new mirrorless 105 MC S macro vs F mount 105s:    • Approaching the Scene 157: The Nikon 105 2...   Canon’s R5: https://bhpho.to/3jlVF8X Canon’s 70-200 F4: https://bhpho.to/3xlZPmh For Nikon mirrorless see www.hudsonhenry.com/atslinks Frequently updated links to all the gear I use: http://bit.ly/HudsonsLinks Using my links helps support this video series. Thank you! I invite all of you to join Rick, Woody, David, Darren and me for our free live Office Hours Tuesday August 24th at 10AM Pacific. We’re going to talk about workshops and I hope you’ll share your experiences from workshops past and or hopes for workshops in the future. We’ll tell some stories and share some things we’re planning as well as answering your questions. Be sure to submit a question when you sign up. Office Hour signup site: https://bit.ly/2UgDaX4 Thanks to everyone for the great questions you are sending in. Keep them coming either in the comments below or by emailing me directly. I hope to see you in the next Office Hours Session. Stay safe and healthy.