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Did you bother to read that I have no AF issue what so ever? Did you bother to read that the extensive AF test from Foto Magazin showed that the 70D with PD AF was more accurate than the mirrorless cameras they tested? No. Well, then stop mentioning your very own prefered choice of "information". You want to be biased and that is fine, fueled by the sub-optimal DSLR choices from the past.

 

I was mentioning MF tongue in cheek, because my 55mm f1.2 is MF and it works perfectly. If it was AF, I'd be getting fine results too.

 

The DR thing is beaten to death indeed. Why would one want to pull shadows, contrast is nice. And there is no banding what so ever with my camera. 

And no, I don't get that you use Auto ISO, it is something for non-photographers and newbies to me. I like to have the control, I like to determine what ISO setting in which situation. I am the one who determines how steady my hands are, which support is used, IS or not. So, the good ISO implementation in my FF DSLR never gets used.

 

I set ISO via a wheel, exposure compensation gets changed via a wheel, and what not.

 

Bottom line: my DSLR is not tiny and not big. It has nice ergonomics and a good and very nice feeling grip. It has none of the disadvantages of a small MILC: no EVF, well layed out controls which are easily accessible while looking through the viewfinder, good battery time, PD AF which is fast and accurate.

 

Your MILC has advantages (small and compact with small primes being the most obvious), and DSLRs have their advantages too. It is as simple as that. My answer to the original question makes sense and is valid.

 

Indeed, I don't consider Foto Magazin's AF "success story" relevant since it represents an outlier. The technology is still flawed. If you take 10 body/lens combination maybe 2 will happen to be perfectly calibrated, 2 will be totally off and the rest will be in-between. This is why Roger's article is much more relevant: he tested a large sample, not a single one.

Now tell me, why do you think a company like Reikan FoCal is still in business if the issue doesn't exist? http://www.reikan.co.uk/focalweb/

Hint: that's because AF accuracy is indeed an issue with DSLRs.

 

Everything else you say is personal and opinion. I said it at the beginning: ergonomics are very personal. I agree to disagree and you should probably do the same since none of it is fact.

 

The last fact is that Canon's DR is sub-par compared to current sensor technology. You can choose to use a camera with comparatively low DR and be happy with it. That's all well. On the other hand, I want more in this regard.