> It could be nostalgia or just me being old, but I am sure it got vastly better battery life than my current mirrorless camera. Not nostalgia, DSLRs get vastl

> It could be nostalgia or just me being old, but I am sure it got vastly better battery life than my current mirrorless camera. Not nostalgia, DSLRs get vastly better battery life than mirrorless cameras. Because there is nothing using electricity in the optical path, you're just looking through the lens. A mirrorless on the other hand is constantly using power for the screen.