It really depends on what your goals are. If you enjoy the process of taking a picture, and using manual camera controls - then you will surely have a different

It really depends on what your goals are. If you enjoy the process of taking a picture, and using manual camera controls - then you will surely have a different viewpoint. For me, photography is not about being an expert camera operator, its about efficiency, and how productive I can be to create an image that I have visualized in my head. I care more about the final result than the process. Personally, I am welcoming the new AI/ML based focusing systems which can be trained to automatically put the focusing point on the subject. I don't think I can ever go back to the optical view finder and dslrs.