SethAlbritton
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You also shouldn't really use DX lenses with a FF camera, it will only use part of the sensor.
But you neeeeeed a D700.
Not until you step up to a D3X (24.5 MP, $8000).higher Mega pixel
If you want to find out what the 35mm focal length equivalent of a DX lens just times the focal length by 1.5. So 17x1.5=25.5. So a 24-70 is slightly wider than a 17-55.....
Two wrongs won't make it right. Your focal length is your focal length and that does NOT change. What DOES change is the Field of View (FoV) by 1.5 in Nikon's case for FX versus DX......So if you have a 10mm it will really be 10mm not 17mm as it is now with your DX camera.
That is correct. You can mount a DX lens on the D700, but instead of using the entire sensor to record, you only get ~5MP image.You also shouldn't really use DX lenses with a FF camera, it will only use part of the sensor.
This can be done with a wide angle lens on a cropped body. It doesn't necessarily have to be an FX body.OP said:but i was looking at a flickr account and noticed a guy doing self portraits and he looked like he was able to fit more of his body in the picture but still look close up.
Why does the EXIF read focal length = 35mm on the D300 shot instead of 52.5mm? Because the focal length does NOT change. But please notice the difference in FoV. You'll also notice the DoF changes slightly between the two.
The benefits with full frame are low light performance, higher Mega pixel, and actual 1:1 representation of the lens focal length. So if you have a 10mm it will really be 10mm not 17mm as it is now with your DX camera. You also shouldn't really use DX lenses with a FF camera, it will only use part of the sensor. This is the limit of what I know about FF.
The benefits with full frame are low light performance, higher Mega pixel, and actual 1:1 representation of the lens focal length. So if you have a 10mm it will really be 10mm not 17mm as it is now with your DX camera. You also shouldn't really use DX lenses with a FF camera, it will only use part of the sensor. This is the limit of what I know about FF.
The first 2 are completely incorrect. Full Frame doesn't automatically give you better low-light performance or higher mega pixel count...
Now I don't know about Nikon...but on Canon cameras you can't even use crop-sensor lenses (EF-S) on full-frame bodies (EF). It's because the connector is slightly different, but I always assumed it was the same thing for Nikon.
The D700 *IS* great at those things though (great low-light performance and pretty high mega-pixel count...the latter of which is really unimportant for the most part)...but that's just a consequence of being in the pro-line of Nikon cameras.
Here's an example for you. Hey, don't laugh at the subject or composition, they obviously weren't taken for that reason. These were taken using a tripod in the same exact position, using the same exact lens and the same exact settings. ISO200, f/4, 1/60s. The only change was from a D300 to a D700 body.
D300 - 35mm f/2
D700 - 35mm f/2
Why does the EXIF read focal length = 35mm on the D300 shot instead of 52.5mm? Because the focal length does NOT change. But please notice the difference in FoV. You'll also notice the DoF changes slightly between the two.