DX mode on FX: Does the DX mode on FX bodies work, rendering a good quality photograph?

nikonesian Loc: Midwest USA

Does the DX mode on FX bodies work, rendering a good quality photograph?

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

The DX mode on an FX body just uses a smaller section of CMOS sensor. This will automatically occur when you attach a designated DX lens. You will see "cropped" image in viewfinder. Captured image will appear to be cropped, as if you had used a longer FX lens. The pixel count used for DX capture is significantly less than full FX sensor, but not that noticeable unless you dramatically crop during PP.

Sensors - Full Frame (FX) vs APS-C (DX) Field-of-View Comparison

nikonesian Loc: Midwest USA

Nikonian72 wrote:

The DX mode on an FX body just uses a smaller section of CMOS sensor. This will automatically occur when you attach a designated DX lens. You will see "cropped" image in viewfinder. Captured image will be cropped as if you had used a longer FX lens.

Thanks. Weird, your post showed up as an * until I quoted you in response.

Back on subject...so there's no difference in quality? Also are the MPs reduced like a 26 MP FX to 13 MP DX?

nikonesian Loc: Midwest USA

You answered my question when the full post came through. That's probably what happened with the *.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

nikonesian wrote:

Weird, your post showed up as an * until I quoted you in response.

Back on subject...so there's no difference in quality? Also are the MPs reduced like a 26 MP FX to 13 MP DX?

I use the * as a bookmark while I compose text. You will now see more added to my post above.

Auto-conversion from FX to DX format will reduce pixels used by about 35%. A 26 Mp FX sensor will use only about 17.3 Mp when in DX mode.

nikonesian Loc: Midwest USA

Nikonian72 wrote:

nikonesian wrote:

Weird, your post showed up as an * until I quoted you in response.

Back on subject...so there's no difference in quality? Also are the MPs reduced like a 26 MP FX to 13 MP DX?

I use the * as a bookmark while I compose text. You will now see more added to my post above.

Auto-conversion from FX to DX format will reduce pixels used by about 35%. A 26 Mp FX sensor will use only about 17.3 Mp when in DX mode.

Thanks. I just want to make sure my DX lenses are used and useful if I go FF.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

I started with Nikon D70S and bought several lenses for specific things for that format. I then upgraded to both a D300 (DX) and a D3 (FX). I use my lenses interchangeably putting thgether the camera and lense for what I wish to accomplish or what I wish to carry.

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

For those of us like me who are just getting a grasp of DX vs FX, suggest you read the following: http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/fx-dx-future.htm. The Ken Rockwell article was printed in 2008. Also on Yahoo, search "Nikon FX" without the quotes.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Link didn't work for me. Try this http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/fx-dx-future.htm