RE: Reposting Out of Date Posts
The following post appeared in my email this morning:
The Pros and Cons of Mirrorless Cameras :: Digital Photo Secrets
I clicked on the link to read the story because I am seriously thinking of replacing my aging DSLR (Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/400D, c. 2006). I have read of several professional photographers who have added or switched from DSLRs to mirrorless camera systems, most commonly the Sony A6000 series and the higher end Sony A7 series (Why One Pro Photographer Switched from DSLRs to Mirrorless, Top Reason Why I Switched from Canon to Sony, Thomas Fitzgerald Photography Blog: A Year with the Sony A6000, and here Who Are the Pro Photographers Who Switched to the Sony A7 Series).
The review didn’t add up. The shortcomings were too numerous for any serious photographer to consider giving up their DSLR. Then I realized there was no date on the post. When I got down to the comments, I saw that they dated back to 2013. His review was probably right in 2013, but was way out of date for today’s mirrorless cameras. Quite frankly I would have skipped reading this if I had seen the date of the original post and no reference to an update. (PROMISE: I will never repost an article without referencing the original post.)
Blogging is hard. I know; I get it. Look at this blog–posting is erratic at best. But he just wasted my time this morning; and it’s a shame, because David Peterson posts lots of good tips, techniques, etc.
Don’t be a lazy blogger!
Update: Noon
To demonstrate how out of date David Peterson’s post on mirrorless camera was, this just arrived in my mailbox from Popular Photography:
Canon Announces EOS M5 Flagship Mirrorless Camera
It will be interesting to see how it compares with the Sony A6300 mirrorless cameras. The Canon mirrorless cameras have more of a DSLR look and feel compared to the more point-and-shoot appearance of the Sony, which is an objection that some professionals have to the Sony.
While Canon’s EOS M series use a different lens mount (EF-M), Canon does make an EF-M lens mount adapter for Canon EF/EF-S lenses, which means I wouldn’t have to replace all of my Canon glass.
