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When considering two systems, I'd say be realistic, be honest with yourself and take the advice you get here with a pinch of salt. Before I continue folks, this is not a criticism of forum members. ;-)
As a designer I commission a lot of photographers (those who make a full-time living from photography) and when I chat to them, I find that not a single one of them is a member of any of the online forums. Most of them could probably only name a few of their contemporaries. They know their Dorothea Lange's and Walker Evans's of course, but mention any of the Fuji photographers that we might be familiar with and you get a blank look.
I might get my head bitten off, but I'm guessing that most of us here are enthusiasts-cum- semi-professionals at most - that's me too (and several of the 'well known' online 'photographers' have a different day job.). We've enough spare time and cash to indulge ourselves with professional equipment and are able to run both mirrorless and DSLR systems if we so choose. So when people advise that they NEED two systems, it's not always the case that their livelihoods depend on it, but that they need them for the types of photography that they enjoy, or that they haven't quite finished transitioning from one to another.
In a nutshell, if we knew what gear our livelihood depends on, we wouldn't be asking questions on an internet forum. I reiterate that I include myself - as a 12 paid jobs a year man - in this critique!
If anyone here can prove me wrong and show me their excellent websites I'll happily eat humble pie. But full-time working photographers are out there earning a crust - and in their spare time they switch off and go and watch football or baseball, they don't spend their evenings chatting about the day job on social media.
Of course, there are pros who use social media, but on the whole they 'belong' to the 'official' forums as part of the deal they have with the manufacturers. Plus, they use their own blogging sites to raise their personal profiles, all of which makes good business sense.
So, this little rant is not meant to criticise, or diminish the excellent and expert advice on offer around here, but to put it into context.
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