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Message: <blockquote data-quote="derban" data-source="post: 4178565" data-attributes="member: 148468"><p>StewB, I believe most mirrorless cameras nowadays have a silent mode. Also, Canon and Nikon for example offer adapters so that legacy lenses can still be used. A further issue is size and weight with mirrorless bodies being generally smaller and lighter. I decided on Olympus a couple of years ago when I became interested in birding. There is a compromise here because the Olympus/Panasonic micro four-thirds system does not offer the image quality and low noise of a full frame sensor but it is significantly smaller and lighter than other systems. This was important to me because, well, I am not getting any younger and also it is possible to carry a fairly comprehensive system easily as hand luggage. And also it costs less than full frame. I must say it was a compromise that works for me. All we need now is for birds to to deactivate their sensors that make them fly away just as you think you might get a stunning shot...</p></blockquote><p></p>