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by cyberax 628 days ago
> They are calibrated OLED screens which shows the resulting image

No they don't. For example, in low-light conditions the sensor doesn't get enough light to faithfully show the long-exposure result.

And my phone also has a calibrated OLED screen, so it's not like it's something exotic.

> I guess you never used a mirrorless, or any enthusiast camera for any matter. The possibilities they open beyond a single shutter button is immense.

I have worked professionally with optical systems and lasers, and for a time I had astrophotography as my hobby. I did plate stacking, and all other kinds of post-processing.

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> No they don't.

Sorry, yes they use a long shutter, and you get a blurry photo with the noise combined. It's a double whammy.

> And my phone also has a calibrated OLED screen, so it's not like it's something exotic.

Yes, but is the whole pipeline calibrated to each other? IOW, does what you see equals what you save? It's not always true on a smartphone, but it's "What you see is what you get" on a mirrorless.

> I have worked professionally with optical systems and lasers, and for a time I had astrophotography as my hobby.

Nice, but you might have done the same astrophotography with a CCD module designed for astro or with a wet plate, and both are very different from using a mirrorless camera, esp with one of the latest generation of sensors, which you can just point and shoot and get a more than decent photo of the sky above you. So, my point still stands.

I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors, and get my camera and leave for some greener pastures before the rains start.

Have a nice day.