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<blockquote data-quote="Eduard" data-source="post: 370150" data-attributes="member: 986"><p>I'll throw my two cents into the discussion. I talked jdeg into created the <a href="http://nikonites.com/mirrorless/#axzz3Gxcg6Xm9" target="_blank">Mirrorless Forum</a> 2 1/2 years ago. (Sidebar: Holy cr*p has it really been that long?) I had been playing around with an <a href="http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/e-pl1.html" target="_blank">Olympus E-PL1</a> as a travel camera during business trips before acquiring a <a href="http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/acil/bodies/v1/" target="_blank">Nikon 1 V1</a>. I'm now shooting a <a href="http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/acil/bodies/v2/index.htm" target="_blank">Nikon 1 V2</a>. After waiting for a pro-level upgrade for the D300, last year I <a href="http://nikonites.com/off-topic/16624-continue-nikon.html" target="_blank">seriously considered</a> moving to an EM-1 as Rick recently has done. I even borrowed one. Instead I purchased a used D800. I lead with all of this to indicate your question is an increasingly common one.</p><p></p><p>For me, the EM-1 is the closest yet to a pro-level experience in a smaller body. Though I like EVF, there is still a slight lag. I find the focus responsiveness better on the DSLR. I haven't tried the <a href="http://store.sony.com/a7r-full-frame-mirrorless-camera-zid27-ILCE7R/B/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable" target="_blank">Sony a7R</a> which could possibly be "it". </p><p></p><p>I'm extremely fortunate that I can afford two systems. I travel a lot for work but can't bring a full DSLR with me to customer sites. I can easily pack a mirrorless system to get out of the hotel when possible. The size of the Nikon 1 system lends itself very easily to this approach. I'm happy with the system and results. Bottom line is that in my circumstance, mirrorless supplements my DSLR.</p><p></p><p>Coincidentally, I recently printed a couple images from my mirrorless system. My wife and I frequently travel for pleasure and have a trip coming up in a month. She was so impressed with the prints that she asked if she can use the V2 with the 10-100mm lens instead of her P&S. I'll put the camera in P, set auto ISO and let her go. An advantage to mirrorless is that it is less intimidating to a non-photographer.</p><p></p><p>I may eventually end-up with one system which would probably be mirrorless. That day is still a few years away though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 370150, member: 986"] I'll throw my two cents into the discussion. I talked jdeg into created the [url=http://nikonites.com/mirrorless/#axzz3Gxcg6Xm9]Mirrorless Forum[/url] 2 1/2 years ago. (Sidebar: Holy cr*p has it really been that long?) I had been playing around with an [url=http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/e-pl1.html]Olympus E-PL1[/url] as a travel camera during business trips before acquiring a [url=http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/acil/bodies/v1/]Nikon 1 V1[/url]. I'm now shooting a [url=http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/acil/bodies/v2/index.htm]Nikon 1 V2[/url]. After waiting for a pro-level upgrade for the D300, last year I [url=http://nikonites.com/off-topic/16624-continue-nikon.html]seriously considered[/url] moving to an EM-1 as Rick recently has done. I even borrowed one. Instead I purchased a used D800. I lead with all of this to indicate your question is an increasingly common one. For me, the EM-1 is the closest yet to a pro-level experience in a smaller body. Though I like EVF, there is still a slight lag. I find the focus responsiveness better on the DSLR. I haven't tried the [url=http://store.sony.com/a7r-full-frame-mirrorless-camera-zid27-ILCE7R/B/cat-27-catid-all-alpha-interchangeable]Sony a7R[/url] which could possibly be "it". I'm extremely fortunate that I can afford two systems. I travel a lot for work but can't bring a full DSLR with me to customer sites. I can easily pack a mirrorless system to get out of the hotel when possible. The size of the Nikon 1 system lends itself very easily to this approach. I'm happy with the system and results. Bottom line is that in my circumstance, mirrorless supplements my DSLR. Coincidentally, I recently printed a couple images from my mirrorless system. My wife and I frequently travel for pleasure and have a trip coming up in a month. She was so impressed with the prints that she asked if she can use the V2 with the 10-100mm lens instead of her P&S. I'll put the camera in P, set auto ISO and let her go. An advantage to mirrorless is that it is less intimidating to a non-photographer. I may eventually end-up with one system which would probably be mirrorless. That day is still a few years away though. [/QUOTE]
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