Interesting discussion. On a side note, I want to remind that I'M NOT A PRO PHOTOGRAPHER. This is not my full job, although I do have some projects which i'm getting paid. My goal is to be a better photographer, but as been a PRO, the goal is pretty far away. The economics/employment situation here is pretty f-ed up, so being a self-taught photog is my dream at this point.
I don't have a big interest to start churning about the gear, and it is an endless debate. I have been observing (at different discussion boards) that people have some kind of weird compulsive drive to start showing charts and numbers about F-stops, shutter speeds and all kinds of technical stuff at some point, and I do not see reason why it would not happen in this thread. Maybe at some point
The idea of changing my 600D to mirrorless is just will to start something new, but the price tags are currently far too heavy. I'm also thinking to buy a quite cheap pocket camera (maybe Canon Ixus 135) and keep the 600D in my packback. Why?
I'm quite tall and heavy (195cm/110kg), and when you have "that big gun" on your shoulder and start to shoot on a street, you will be "that guy". It's an interesting, psychological pattern. Every time, when I start to shoot (in a crowd), I'm feeling that 10 000 eye pairs are drilling through my back
Well, that's not a serious problem, coz I usually shoot at very early morning or very late at night. But in crowded situations, it would be nice to pull a small compact camera and shoot in stealth mode. That Ixus has 16megapixels so it's not a super lowsy choice.
One thing I would recommend is that go and rent (+execute good tests) gear before buying it. I have seen many failed purchases when the expectations were too high. And also, don't take this too serious. It's not the camera, it's the seven inches behind it (mostly).
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