How Far We've Come  This commentary appears on both my sites
I've been struck lately by the polarization in attitude about
mirrorless cameras. There's one group that thinks they're the
best things since sliced bread. There's another group that
thinks they're simply not good enough and should be avoided like
the plague.   I have a simple test to see whether you actually
believe what you think you believe.  Let's teleport back to
2002. I'm going to offer you a free D100 with its then available
lenses or a free Nikon V1 with its now available lenses plus FT1
adapter. I'm pretty confident that you'll pick the V1. It has
faster and better AF, faster frame rates, better metering, 4
million more pixels, better high ISO capability, and a host of
other improvements. Personally, I'd pick the V1.   Okay, fair
enough, that was ten years ago, how about fast forwarding five
years to 2007. Now I'll offer you a free D80 or a free V1. I'm
still pretty confident that you'd take the V1. Okay, let's move
a bit more forward, to