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DoubleF · 10-21-2020, 12:10 PM

I suggest buying him a mirrorless. If he needs more than that, temporarily lend him your DSLR and borrow his mirrorless.

Sony and FujiFilm have fantastic mirrorless cameras plus extras at the $1K price point. I think depending on the model, you can get a medium to high end mirrorless body and one or two lenses for sure for $1K. Depending on the sale, you might even be able to save a few hundred to nab an extra battery, high speed card, tripod and even camera bag.

The gap between those mirrorless and DSLR output are relatively negligible. It's maybe like 95-97% on par with some full size DSLR with the DSLR just slightly edging out the mirrorless due to slightly bigger sensors and maybe slightly faster auto focus. You probably won't notice huge differences in quality unless you start zooming in past full screen on a computer. Size wise though, it's basically like half the size of the DSLR which is way more portable.

10-21-2020, 12:10 PM	#67
DoubleF Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2014 Exp:	I suggest buying him a mirrorless. If he needs more than that, temporarily lend him your DSLR and borrow his mirrorless. Sony and FujiFilm have fantastic mirrorless cameras plus extras at the $1K price point. I think depending on the model, you can get a medium to high end mirrorless body and one or two lenses for sure for $1K. Depending on the sale, you might even be able to save a few hundred to nab an extra battery, high speed card, tripod and even camera bag. The gap between those mirrorless and DSLR output are relatively negligible. It's maybe like 95-97% on par with some full size DSLR with the DSLR just slightly edging out the mirrorless due to slightly bigger sensors and maybe slightly faster auto focus. You probably won't notice huge differences in quality unless you start zooming in past full screen on a computer. Size wise though, it's basically like half the size of the DSLR which is way more portable.