LOL wut ? Is this the same Nate who starts brawls at ppv events , the guy who flung Cerrone ' s hat at weigh ins and called him a punk ass bitch ? The same guy who brawled with Khabib at a Las Vegas event ? Nate ' s been doing that for years , even his brother made a name for that wolf tickets . <| sep |> It sounds like you ' re downplaying the digital viewfinder advantage . It ' s easier to see in the dark , it shows your exposure preview if you want , it allows onscreen assists , you can review your images in the eyepiece , and you basically can do everything from it without lighting up a room . Extremely useful for theater photography where I ' ll get murdered for having the rear screen on . Other than that , I have inbody image stabilization and 100 % reliable autofocus . The phase detect points are on the sensor , so all my autofocus is done on the imaging plane as opposed to through an optical path that has to be perfectly calibrated . The image quality between a DSLR and mirrorless camera is an interesting comparison . Mirrorless tends to pull ahead because the companies use brand new sensors and typically don ' t cheap out . The DSLRs are often using older sensor models . Nothing rivals the A 7 R 2 right now , and that ' s because nothing else has its sensor . Head to head , the DSLR will win because the sensor doesn ' t have to be used for viewing and focusing . The mirrorless camera ' s sensor will be running warmer due to constant use , so it will have a little more temperature related noise .