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Hey guys,
I really want full frame, have done for ages but never wanted to throw the cash at it and lose the pixel density from the cropped images I get out my camera now.
Basically, I want to buy a D700, D600 or D800 and I'm not sure which I should be going after. I like the high MP factor because I think I'm not losing anything if I shoot in DX mode, but I'm not actually sure how much it really matters having never put my hands on one.
Should I be going after the D700? This feels like the sensible choice to me, but not if it means I buy cheap and buy twice (particularly as they still seem to hold at least a £700 second hand price). If I take a shot of the moon with my 400mm lens, will it be as sharp with a D700 as it would be from my D300 (which funnily enough isn't as sharp as my D80 at low ISO)
The D800 seems like the obvious choice, but it costs a fortune. The D600, to me, appears like it's too heavily handicapped (for the money) - I like the AF I have, I like the bracketing and I like the shutter and flash speed options... but then I do like that it's small and probably has way better IQ than my D300.
Which camera should I be lusting after? Is pixel count all it's cracked up to be when I'm cropping down to 20% of my original image?
sorry for the newbie thread, I've done a lot of reading and still feel totally unsure.
I really want full frame, have done for ages but never wanted to throw the cash at it and lose the pixel density from the cropped images I get out my camera now.
Basically, I want to buy a D700, D600 or D800 and I'm not sure which I should be going after. I like the high MP factor because I think I'm not losing anything if I shoot in DX mode, but I'm not actually sure how much it really matters having never put my hands on one.
Should I be going after the D700? This feels like the sensible choice to me, but not if it means I buy cheap and buy twice (particularly as they still seem to hold at least a £700 second hand price). If I take a shot of the moon with my 400mm lens, will it be as sharp with a D700 as it would be from my D300 (which funnily enough isn't as sharp as my D80 at low ISO)
The D800 seems like the obvious choice, but it costs a fortune. The D600, to me, appears like it's too heavily handicapped (for the money) - I like the AF I have, I like the bracketing and I like the shutter and flash speed options... but then I do like that it's small and probably has way better IQ than my D300.
Which camera should I be lusting after? Is pixel count all it's cracked up to be when I'm cropping down to 20% of my original image?
sorry for the newbie thread, I've done a lot of reading and still feel totally unsure.
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