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Watch “5 Reasons I Miss My DSLR: A Mirrorless User’s Rant” on YouTube

This is a very entertaining video that is spot on as far as what I would miss most if I gave up my DSLR and why. I am more about final images than gear and what will ensure I get what I want in that regard, without the hassle, and at an affordable price. What he misses about his DSLR here is not just an inconvenience for me, but can be a show stopper in getting the best images, when I want them, when I see them, without fail, under all conditions. The battery power hog that Mirrorless cameras are was off-putting to me when they were first released and still are now. When my camera battery died after a longer than expected and unplanned day of walking around on my one and only trip to Key West in 2003, I almost missed once-in-a-lifetime shots of the sunset at Mallory Square. It was over, the battery was gone after my very last shot. (I know the lecture and remedy that is returned when I tell that story, but it can, and does happen to the best of us). Still, that was a “never again” moment for me, but I have gotten close a few times in spite of my best-laid plans. The screen clutter on Mirrorless cameras can get messy and hard to work around under certain conditions. The list goes on. That said, Mirrorless Cameras are the future and the advantages are numerous and well known. I am not a Luddite and am a Pragmatist, which means I go with “what works” in most everything. When it comes to photography, “what works” is having a great and lasting image to talk about in the end.