DSLR diehards

When the first mirrorless cameras came along, many photographers dismissed them because their contrast-detection autofocusing was slow, their electronic viewfinders were terrible, and their batteries drained quickly – they just weren’t seen as ‘serious’ cameras. A few years down the line, things have changed markedly and although battery life can still be an issue, mirrorless cameras have improved dramatically. There are now models for every type and level of photographer and they out-sell DSLRs. However, that doesn’t mean that DSLRs have got worse; in fact in some cases the development of mirrorless camera technology has improved them.

Canon, Nikon and Pentax all have DSLRs available with everything from the Canon EOS 2000D at £369 (body only) for novices to the flagship Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and Nikon D6 for £6,999 and £6,299 respectively. There’s also plenty in between such as the APS-C format Canon EOS 90D (£1,249), Nikon D7500 (£899) and Pentax K-3 Mark III (£1,899) that are aimed squarely at enthusiast photographers. There are also full-frame models like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (£2,869) and Nikon D850 (£2,499) that