goodguy
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Late November I moved from a cropped sensor camera to a full frame.
I was sitting and thinking about what really changes for me, how happy I was with the move.....etc
Like everything else in life everything has its pro's and con's
So when I moved to full frame how did it effect my photography ?
I think main 2 things that changed are
1.My self confidence grew with this sensor, its all in the head I know but I do feel more confident with it.
2.Low light performance improvement is significant and very noticeable.
3.DOF changes are not important for me, I mostly shoot around F4-F5.6 so the ability to get shallower DOF is not important for me
4.Didnt change sharpness but shots are cleaner due to better ISO performance across the board starting at 800ISO
5.Bigger view finder is a very nice plus but honestly not such a big deal for me
6.AF points all bunched up in centre of view finder compared to crop sensor, that's a relatively big minus as it forces me to recompose more then I used to do with crop sensor.
7.I do miss the crop factor so I get less range from my lenses but on the other hand now a 24-70mm lens is actually good for landscape photography (for me that is), overall I would trade the 1.5 crop factor for the wider landscape shots so overall its a small minus for me.
Overall for me this was a very good move, also like it or not when you are starting to rub elbows (is that the right expression ?) with pro photographers or serious hobbyists you are being taken more serious with a FF and the attitude changes, I didn't buy FF for this reason but it is my impression some people will treat you better, more serious!
I was sitting and thinking about what really changes for me, how happy I was with the move.....etc
Like everything else in life everything has its pro's and con's
So when I moved to full frame how did it effect my photography ?
I think main 2 things that changed are
1.My self confidence grew with this sensor, its all in the head I know but I do feel more confident with it.
2.Low light performance improvement is significant and very noticeable.
3.DOF changes are not important for me, I mostly shoot around F4-F5.6 so the ability to get shallower DOF is not important for me
4.Didnt change sharpness but shots are cleaner due to better ISO performance across the board starting at 800ISO
5.Bigger view finder is a very nice plus but honestly not such a big deal for me
6.AF points all bunched up in centre of view finder compared to crop sensor, that's a relatively big minus as it forces me to recompose more then I used to do with crop sensor.
7.I do miss the crop factor so I get less range from my lenses but on the other hand now a 24-70mm lens is actually good for landscape photography (for me that is), overall I would trade the 1.5 crop factor for the wider landscape shots so overall its a small minus for me.
Overall for me this was a very good move, also like it or not when you are starting to rub elbows (is that the right expression ?) with pro photographers or serious hobbyists you are being taken more serious with a FF and the attitude changes, I didn't buy FF for this reason but it is my impression some people will treat you better, more serious!