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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · How do you feel about the durability/lifetime of your mirrorless kit | |
With your starting assumption, I think you may be confusing old-school film SLR cameras with the cameras of "DSLR time." I've used both, and it is my impression that many of the more modern DSLRs can be less durable than the SLRs of old, and that we don't expect them to last as long, given that they are built around technology that evolves much more quickly than that of film-era cameras.
So, with my presumptions that DSLRs are not generally more long lasting than, how do they compare to mirrorless cameras? I'm afraid my sample size is small — two Fujifilm XE1 cameras and their lenses (and more recently a X-Pro2).
The Fujifilm cameras gave me no technical problems whatsoever over a three-year period. (I know... three years is not very long, but mirrorless cameras aren't a very old breed yet.) They seem to be pretty straightforward functional cameras without too many bells and whistles. The XPro2 (way too soon to judge its durability!) seems, if anything, to be potentially stronger in this regard, though I sometimes wonder how the hybrid viewfinder will wear over the long term.
The fact that the Fujifilm cameras' designs are modeled on classic film cameras might be a clue.
Dan
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Hi,
You know, back in DSLR time the bodies and lenses were like tanks - it seemed like a Canon 40D, Nikon D300, a 24-70, an 85mm 1.4 high end lens would keep ticking forever and defy time, if it didn't encounter a Mjolnir blow.
The SLRs and their lenses, more so.
And there is the subject of timelessness; since there were less bodies and lenses back then, one could use the same camera or lens for many years without needing to replace them. This is also more so for the SLR era when it was quite normal to use an SLR body for 15 years.
But what now? Sony, Fuji, Olympus owners, how do you feel about your your kit in terms of the two criteria above?
Do you see yourself still using that mirrorless body, mirrorless lens, i.e. 10 years into the future and not need to replace it? Will you be seeing a Sony A7 somewhere in the corner when you open your equipment closet? Do you see your grandchildren (if you haven't got any yet) playing with them?
I personally cannot visualise such scenario. Maybe, just maybe an Olympus E-M5. This body instills some kind of a timeless-iconic feel. I won't be surprised to see this body around, well, 5 years into the future. And maybe a Fuji X-Pro1. Just like you do not get surprised when you still see Nikon D3 users around. But it is still a faint feeling with these two.
Most mirrorrless equipment on the market, bodies and lenses alike, do not give that feeling to me. They feel like they'll be used maybe 2-3 years, and then with another technological breakthrough they will become obsolete. Or its service life will be over after 3 years, it'll wear down and become unusable.
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