10-11-2010, 08:47 AM
I guess the same arguments can be applied to FF vs medium format :-))
[quote name='genotypewriter' timestamp='1286776387' post='3572']
There's no APS-C that can match the high ISOs of a recent FF camera.[/quote]
Sony A850/A900 and Nikon D3X have similar pixel density as 10/12 mpix APS-C cameras (D200/D300), so that's not exactly true.
Obviosly the 2.25x difference in light gathering is not going to dissapear, however the point is that crop sensors are so good at the moment, that the main FF advantages are no longer "so obvious" in most of the situations. The appearance of lenses like 25mm f/0.95 doesn't help either :-)
[quote name='genotypewriter' timestamp='1286776387' post='3572']
Also this allows people to use a much wider range of interesting (cheaper, inferior by FF standards but better than the best APS-C) lenses to produce unique images.[/quote]
I don't get this one, care to elaborate? There are tons of FF lenses that look really poor on high density FF sensors, while still can be used APS-C because of sweet spot.
[quote name='genotypewriter' timestamp='1286776387' post='3572']
There's no APS-C that can match the high ISOs of a recent FF camera.[/quote]
Sony A850/A900 and Nikon D3X have similar pixel density as 10/12 mpix APS-C cameras (D200/D300), so that's not exactly true.
Obviosly the 2.25x difference in light gathering is not going to dissapear, however the point is that crop sensors are so good at the moment, that the main FF advantages are no longer "so obvious" in most of the situations. The appearance of lenses like 25mm f/0.95 doesn't help either :-)
[quote name='genotypewriter' timestamp='1286776387' post='3572']
Also this allows people to use a much wider range of interesting (cheaper, inferior by FF standards but better than the best APS-C) lenses to produce unique images.[/quote]
I don't get this one, care to elaborate? There are tons of FF lenses that look really poor on high density FF sensors, while still can be used APS-C because of sweet spot.