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<blockquote data-quote="PhotoEnth47" data-source="post: 120829" data-attributes="member: 13095"><p>Full frame is definitely becoming more within our grasp as time goes by. And with both Nikon and Canon now producing full frame cameras at much lower prices, there is probably a trend shift happening in the market place. At the end of the day, camera manufacturers are going to produce cameras that sell, and preferably in great numbers. So, by lowering the price of FX cameras somewhat, I think that it is a "let's see what response we will get" scenario, along with market research on their part. Both pros and now more consumers do obviously want FX cameras if they can have them, so it will be interesting to see how the market continues to respond.</p><p></p><p>However, as much as it would be nice to have an FX camera, I really think that for most of us today's APS-C sensors are big enough to give us amazing quality pictures. But, more importantly, with each new model of DSLR the ability to shoot in higher and higher ISO with less and less noise seems to be the big thing. Each new model seems to allow for 1 or 2 stops or more of ISO available for normal shooting, and this, I think, is more useful in the real world than higher pixel count, or even sensor size. Most of us probably don't regularly print more than A4, or maybe A3.</p><p></p><p>I have been considering for some time about whether to go full frame, but, for the above reasons I don't think I would be that much better off. I suppose it depends on what you shoot, and how often you really need that low-light performance. The other thing is, that because I have only DX lenses, I would have to replace those as well, which will be rather expensive. So here I am, still quite happy with my APS-C D90, which is "only" 12.3 megapixels. With this I can put it on auto-ISO with the maximum ISO set to 3200, and I can shoot night scenes quite comfortably, for example, down on the local marina, or in town. The results are quite stunning, much better than I would have thought possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PhotoEnth47, post: 120829, member: 13095"] Full frame is definitely becoming more within our grasp as time goes by. And with both Nikon and Canon now producing full frame cameras at much lower prices, there is probably a trend shift happening in the market place. At the end of the day, camera manufacturers are going to produce cameras that sell, and preferably in great numbers. So, by lowering the price of FX cameras somewhat, I think that it is a "let's see what response we will get" scenario, along with market research on their part. Both pros and now more consumers do obviously want FX cameras if they can have them, so it will be interesting to see how the market continues to respond. However, as much as it would be nice to have an FX camera, I really think that for most of us today's APS-C sensors are big enough to give us amazing quality pictures. But, more importantly, with each new model of DSLR the ability to shoot in higher and higher ISO with less and less noise seems to be the big thing. Each new model seems to allow for 1 or 2 stops or more of ISO available for normal shooting, and this, I think, is more useful in the real world than higher pixel count, or even sensor size. Most of us probably don't regularly print more than A4, or maybe A3. I have been considering for some time about whether to go full frame, but, for the above reasons I don't think I would be that much better off. I suppose it depends on what you shoot, and how often you really need that low-light performance. The other thing is, that because I have only DX lenses, I would have to replace those as well, which will be rather expensive. So here I am, still quite happy with my APS-C D90, which is "only" 12.3 megapixels. With this I can put it on auto-ISO with the maximum ISO set to 3200, and I can shoot night scenes quite comfortably, for example, down on the local marina, or in town. The results are quite stunning, much better than I would have thought possible. [/QUOTE]
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