Question to DX owners, Do you see yourself upgrading to Full Frame in the future ?

[goodguy]

I'm seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on buying a refurbished D600 ,and keeping my D7100 for when I want to take pictures with a DX camera. I hope that is not too crazy sounding. Would that be like owning almost identical cameras? They look the same,and most of the features are similar ,except one is FX and the other is DX. I can't afford anything else though. If I had the $$ I'd get a used D800 instead. BUT I don't like the idea of 36 megapixels. I'm happy with 24 right now.

Honestly if I had a D600 I don't think I would need a DX camera.
Assuming you don't have any dust/oil spot problems the D600 is just an amazing all around camera.
I guess the D7100 would have the advantage with a better reach for wildlife photography but other then that I really wouldnt bother to keep a DX camera.

 

[sashbar]

Honestly, I can not see how my photography would benefit from a FX camera. Probably more of my photos would be sharp enough since I would be more willing to crank up the ISO. On the other hand shallower DoF is not what I want, I very rarely use selective sharpness/background blur. As for IQ I see no difference on a computer screen. Half a year ago I wanted an FF camera because I was told how great it was. Now I am looking at latest 'compact' mirrorless systems like Fuji X-E1 with much more interest. I know I will miss a lot of good shots with a full frame body, simply because it would stay at home more often. I Fuji AF would be anywhere close to a Nikon DSLR , I would have bought it tomorrow.

 

[goodguy]

Honestly, I can not see how my photography would benefit from a FX camera. Probably more of my photos would be sharp enough since I would be more willing to crank up the ISO. On the other hand shallower DoF is not what I want, I very rarely use selective sharpness/background blur. As for IQ I see no difference on a computer screen. Half a year ago I wanted an FF camera because I was told how great it was. Now I am looking at latest 'compact' mirrorless systems like Fuji X-E1 with much more interest. I know I will miss a lot of good shots with a full frame body, simply because it would stay at home more often. I Fuji AF would be anywhere close to a Nikon DSLR , I would have bought it tomorrow.

That's why you can enjor the best of both worlds.
For small occasions you get a smaller camera and for trips or photography walks you take the DSLR.

My Canon G15 is the perfect companion for family occasions or parties and the Nikon D7100 does everything else.

 

[amolitor]

Nikon and Canon definitely want you to THINK that it's a natural progression from crop to full frame.

By that logic, everyone should be shooting 8x10 eventually, which doesn't seem to be happening. So, I think it's a marketing thing, and can thus be ignored. When you have a technical requirement for a full frame camera, go for it.

 

[astroNikon]

I would love to get a D600. Even though it is a great camera at a great price point, it still requires $$$ to buy.

I also like the D7000 DX as alot of the distance shooting that I do, I'm curious how the FX would be on a telescope compared to the DX. I would prefer the D800 but the 36MP with no adjustable RAW file is gigantic. My 4 year old laptop and lightroom can barely keep up as it is with 21MB D7000 RAW files.