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<blockquote data-quote="mikew_RIP" data-source="post: 587444" data-attributes="member: 14174">I see you have made your decision and it makes sense,i will add a summary from some one who shoots wild life and has made the change.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you get back to this point again the only way you will save weight and bulk is by dropping sensor size,as Dave said earlier it doesn’t matter what you choose the lens size is mainly dictated by the sensor size.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have a P900 and have a use for it but it would not make a cover all camera, you would need to be looking at a m4/3 or 1 inch sensor, m4/3 is well covered by Olympus and Panasonic the 1 inch sensor is at the moment a bit of a also ran for wildlife with the best options in the superzoom type camera like the Sony rx10 mk111.&nbsp;&nbsp;A mirrorless camera does run behind a DSLR in many areas but and this is the important aspect its not far behind,depending on your subject interest it can be equal to a DSLR.&nbsp;&nbsp;EVF black out is a thing of the past with the latest cameras set up correctly,focus speed is on a par with all but the top end DSLRs for AFC and AFS,EVF lag is still there for action shots but again its nothing like people think,your taking fractions of a second..&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have a need to change like I did to be able to continue photography then I have no hesitation in saying do it, I saved 1kg in weight going from a D7200 with a 150-600 (FOV 225-900mm) to m4/3 with a 100-400 (FOV 200-800mm),if its just a fancy and you do any sort of action photography give it a couple of years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mikew_RIP, post: 587444, member: 14174"] I see you have made your decision and it makes sense,i will add a summary from some one who shoots wild life and has made the change. If you get back to this point again the only way you will save weight and bulk is by dropping sensor size,as Dave said earlier it doesn’t matter what you choose the lens size is mainly dictated by the sensor size. I have a P900 and have a use for it but it would not make a cover all camera, you would need to be looking at a m4/3 or 1 inch sensor, m4/3 is well covered by Olympus and Panasonic the 1 inch sensor is at the moment a bit of a also ran for wildlife with the best options in the superzoom type camera like the Sony rx10 mk111. A mirrorless camera does run behind a DSLR in many areas but and this is the important aspect its not far behind,depending on your subject interest it can be equal to a DSLR. EVF black out is a thing of the past with the latest cameras set up correctly,focus speed is on a par with all but the top end DSLRs for AFC and AFS,EVF lag is still there for action shots but again its nothing like people think,your taking fractions of a second.. If you have a need to change like I did to be able to continue photography then I have no hesitation in saying do it, I saved 1kg in weight going from a D7200 with a 150-600 (FOV 225-900mm) to m4/3 with a 100-400 (FOV 200-800mm),if its just a fancy and you do any sort of action photography give it a couple of years. [/QUOTE]

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