Backup cameras, lens compatability

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Hi all,

Just a general enquiry regarding backup equipment.

I have seen people mention on forums that they maybe shoot a wedding with a D3/D700 and have a D300/D300s as backup, surely this set-up would require two sets of lenses, one for full frame and one for crop? Giving extra expense?

Or are there lenses compatible for both sensor sizes?

Looking forward to being enlightened.

Dan
 
Full frame lenses will work fine on crop sensor bodies. So it's simple - just expensive - you just buy lenses designed for Full-Frame. Only problem comes with certain Ultra-Wide lenses, which may only be available to suit crop sensor (mainly a problem with Canon - the EF-S (crop) mount lenses will only mount on a crop body - at least Nikon are more sensible in that aspect!)
 
Ah, think I had my formats mixed up. Crop lenses don’t work correctly on full
frame.

So a crop frame lens would cause vignetting on a full frame camera?

And a full frame lens would work but obviously have a magnified reach
depending on the crop i.e x1.5?

I suppose working with two different bodies could have its advantages...?
For instance a 50mm 1.4 would become a more flattering portrait lens of
75mm when on crop frame effectively giving you two lens in one?
Interesting!!

I'm not thinking of any such purchases (yet) although this has always
intrigued me.
 
dan_yorkshire said:
Ah, think I had my formats mixed up. Crop lenses don’t work correctly on full
frame.

So a crop frame lens would cause vignetting on a full frame camera?

And a full frame lens would work but obviously have a magnified reach
depending on the crop i.e x1.5?

I suppose working with two different bodies could have its advantages...?
For instance a 50mm 1.4 would become a more flattering portrait lens of
75mm when on crop frame effectively giving you two lens in one?
Interesting!!

I'm not thinking of any such purchases (yet) although this has always
intrigued me.
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Thats right, and hence why canon made a 1.3x crop for sports photographers, nice little bif of extra reach :thumbs:
 
I use a 20D as a back up for my 5D (they have the same button layouts etc which is handy) and all my lenses are FF compatible, it is good to have the extra variation, for instance if I'm shooting sports I'll go for the 20D over the 5D for the extra reach. The only time I get let down is if I need to shoot something wide on my 20D, but I haven't really had a time when I've needed to go wider than 17mm.

One thing to consider though if you are shooting professionally is that you may need 2 sets of lenses, as it isn't only bodies that fail, say you're shooting a wedding and you drop your D3 and 24-70, breaking both you will need a good standard lens on your D300.
 
Craikeybaby said:
One thing to consider though if you are shooting professionally is that you may need 2 sets of lenses, as it isn't only bodies that fail, say you're shooting a wedding and you drop your D3 and 24-70, breaking both you will need a good standard lens on your D300.
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Which is why I can totally understand someone having 2xD300's, as other than a couple of stops better with ISO to the D700 they are very similar.

One setup full of Nikon lenses and the other with equivalent lenses from Tamron/Sigma etc as backup, less expense.
 
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