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Re:Canon has sold its last film camera by shawnz on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:19PM (#17199223)
> For a week at temperatures between -20 and -30 C, the 6D (and iPhones kept warm) operated normally while friends with mirrorless cameras suffered shutdowns.

This is clearly not due to the nature of mirrorless technology though, so I don't think it's fair to criticize the technology based on that.

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Re:Canon has sold its last film camera by msbarnett on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:54PM (#17199598)
I think it's more about the nature of battery chemistry and the relative loads SLR vs mirrorless setups place on batteries
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Re:Canon has sold its last film camera by ISL on Thursday May 31, 2018 @08:34PM (#17201543)
Yep, exactly. An SLR only needs a burst of power at the moment a photo is taken (and just before, to power the AF and exposure meter), while a mirrorless camera must keep the sensor and display/EVF powered continuously.
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