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Originally Posted by andy153
.........Full Frame or Cropped Frame Digital sensors? Because I find the Nikon D3 so good I am seriously thinking of getting rid of all my crop frame gear - D300; D200; D2X; D2H - to be replaced by a D700 - and all my DX lenses. Has anyone any thoughts on the matter? All opinions will be appreciated.
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Andy,
Not actually having an FX camera any comments would be based on old film days and various film sizes and using top glass. Nikon F2 (35mm) v Bronica SQA ( 6x6 cm ) v Sinar 5x4.
So I have had a bit of a rummage around the net to try and put the comment into a digital context. Good for a laugh as some are already writing off the D300 as old hat technology. D2X is now rated by many as an antique. All that appears to be on the basis that latest is best, and starts to fall apart when people start posting actual pictures
. If I believed all I read the D100 should be in the bin by now.
I think we all accept the horses for courses and so your choice is dependant on the type of pics you take. Luckily in your case you can do direct comparisons, and it would be interesting if you posted some results from such a shoot out at base ISO. No point in trying to pitch say a D2X against a D3 at higher ISO.
I have had a good read of Bjørn Rørsletts D3 review and if you go to chapter 9 and then in the conclusion then he discusses the subject of FX v DX. His conclusion is that for some DX is alive and well, certainly until the D2X replacement.
Link to Bjørn's web site. Click Reviews on the left pane.
http://www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html
Don
PS : Still scope to reduce your DX camera collection though.