Originally posted by LensBeginner I'm shooting exclusively K-01 now, but I must say I miss some features of DSLRs...
I also miss the bulk and the "mechanical" feel (strange but true)...
I could, however, accept to go exclusively mirrorless given 1. a proper CDAF system and 2. a good, large viewfinder (even EVF, even magnified).
In the end I like the fact that we still have a choice, and that's a good thing.
You're in the same position as me. I miss some DSLR characteristics, but I don't think they can be seen as better overall.
Remember that this place is a Pentax forum and Pentax has been making SLR cameras for decades, so there is a natural bias towars SLRs here. I don't think we are very representative of the while market in 2015. For what it's worth, my observations in Japan are that it's about 50:50 between mirror less and DSLRs now. That is in the sales charts, presence in stores and what I see people using in Tokyo.
I don't think any trend is inevitable. The future isn't set in stone, but if Pentax wants to continue to focus on DSLRs, they have to make a really good case for the technology and introduce innovations that justify its continued existence. I don't see that right now. It's the same for the camera industry as a whole in the face of smartphones.