Hi guys, I shoot mostly college events (both indoors and outdoors) and occasionally portrait photography (i don't shoot videos). I'm not a professional photographer, however, I've been accustomed to using a DSLR for some years already. Since mirrorless is now taking over, I need some real-world advice from any event/portrait photographers here who has experience using mirrorless cameras for their shooting, whether should I change to mirrorless as well.

I've done some research in the net and know that the mirrorless is superior in many ways, but I cant find anything on the user experiences on the handling and ergonomics of the mirrorless when it is paired with a hotshoe flash and heavier zoom lens. My current good old Nikon D700 may be a heavy brick, but due to its heavy body and large grip, it still balances well with heavy lenses thus reducing wrist fatigue especially when I shoot for long hours. Not sure if that will still be true if I change to a mirrorless camera since it is much lighter and the grip is significantly smaller?

Below are my main concerns about changing to a mirrorless camera:

1) Will these new mirrorless cameras (when paired with a hotshoe flash and heavy lenses) become imbalance and causes wrist fatigue when being used for extended hours?
2) Does it feel stable everytime you press the shutter with all those heavy accessories on it?
3) Does the battery life of the mirrorless camera becomes an issue?


[U]My current camera gears:[/U]
Nikon D700
Tamron G2 (24-70mm) F2.8
Nikon 85mm F1.8
Nikon SB800 Flash (gonna upgrade to Godox V1 soon)
Think Tank Steroid Speedbelt + SpiderPro Holster


Thanks in advanced for any advice from the sifu's here

I agree. Mirrorless seems to be an awesome choice for travelling. It's lightweight and high image quality makes it a no brainer for convenience and to hang on the neck whole day for street photography. I have played with a Fuji X-T20 and i would say the image is great even when it's taken with a kit lens.



Yup, if I were to switch to mirrorless, i am forced to go for nikon (coz cant afford to change system and am too used to nikon interface). But I will wait a while longer until I'm sure Nikon has iron out any known issues and that my current third party lenses could autofocus correctly on the FTZ adapter.

hahaha...nono... i ain't getting any big boi fees even if i have big boi stuff. I'm not a pro photographer. I'm on a fix monthly paycheck. Taking photos during events is just one of the many stuff I am obligated to do for my employer