Re: Going from DSLR to R... does the lack of a top deck LCD bother you?
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CamerEyes wrote:
jumpthesnark wrote:
CamerEyes wrote:
Do you miss the usual dials on your dashboard when driving a car that has digital tachometer, speedometer? Do you miss having a key to open the doors of your car, and to start your engine? Do you miss receiving a telegram from your distant relatives, versus today's instant messaging?
Do you miss the point?
Welcome to the second generation of digital photography. You are the one missing the point.
The transition to modern mirrorless from your jurassic DSLR is not meant to be easy on people who may have developed stubborn resistance to make their muscle memories more malleable. That you are holding your decision hostage by that feature you are so afraid to miss is only at the expense of benefiting from better, faster, more sophisticated yet overall easier to operate cameras.
It's like demanding the return of physical keyboards in the iPhone or whatever popular Android smartphone is out there. Craving for dial up internet versus today's fiber because you miss the sound it makes when connecting.
The point, once again, is that I like the features and abilities that the R6MkII has and I'm considering a purchase. But it lacks a feature that I find useful. I will continue to find that feature useful for certain kinds of photography I do, where using the back screen and the EVF aren't the answer. Knowing this, I started this thread with the question of how long it took others who felt the same way to find themselves comfortably able to use the new gear without feeling that it's lacking something. I never, not once, said that progress is bad, which seems to be the theme of your replies.
Your insinuation that I am "stubborn" and "holding (my) decision hostage" isn't reflected in anything I asked. And most importantly, that insinuation and the rest of your post exist in your head, not in mine. You don't know how I work or what I do or what I need and want from a camera. You also don't know that I only have a "Jurassic DSLR." You have no idea of my experience and ownership of mirrorless cameras, you are only making assumptions.
That said, thanks for your input. It has zero value to me but maybe someone here will get some benefit from your replies. It seems like you just came into this thread to pick a fight. I do not know why. If my post made you angry for some reason that I can't understand, then I apologize for that. But if you're just doing this because you like arguing on the internet and you want to feel you won something, then here, have a trophy and show yourself the door.