Comments on: Full Frame Vs. Crop Sensor Cameras — Pros And Cons Of The Image Sensor Formats

By: Mike Gee

Mike Gee — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:00:23 +0000

Nicely written and helpful. I have a Sony A-6300 crop sensor which is excellent. Im deciding next the full frame but why bother changing. Either have a great use depending on the photography shots you wish for. If I were shooting weddings or interior shots no doubt full frame. Honestly I have awesome shots indoors with the camera I have. It depends on your lenses. It gets crazy after awhile having so many lenses to interchange, macro, wide angle, zooms, portrait, etc,,,

By: Brian Santerre

Brian Santerre — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:39:08 +0000

Well I want the best of both worlds, so I’ll upgrade one of my Nikon D7200 to a full frame and keep the other as backup. And all lens are interchangeable. Thanks for the info. It was helpful in making my decision.

By: David Wahlman

David Wahlman — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:21:25 +0000

Thanks for the article. I’m trying to decide whether I should switch over to a full-frame, so it was informative and helpful. Thanks

By: Ana Maria Rivera

Ana Maria Rivera — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:30:39 +0000

Good info, thank you. Really enjoy it

By: JoanArc

JoanArc — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:25:21 +0000

Enjoyed this article , good insight and well written to explain Full Frame and Crop difference

By: Shivanand Sharma

Shivanand Sharma — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:41:53 +0000

In reply to Andre. @Andre: Nice inputs. I too have been saving to purchase a D700. But again technology changes fast so I'm holding back till I run out of luck with my existing DSLR.

By: Andre

Andre — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:09:11 +0000

This is a great article that helps cut through the confusion of what kind of camera a person should get.

The debate over which equipment is better I think is best decided by the kind of photography a person is mainly interested in doing. Certainly budget figures into the picture (pun intended) but so does the interest of the photographer.

If for example you like to shoot in natural and available light, then you’ll definitely want to look at full frame camera. The high ISO performance of a unit like the Nikon D700 really can’t be matched by a camera with a smaller sensor. You can shoot at ISO6400 without having to worry to much about excessive image noise.

On the other hand if you’re a nature and/or a wildlife enthusiast, it might make more sense to use a smaller sensor. In this situation you can take advantage of the crop factor to get maximum detail when shooting at long distances.

Deciding which kind of camera to get never is never an easy decision to make. But considering how fast technology changes these days, I wouldn’t be surprised if a something new shows up making this issue completely moot.