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Pentax Discontinues Its Entire DSLR Lineup (fstoppers.com)
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[–] 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I thought the same until I tried to take some pictures of some dragonflies in flight like I used to on my old DSLR. It's pretty much impossible with how slow the display for the viewfinder is. Was relatively easy with a DSLR.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    You are probably comparing a high end DSLR with a low end digital camera.
    There is no reason why there should be noticeable latency on a high end digital camera. In fact the response time can be even shorter than with DSLR that has a mechanical mirror.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    There is no way the latency can be less than a DSLR when looking through the viewfinder. Dslrs just use a mirror there. I'm saying I couldn't keep up with a dragonfly zipping around in midair because the viewfinder made it impossible to keep it in focus. On a DSLR it was relatively easy.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    The latency between what you see and when the picture is taken is mechanical, using the viewfinder on a SLR gives zero latency while using it, but when you press the trigger, there is a latency you will never see.
    With a high FPS screen for the viewfinder, the latency can easily be way below human perception.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yes I know, but the latency between the trigger pull and the photo being taken literally doesn't matter if you can't even frame your subject. Look I like mirrorless cameras a lot. But to say that DSLRs have no advantages over them is untrue. There are still situations where mirrorless cameras are not as ideal.

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