New Nikon D3 & D300 Cameras
Discussion
http://www.europe-nikon.com/product/en_GB/products...
D3 looks ok apart from being full-frame, aren't you effectively losing zoomage (given the same mp/lens etc.) down the telephoto end of things ?
I know with a wider field of view you could get in much closer to a subject and with something like a 200mm f/2.0 or 85mm f/1.4 could prove useful for portraits and subject isolation / DOF effect etc., so would a full-frame camera be more geared towards weddings & landscape photography rather than sports & action shots ?
How would a photo taken with a 500mm f/4 wide open on full frame sensor compare to a standard 1.5x camera with 300mm f/2.8 lens wide open, ie. would the difference in focal length cancel out the extra stop in terms of rendering background bokeh ?
Same with a 300 f/2.8 on full frame, would this be similar to 200mm f/2.0 on 1.5x or the full frame be much better in terms of IQ & detail with larger pixels or something ?
I'm thinking the D300 is a better option (unless they release a D3H), so full frame- yay or nay ?
no 'it depends' answers
D3 looks ok apart from being full-frame, aren't you effectively losing zoomage (given the same mp/lens etc.) down the telephoto end of things ?
I know with a wider field of view you could get in much closer to a subject and with something like a 200mm f/2.0 or 85mm f/1.4 could prove useful for portraits and subject isolation / DOF effect etc., so would a full-frame camera be more geared towards weddings & landscape photography rather than sports & action shots ?
How would a photo taken with a 500mm f/4 wide open on full frame sensor compare to a standard 1.5x camera with 300mm f/2.8 lens wide open, ie. would the difference in focal length cancel out the extra stop in terms of rendering background bokeh ?
Same with a 300 f/2.8 on full frame, would this be similar to 200mm f/2.0 on 1.5x or the full frame be much better in terms of IQ & detail with larger pixels or something ?
I'm thinking the D300 is a better option (unless they release a D3H), so full frame- yay or nay ?
no 'it depends' answers
it depends...
(sorry)
FF has many advantages - the main one being reduced noise as the sensor is bigger so signal to noise goes up for the same resolution. Also can use std 35mm lenses - which is the bulk of them.
Most of the lenses you talk about were designed for 35mm so shouldn't be an issue, but yes you do loose the telephoto advantage of the cropped sensor (though you could just digital zoom for the same effect).
Smaller sensors mean smaller, lighter glass, but you start to hit the limiting resolution of the lens itself (ie in compacts). Increased DOF is useful however -if you like that sort of thing.
Put it this way - we ain't exactly all jumping on the 3/4rds band wagon are we?...
(sorry)
FF has many advantages - the main one being reduced noise as the sensor is bigger so signal to noise goes up for the same resolution. Also can use std 35mm lenses - which is the bulk of them.
Most of the lenses you talk about were designed for 35mm so shouldn't be an issue, but yes you do loose the telephoto advantage of the cropped sensor (though you could just digital zoom for the same effect).
Smaller sensors mean smaller, lighter glass, but you start to hit the limiting resolution of the lens itself (ie in compacts). Increased DOF is useful however -if you like that sort of thing.
Put it this way - we ain't exactly all jumping on the 3/4rds band wagon are we?...
we woz talking about this here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
..I need to earn more money if Nikon keep moving the goalposts. (Yea, I know, buy a Canon).
Fact is... to take advantage of the FF, I'd need to buy (yet another) lens.
..I need to earn more money if Nikon keep moving the goalposts. (Yea, I know, buy a Canon).
Fact is... to take advantage of the FF, I'd need to buy (yet another) lens.
Edited by GetCarter on Friday 24th August 18:50
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