FX vs DX question for the Nikon users.
Dec 3, 2016 13:12:37 #
Hello all,
Here is the classic, it's six of one, half a dozen of the other question. That being said we have a lot of great photographers here and I am interested in hearing the answer.
I am going to buy my adult daughter either a D610 with a 50 1.8 or a 7200 with a 16-80.
My thinking is buy her the full frame 610 with an average lens (but not bad 50 1.8) and she never has to give another thought into upgrading her camera to full frame. Or the 7200 with a great dx lens (16-80)? If you do the math both combos come out almost the same.
Thanks all...
Here is the classic, it's six of one, half a dozen of the other question. That being said we have a lot of great photographers here and I am interested in hearing the answer.
I am going to buy my adult daughter either a D610 with a 50 1.8 or a 7200 with a 16-80.
My thinking is buy her the full frame 610 with an average lens (but not bad 50 1.8) and she never has to give another thought into upgrading her camera to full frame. Or the 7200 with a great dx lens (16-80)? If you do the math both combos come out almost the same.
Thanks all...
Dec 3, 2016 13:20:47 #
Get her the 7200 with 24-120. She can then upgrade to FX or stay with DX. While deciding she'll have a great DX camera and a great 36-180 (FOV) lens that's a keeper if she upgrades.
Dec 3, 2016 13:22:50 #
I have both DX and FX Nikons.
I recently replaced my D300 & 17-55mm f/2.8 with the D7200 & 16-80 f/2.8-4.
The D7200 combo wins hands down over the D300 - it is waaaayyyy better.
It also out-performs my D700 and is pretty much the equal of my D750.
The 610 has 50% more pixels than the 7200, so there's that.
If she's a birder, DX has the advantage. For landscape, the D610 is the clear winner.
I recently replaced my D300 & 17-55mm f/2.8 with the D7200 & 16-80 f/2.8-4.
The D7200 combo wins hands down over the D300 - it is waaaayyyy better.
It also out-performs my D700 and is pretty much the equal of my D750.
The 610 has 50% more pixels than the 7200, so there's that.
If she's a birder, DX has the advantage. For landscape, the D610 is the clear winner.
Dec 3, 2016 13:23:54 #
I have the D610 & a D7100 and find both to be about equal when using the same full frame lens on both. Get the D610.
Dec 3, 2016 13:26:35 #
Any idea what she likes (or would like) to shoot? That may be a factor. Landscapes favor FX, but she will need a wider lens. Depth of field and low light for portraits favors the FX with the f1.8. Birds and wildlife favor DX for the longer reach, but she will need a longer lens. FX and DX are both tools, so is the CX. They have their own best uses. It's like asking if a person should buy a sedan or an SUV. It depends on what it will be used for.
Dec 3, 2016 13:36:44 #
streetmarty wrote:
Hello all, br br Here is the classic, it's six of... (show quote)
The 50mm f/1.8 lens is better than average, it is very good. I love shooting with my 50mm on my full frame Nikon Df.
Dec 3, 2016 13:44:20 #
Pilot 6 wrote:
Get her the 7200 with 24-120. She can then upgrade to FX or stay with DX. While deciding she'll have a great DX camera and a great 36-180 (FOV) lens that's a keeper if she upgrades.
Absolutely the correct answer. Why by a DX lens when you know she will upgrade to FX at one point? The FX lenses are superior to the DX lenses in the first place, unless you buy a kit FX lens.
Dec 3, 2016 13:48:17 #
If it's my daughter I would buy the D610 with the 50mm f/1.8. The D610 while isn't a fast camera in both frame rate and focusing its sensor is better than that of the D7200. The 50mm f/1.8 is sharp. The combo can give some the the sharpest images around. Being a slow camera makes her works slow and that's better for learning.
Dec 3, 2016 13:49:28 #
whitewolfowner wrote:
Absolutely the correct answer. Why by a DX lens when you know she will upgrade to FX at one point? The FX lenses are superior to the DX lenses in the first place, unless you buy a kit FX lens.
Absolutely the correct answer. Why by a DX lens when you know she will upgrade to FX at one point? The FX lenses are superior to the DX lenses in the first place, unless you buy a kit FX lens.
I don't know if she woulde upgrade to an FX if I buy her the DX. That's the whole point, I'm guessing that if I bought her a DX with a superior lens she would be happy and stay with it.
Dec 3, 2016 13:51:11 #
Bobspez wrote:
Any idea what she likes (or would like) to shoot? That may be a factor. Landscapes favor FX, but she will need a wider lens. Depth of field and low light for portraits favors the FX with the f1.8. Birds and wildlife favor DX for the longer reach, but she will need a longer lens. FX and DX are both tools, so is the CX. They have their own best uses. It's like asking if a person should buy a sedan or an SUV. It depends on what it will be used for.
I intentionally left out what she likes to shoot. The option is FX lesser lens, DX with killer lens. if you had to make a choice...
Dec 3, 2016 13:55:59 #
Mac wrote:
The 50mm f/1.8 lens is better than average, it is very good. I love shooting with my 50mm on my full frame Nikon Df.
The Df and 50mm 1.8 is probably my favorite combination. If I were the OP, I would go with the D610 and 50mm, if she gets serous about photography, she will not go through the "should I upgrade to FF" debate.
Dec 3, 2016 14:03:26 #
Erik_H wrote:
The Df and 50mm 1.8 is probably my favorite combination. If I were the OP, I would go with the D610 and 50mm, if she gets serous about photography, she will not go through the "should I upgrade to FF" debate.
Thank you.
Dec 3, 2016 14:24:40 #
I have a 750 (FF) and a 5200 (crop). My wife was supposed to use the 5200, but now she has taken over the 750 because of the wider field of view and the advanced capabilities. The 750 has the 24-120 on it, the 5200 has the 18-140 on it.
Dec 3, 2016 14:24:40 #
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