

The rest comes down to what feels good in your hand. So ultimately this only leaves Depth of Field as an inherent change in the performance of the two formats.
#BEST FULL FRAME CAMERA 2017 ISO#
The first full frame cameras would have terrible ISO and dynamic range compared to the modern cropped frame cameras. Sensors will continue to become better and ISO and dynamic range are both elements that have seen massive improvements. Whilst these two sensors we tested were pretty equally matched, I expect the new Nikon D500 cropped frame camera will have a much better sensor than both of them and the results from that will outperform the full frame camera we used here in ISO and dynamic range. But if you prefer wider for street photography, then maybe you prefer the 1.5 times wider side of your lens. The cropped frame can zoom 1.5 times further, and when I was out shooting the fireworks at Bastille Day, the difference between a 200mm on a cropped frame camera and the same lens on a full frame camera really makes all the difference to my shot.


It does appear that the full frame has won the competition, but at what cost? The selection of lens that works with the cropped frame camera is far greater, but the quality of them is far lower. Full frame bodies are by and large more expensive and but even this is changing with new cropped frame cameras becoming more professional, it is really hard to make the justification I need to make the switch. I expected the full frame camera to outperform the cropped frame hands down, but in reality, the differences weren’t as large as I thought. There were a few surprises in there for me. I really enjoyed running these tests and analysing the results from the images around Paris. So if you wanted to print images from your camera, they would both be the same maximum size because the dimensions of your image in pixels between this full frame and cropped frame camera are the same. So for our test, the 24mp D610 has 24mp, practically the same file dimensions as the 24mp D7100 camera, which, as you guessed, also has 24mp. The image size is determined by the megapixels in a camera, not the physical sensor size. Depending on your camera the physical image size might not be smaller at all. Whilst the field of view is “cropped” there is no cropping of your actual image.
#BEST FULL FRAME CAMERA 2017 UPGRADE#
Even if you only have a cropped frame camera now, if you think you might upgrade one day or use it on a 35mm film camera, you might want lenses that will continue to be useful with your new camera rather than having to buy a new arsenal of lenses as well. When choosing a lens you should really consider this. But they will be more expensive and heavier for their quality. Both Nikon and Canon don't make "professional grade" lens in their cropped frame series. The quality of full frame lenses will be better.
