Is It Time To Say Goodbye to the DSLR Camera?

My D810 still takes the same pictures it took ten years ago. The mirror still slaps. The files still sing. Nobody told the camera it’s obsolete.

I get the mirrorless argument. Smaller, quieter, eye autofocus that could track a housefly in a hurricane. I shoot mirrorless most days. But better at some things is not the same as the old thing being dead.

Here’s my test, and it’s the only one I trust: does it take good pictures? My D80, with its ancient CCD sensor and its 10 megapixels, takes pictures I love. My D7100 is a workhorse. The DSLR isn’t dead. It’s just not new, and not new is only a problem if you’re selling cameras.

Keep the DSLR. Shoot the DSLR. Let the mirror slap. The photos don’t know what year it is.