>>3819367LMAO you actually thought it would be shorter with the same sensor size? Fucking retard! Using the same lens designs it's obvious that it won't be any shorter because FOCAL LENGTH IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SENSOR PLANE AND THE LENS CONVERGENCE POINT. You CANNOT avoid this limitation which is IMPOSED BY PHYSICS with common lens designs. More compact lens designs exist (see pic) but they can be used on either mirrorless or DSLR. The ONLY WAY other than lens designs like this 300mm PF to have smaller lenses for the same field of view is to buy a camera with a smaller sensor, which will have shorter focal lengths for the same field of view and thus be smaller.
Mirrorless has its purpose, either way, and it is not to be shorter in length, because it won't be. They're great for videofags, people who need to micromanage weight moreso than size such as hikers, and landscape/portraits, where the capability to see the exact exposure you're taking through the EVF or rear screen in real time with histograms and without excess lag or hampered AF is nice to have. I don't know if all DSLRs are this way, but my DSLRs are significantly slower to focus and take photos in live view mode than when using the viewfinder, and mirrorless cameras are always in live view mode and much faster in comparison.
Disclaimer:
I don't own a mirrorless camera. I have a D800 for use with wider lenses and short DoF and a D500 which is always attached to telephotos for "free" extra reach. I travel with big heavy cameras.
