Nikon to stop making SLR cameras and focus on mirrorless models?

Re:Nikon to stop making SLR cameras and focus on mirrorless ... by PaulHoule on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @10:54AM (#32070884)

Specifically when you are setting up your shot with the DSLR you are looking at a ground-glass screen and the sensor and screen can be turned off.

For a mirrorless camera the sensor and screen are on when you are setting up.

The flip side is that a mirrorless camera makes a great video camera with some caveats. For instance if you want to do a shot that smoothly zooms in or out you have a rocker control on a real video camera that you can hold steadily and it does just that. I can't do the same with a mirrorless lens because I can't turn the zoom ring on a lens very smoothly.

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Re:Nikon to stop making SLR cameras and focus on mirrorless ... by johnmaguire on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @11:35AM (#32071456)

I'm confused by this - many mirrorless lenses setup for video work have a zoom switch rather than a zoom ring. An electronic motor ensures smooth zoom.

Furthermore, why are you unable to hold a mirrorless camera as steadily? Something like the Peak Design Clutch strap ought to remedy that I would think? Not to mention cameras like the X-T4 have quite good IBIS built-in to steady out the shot a bit.

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