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I've had this conversation with a couple of people who own DSLRs wanting to know the same thing: is it worth it?
I've fully switched to mirrorless and own the top models from Canon, Sony and Nikon and shoot sports and landscape. It's not necessary to switch for landscapes; sports is a different matter with quick moving subjects (and I imagine BIF.) I'll summarize my feelings at this point having been mirrorless for two or three years: with mirrorless there are more options, *but*, you have to put more effort in, at least initially, to reap the greater benefits. *And*, it will still frustrate you. That said, when it works, it's amazing. Eye AF is something to behold when you see the little AF focus boxes find the eye and track it.
From the joy aspect, well, that is an entirely different matter. Watching all the youtube videos where people setup double and triple back button focus and program a half dozen buttons to quickly access various functions is either like flying an airplane instead of driving a car trying to remember all the settings, or a dream come true for those more technically inclined. The camera becomes more like a computer they have become so customizable. I feel myself moving away from using a camera to using a smartphone sometimes.
Specifically for me as a sports shooter, the challenge is my subject has a defender hanging all over him or her and the eye AF doesn't have a clue which one you want to shoot.
So I find myself customizing the AF box to be small enough for me to put it on my man, but not so small I miss my subject. (Yes, you can even customize the size and shape of the AF box!) To be fair to mirrorless, my eye hand coordination isn't great at my age, but looking back on my albums going from DSLR to mirrorless, you wouldn't know that I switched.
I'm still answering the question for myself. I sometimes ask myself if you had to go back to DSLRs and give up all of my mirrorless equipment how I would feel. I'd probably feel disappointed. Maybe that's the answer.
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