Why would anyone purchase a DX camera today? I see all the posts about lens swapping but my question is why would anyone purchase a NEW DX? I know all digitals were DX at one time and...

twr25 Loc: New Jersey

I see all the posts about lens swapping but my question is why would anyone purchase a NEW DX?
I know all digitals were DX at one time and there is still support and lenses.
But when FX cameras are available why buy a new DX today? I don't see any advantage.
I know my pro-photo neighbor swore he would never leave film he has since changed his mind.
Is it loyalty and familiarity or is there any real reason for new DX cameras; any advantages?

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

twr25 wrote:

I see all the posts about lens swapping but my question is why would anyone purchase a NEW DX?
I know all digitals were DX at one time and there is still support and lenses.
But when FX cameras are available why buy a new DX today? I don't see any advantage.
I know my pro-photo neighbor swore he would never leave film he has since changed his mind.
Is it loyalty and familiarity or is there any real reason for new DX cameras; any advantages?

Cost. An FX system (camera and lenses) costs way more money and DX quality is good enough for the majority of things.

DX systems are also typically lighter (smaller/lighter lenses) and so on. Same reason that so many of the aging demographic of UHH likes mirrorless or M4/3 systems.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

Check out the Nikon D500 for your answer.

Bill_de Loc: US

The main reason is probably initial cost. My very capable D500 was $2K and my D4s was $6k. DX lenses are less expensive. In many cases the FF camera has the same number of pixels as the DX with similar features. So shooting FF and cropping does not give you the same image. The D5 and D500 are both 20mp cameras. So the "extra reach" is another factor.

Why did people shoot 35mm when 2 1/4 was available?

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jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

twr25 wrote:

I see all the posts about lens swapping but my question is why would anyone purchase a NEW DX?
I know all digitals were DX at one time and there is still support and lenses.
But when FX cameras are available why buy a new DX today? I don't see any advantage.
I know my pro-photo neighbor swore he would never leave film he has since changed his mind.
Is it loyalty and familiarity or is there any real reason for new DX cameras; any advantages?

If your theory is sound, then ask yourself why would anyone buy a Ford Fiesta. It's small, cheap and has an underpowered engine. Why aren't people buying the Ford Flex instead? Who needs a Fiesta when you can get a large powerful Flex and go anywhere with it.

See, your question is full of holes. They make different cameras because people don't all have the same budget and some can get by with fewer bells and whistles, smaller sensor, less expensive lenses, etc.

I can tell you one advantage to a DX camera body versus an FX. I have a lot of friends that shoot birds. At least half of them prefer the effect that a DX body gives them versus an FX when using super telephoto lenses. You see when using a 600mm lens on a DX body, it will give you an effective reach of 900mm. Add a 1.4x to that and you've got an effective reach of 1260mm. If using a 600mm on a FX with 1.4x you have 840mm.

Elliern Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC

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Tikva Loc: Waukesha, WI

There are a number of reasons I went with the new D500. One was the initial cost of the camera and the lenses I wanted to buy. As it was I still spent about $6000 on camera, lenses and flash. On top of that I bought extra batteries, filters, etc. I know I could have gotten a FF camera and a lens for the about the same amount of money, but I couldn't have gotten 3 lenses. The other and the main reason I bought the D500 was weight. The FF cameras and the lenses that go with them are just too heavy for me to use. The D500 and one of the lenses I bought is about as heavy as I can handle. I was shooting a Nikon D5200 before, so you can see this is a definite upgrade. It will do all that I can possibly handle. I'm never going to upgrade to a FF camera, so I don't worry about getting DX lenses. It just made the most sense for me. Now all I have to do is learn the camera. That is going to take all of my spare time, since I still work.

twr25 Loc: New Jersey

Thanks guys ... I learned a lot from the posts.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

twr25 wrote:

I see all the posts about lens swapping but my question is why would anyone purchase a NEW DX?
I know all digitals were DX at one time and there is still support and lenses.
But when FX cameras are available why buy a new DX today? I don't see any advantage.
I know my pro-photo neighbor swore he would never leave film he has since changed his mind.
Is it loyalty and familiarity or is there any real reason for new DX cameras; any advantages?

Crop sensors and Full frame sensors keep evolving side by side and the same technology is put in both, they are equally good these days. But there are enough differences that gives advantages to one over the other in terms of use, so each has adantages and disadvantages! It is up to the consumer which to pick. If you want the upmost in IQ, you don't want to shoot with either!

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

because there are many fine dx cameras. not everyone here needs a fx body. by your reconing we should buy medium format.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

twr25 wrote:

I see all the posts about lens swapping but my question is why would anyone purchase a NEW DX?
I know all digitals were DX at one time and there is still support and lenses.
But when FX cameras are available why buy a new DX today? I don't see any advantage.
I know my pro-photo neighbor swore he would never leave film he has since changed his mind.
Is it loyalty and familiarity or is there any real reason for new DX cameras; any advantages?

For the average camera user, they will NEVER see the difference between Crop and a FF in their photography, so why spend the extra money needlessly?
Not to mention that one can get into photography for $300 and have just as much fun and PROBABLY is taking better pics than those that spend $5000!! LoL
Why are people buying M-L? For the same reason that some get a crop camera...., Size and weight!
Lots and lots of reasons crops will NEVER go away and why FF will NEVER be mainstream...., EVER!
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BebuLamar

Why not? I actually didn't see much advantages of FX over DX although the first digital camera I bought is FX. I bought FX and not DX for the only reason that my lenses I bought for my 35mm SLR's won't work right on the DX body.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

trw....My first digital camera and lens combination was the D7000, Nikon 28-300 and Tamron 10-24. To tell you the truth I could have been happy with that combination for the rest of my life. Then I bought into the "need" for full frame. I bought a D800....remember how much greater resolution it would have? Well, apparently the D810 is much sharper. But....along with the full frame camera comes the need to purchase the requisite exotic lenses....the 24-70, 70-200, etc. Cost of camera and two exotic lenses, big bucks. And I'm still in search of better. To tell you the truth......that initial combination of camera and lenses was awfully good.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

BebuLamar wrote:

Why not? I actually didn't see much advantages of FX over DX although the first digital camera I bought is FX. I bought FX and not DX for the only reason that my lenses I bought for my 35mm SLR's won't work right on the DX body.

But that is your own definition and mindset. Are you narrow (read crop) minded? FX and DX both deliver excellent work, they are just not the same.

Perhaps you are just an old fart that can't learn any new tricks!

We all know that old film SLR lenses don't always work well on new bodies - unless they are post 1987 Canon EF lenses, then you are good to go - but what is the problem here?

The tech has moved on. Perhaps we should move on also...

Leitz Loc: Solms

Peterff wrote:

We all know that old film SLR lenses don't always work well on new bodies - unless they are post 1987 Canon EF lenses, ...

We all know that old film SLR lenses work well on certain new bodies - as long as they are post 1958 Nikon F mount lenses.