Comments on: Full Frame Sensor vs Crop Sensor – Which is Right For You?

By: Gerton

Gerton — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:24:23 +0000

Great & clear article. Nikon & Cannon do have full frame (of FX) camera’s. As far as I know they are the only ones at the moment. Is it possible to fit Olympus Zuiko lenses on either Canon or Nikon (D700) full frame bodies. Of course the camera would not have automatic exposures, but that is not too interesting (e.g. working with a 8mm).

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:34:25 +0000

Interesting article. I’m still not understanding why some are suggesting that if you predominately shoot wildlife or sports go with a crop sensor for the reach. Really, if you want the reach simply crop the image in post processing (isn’t that what the camera is doing anyway – nothing magical).

I have a Canon 7D and it has umpteen fps which is more than what the 5D has. This aspect alone might be reason why you would choose a crop sensor but not for the reach.

As an aside, I now know I don’t really need the 8 fps for my sports photography so when I come to upgrade 3 or 4 fps will be sufficient.

By: Fotograaf Nijmegen

Fotograaf Nijmegen — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:10:20 +0000

Great post…im waiting on the 5d MK III for the full frame portret DOF benefits… and im hoping for many cross type AF points!

By: Ronald McDonald

Ronald McDonald — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:06:01 +0000

Doesn’t seem conclusive or practical to go full frame for portraits which wasn’t mentioned much in the post. Full body shots that require background might benefit from the higher ISO and the neatly spaced pixels but upclose and personal renders those fancy attributes on a 35mm almost useless. Comes down to glass when you’re that close and I personally recommend medium fixed telephotos. 85mm etc.

By: Reza

Reza — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:56:32 +0000

If you can’t afford FF camera, then you should highly consider Pentax K5.. with it’s sony sensor, it delivers astonishing photos even at 3200 ISO on crop sensor camera.. even photos at 6400 ISO are great..

By: Reza

Reza — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:55:48 +0000

By: Nomad

Nomad — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:53:14 +0000

To help some of you out…. If your doing wild life or weddings generally crop sensor is the way to go.You don’t really need full frame unless your doing wide angle shots where you need to take advantage of the “full frame”

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:01:43 +0000

For wedding photography, would a new Canon 60D crop camera or an old Canon 1Ds full be the better choice?

By: Santhosh

Santhosh — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:55:13 +0000

Thanks for the detailed article! Any idea how much would be max ISO on a canon full frame camera for something like micro stock photography? (Since micro stock agencies are so picky on noise..)

By: liquidgroup

liquidgroup — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:09:59 +0000

Interesting stuff you’ve got here. Thanks