10-09-2010, 07:08 PM
On a technical level, whatever improvements are made to crop sensors can be generally applied to FF sensors too. So the gap will remain there. However I guess the question is at what point is the camera "good enough" for the intended uses? So it will still come down to the photographer's real needs if going FF is worth while.
At a practical level, the most significant reason I might look to going FF is for the potential of shallower DoF, but for most of my shooting I'm fighting the other direction and suffering from lack of DoF, so that's not a big selling point for me.
The size and weight difference are not really significant if you stay in roughly the same class. For example, at one point I had a Canon 50D and 5D, and there was no practical difference in size and weight in normal use. Of course there were other feature differences as significant as the sensor itself. You can only consider out of what's available at a given time what is the best route to meeting foreseeable needs.
At a practical level, the most significant reason I might look to going FF is for the potential of shallower DoF, but for most of my shooting I'm fighting the other direction and suffering from lack of DoF, so that's not a big selling point for me.
The size and weight difference are not really significant if you stay in roughly the same class. For example, at one point I had a Canon 50D and 5D, and there was no practical difference in size and weight in normal use. Of course there were other feature differences as significant as the sensor itself. You can only consider out of what's available at a given time what is the best route to meeting foreseeable needs.
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