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<blockquote data-quote="Blade Canyon" data-source="post: 335130" data-attributes="member: 15302">This confuses me.&nbsp; If a DX is just a smaller sensor, then does DX really &quot;reach out&quot; better?&nbsp; Or is it the same as shooting FX with the exact same lens and then just cropping in post?&nbsp; This is a genuine question; I'm not just trying to make a point.&nbsp; Nikon used this same argument in their D600 promotional video, that being able to switch to DX helps you reach out when it's needed.&nbsp; I have a D600, and the default setting for the front Fn button was FX/DX swap, which I accidentally hit while shooting some elk in Wyoming, and I swear those DX photos look really great when they go by on my screen saver.ETA:&nbsp; I just read the article that WayneF linked, and it said DX is just pre-cropping an FX shot.&nbsp; IOW, there is no difference between shooting DX versus shooting FX and cropping in post.&nbsp; Does anyone have a counter-argument?&nbsp; I could get that Nikon puts more MP in a dedicated DX sensor than in the DX crop portion of an FX sensor, for example.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blade Canyon, post: 335130, member: 15302"] This confuses me. If a DX is just a smaller sensor, then does DX really "reach out" better? Or is it the same as shooting FX with the exact same lens and then just cropping in post? This is a genuine question; I'm not just trying to make a point. Nikon used this same argument in their D600 promotional video, that being able to switch to DX helps you reach out when it's needed. I have a D600, and the default setting for the front Fn button was FX/DX swap, which I accidentally hit while shooting some elk in Wyoming, and I swear those DX photos look really great when they go by on my screen saver. ETA: I just read the article that WayneF linked, and it said DX is just pre-cropping an FX shot. IOW, there is no difference between shooting DX versus shooting FX and cropping in post. Does anyone have a counter-argument? I could get that Nikon puts more MP in a dedicated DX sensor than in the DX crop portion of an FX sensor, for example. [/QUOTE]

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