Thread: DSLR for Macro

Originally Posted by terryf

mirrorless is the new black my friend - unless you're shooting sport or birds in flight you don't need a DSLR anymore.
I have a 1DxMk2 and an EOS R and I find myself using the EOS R mirrorless way more than the 1Dx2.

Mirrorless is great, nobody is questioning that, but it’s certainly not the most budget friendly option compared to DLSRs that come with years of accessory and lens options, with a significantly broader second hand market. Who knows, maybe he will fall in love with it, sell his DSLR and move on to a mirrorless system. It doesn’t need to be the first system he buys into for experimentation though.

As mentioned above, Nikon and Canon are good starting points for availability of used bits and bobs. I would say go to a camera shop and handle some of their models, new or used, to get a feel for ergonomics etc and go from there. Nikon never worked for me but hey, we’re all different.