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<blockquote data-quote="gfinlayson" data-source="post: 602011" data-attributes="member: 8768">DX crop mode on a D800 lets you shoot a little faster and produces smaller files. The AF points cover nearly all of the frame in DX mode too which is an advantage. FX mode and cropping gives you more leeway in terms of placement of your subject, especially for birds in flight where you might not have the subject exactly where you want it in the frame, but AF points are concentrated in the central area of the viewfinder. Sure, the newer D7xxx bodies give you more pixels, but they lack the D800 build and controls. AF performance is also not on the same par IME. There are also differences in how the files render. I used to have D7000s - the files had a very similar look to the D800. Took some of my best wildlife images with the D7000. Both bodies have Sony sensors with almost identical pixel density. I owned and hated the D7100 (Toshiba sensor). Haven't tried the D7200 and don't intend to.&nbsp; Have 3 x D800s presently and if I wanted a wildlife specific body now, it would be D500 or bust. My best advice on DX crop in the D800 is to try it out and see if it works for you..... Sent from my Xperia X using Tapatalk</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gfinlayson, post: 602011, member: 8768"] DX crop mode on a D800 lets you shoot a little faster and produces smaller files. The AF points cover nearly all of the frame in DX mode too which is an advantage. FX mode and cropping gives you more leeway in terms of placement of your subject, especially for birds in flight where you might not have the subject exactly where you want it in the frame, but AF points are concentrated in the central area of the viewfinder. Sure, the newer D7xxx bodies give you more pixels, but they lack the D800 build and controls. AF performance is also not on the same par IME. There are also differences in how the files render. I used to have D7000s - the files had a very similar look to the D800. Took some of my best wildlife images with the D7000. Both bodies have Sony sensors with almost identical pixel density. I owned and hated the D7100 (Toshiba sensor). Haven't tried the D7200 and don't intend to. Have 3 x D800s presently and if I wanted a wildlife specific body now, it would be D500 or bust. My best advice on DX crop in the D800 is to try it out and see if it works for you..... Sent from my Xperia X using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]

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