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Of course I can, but, I'm not sure you noticed, there was some blatantly false information in his post. If we'd all keep quiet, said falsehoods would be mistaken for truth.

No, he stated his opinion. You read it as an accusation towards Pentax. That's something different and not "falsehood" in any way. Feel free to disagree and answer with facts or your different opinion.

The precision of eye detection that is available with almost any mirrorless system nowadays can certainly not be achieved with a DSLR. In terms of focus precision, mirrorless has always had the advantage. Several advantages, actually, if we calculate in live adjustments for focus shifts.

Now, as a super moderator, what kind of forum do you want this to be?

One where we discuss calmly and most of all tolerate different opinions.

DSLRs could become a dead-end road only if Pentax fails (we can't count on Canon and Nikon, right?). This isn't a given.

I think you're overrating the market share of Pentax here. For the majority of users, DSLRs will simply be old and outdated technology pretty soon. Of course some market niche for DSLRs will remain, and Pentax may well survive in that niche (Leica managed, too). But with the latest high-end mirrorless cameras that have been announced, it's pretty clear now that the future is mirrorless.

One thing we should all understand: nobody benefits from Pentax failing.

We're talking about a market where a brand needs to survive as a profitable business and not as a charity. No one benefited from Contax failing, or Minolta, or Samsung, or Zeiss (with their camera business). Still, it happened, and the market just moved on.

What you're "adding" to the topic is self-defeating, you want to stick with DSLRs but you spread the MILC propaganda that "DSLR is a dead-end road".

It's not propaganda, it's my personal conclusion after using both kinds of systems for a considerable time in parallel.

How about a DSLR which has all the advantages of a mirrorless, but with an optical viewfinder? It's possible (though I don't know if there are actual plans towards an implementation).

Yeah, would be great. The sad thing is: it's just not possible. How do you add live preview, including white balance, exposure compensation, histogram, etc. into an optical viewfinder, for example? Or focus peaking? And absolutely no blackout during bursts? Frame rates higher than let's say 15 shots per second with AF tracking and a usable viewfinder image?

I'm not saying mirrorless cameras are flawless. Far from it. Personally, I still struggle with EVFs in high contrast situations. And on top I find it really annoying that more and more corrections are done in software than in the lens nowadays. But those cameras do have advantages that DSLR will never be able to achieve. And with all 3 big manufacturers now planning professional mirrorless cameras, it's pretty clear that the DSLR market will be shrinking considerably pretty soon.

That's completely independent of whether you or me or anyone else feel perfectly comfortable and at home in that (future) niche. You can still do so. It's just no longer a place for the majority of users.