There is quiet a lot of assuming by people that have not used both systems and especially those that have not used top and bottom end DSLR camera bodies.
M4/3 is not as fast in AFC as your top end Nikon bodies,cant talk Canon as I have never used them but I cant see them being much different,just taking two of the Nikon bodies I have owned and used with a Sigma 150-600 contemporary.
D750 extremely quick and accurate AFC ahead of top M4/3,Nikon D7200 on a par with top M4/3.anything below D7 series in Nikon is a gamble with long lenses,if you have a front or back focus issue nothing can be done as the D5xxx bodies do not have focus fine tune.(Canon could be the same) mirrorles cameras dont suffer this problem.
Note you can get a dock and do the fine tuning on the lens with the Sigma 150-600 but not with most lenses.
AFS,this is where mirrorles shines its blindingly fast,so fast in fact ime moving away from AFC as a trial,following the BIF and pumping the shutter in single shot mode,for a stationery subject IMO its ahead of most DSLRs.
Weight
D7200 and Sigma 150-600 2.6kg
GX8 and 100-400 1.4kg
Price
D7200 and Sigma 150-600 @ WEX £1649 including free 1.4 converter
GX8 and 100 -400 @ WEX £2118
As you can see the Nikon has the price advantage but you pay for that in extra weight and bulk,i tried to show two systems i consider to be similar,on both systems you can go up or down with spec,price and weight.
M4/3 is not as fast in AFC as your top end Nikon bodies,cant talk Canon as I have never used them but I cant see them being much different,just taking two of the Nikon bodies I have owned and used with a Sigma 150-600 contemporary.
D750 extremely quick and accurate AFC ahead of top M4/3,Nikon D7200 on a par with top M4/3.anything below D7 series in Nikon is a gamble with long lenses,if you have a front or back focus issue nothing can be done as the D5xxx bodies do not have focus fine tune.(Canon could be the same) mirrorles cameras dont suffer this problem.
Note you can get a dock and do the fine tuning on the lens with the Sigma 150-600 but not with most lenses.
AFS,this is where mirrorles shines its blindingly fast,so fast in fact ime moving away from AFC as a trial,following the BIF and pumping the shutter in single shot mode,for a stationery subject IMO its ahead of most DSLRs.
Weight
D7200 and Sigma 150-600 2.6kg
GX8 and 100-400 1.4kg
Price
D7200 and Sigma 150-600 @ WEX £1649 including free 1.4 converter
GX8 and 100 -400 @ WEX £2118
As you can see the Nikon has the price advantage but you pay for that in extra weight and bulk,i tried to show two systems i consider to be similar,on both systems you can go up or down with spec,price and weight.
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