LittleBit Loc: St. Louis, MO

I need to know why Professional Photographers choose FF cameras over Crop Sensor Cameras? Especially if the lenses with a Crop Sensor Camera give you added length and scope than lenses on a FF Camera. Also since a Crop Sensor Camera can shoot in the "RAW" and is not limited to shooting JPEG. What are the advantages to FF camera vs. Crop Sensor Camera?

BebuLamar

Larger sensor! Period! Back in the film days more professional used large and medium format. Size matter.
Using the FF camera one doesn't need to know anything about the crop factor.....

johngault007 Loc: Florida Panhandle

The coolness factor around your peers.

Bluetick Loc: Flowery Branch, GA

I'll be interested in the responses as I'm debating whether my next camera will be FF or crop sensor.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Few people realize that 100% of luck is created by a full-frame sensor.

Silverrails

Also, FF camera & Lens much more expensive, yes Larger Sensor, No Crop-Sensor math involved. Most Experienced Semi-professional and Professional Photographers will choose F.F. over Crop-Sensor. But Crop Sensor Cameras still produce very acceptable inages

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Littlebit, this question has been asked a thousand times here. I don't really know why it's asked so often because it seems pretty obvious to me why FF is better than Crop. FF has a bigger sensor. Simple as that. It's like the old film days - larger film is better. For instance, when I was growing up a lot of small film cameras that were cheap were flooding the market; namely the Kodak 110 film cameras. I had one and I can tell you now, that the 110 film was so inferior to 35mm film that it wasn't even funny. So just think of a FF body with a sensor the same size as 35mm film of old and the crop body as a 110 of old and you've got your comparison. The exception is that most of today's crop sensor cameras are closer to FF than the old 110 film was to 35mm film.

Also, up until recently, all FF camera bodies were built for the professional photographer in that they were built like tanks for the rigors of daily use. Today, because a lot of people asked the same question you're asking, they are building a lot of FF bodies that will produce nice pictures such as the pro bodies, it's just that they aren't built for daily use as "pro" camera bodies are.

BebuLamar

Next camera is the problem! It's better to start with the FF so you won't have to upgrade both camera and lenses. Personally I wouldn't switch to FF if I started with a crop sensor camera. I started with the FF so that I didn't have to know anything about the crop factor.

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

Image quality improves with the larger sensor -- most notably noise is reduced. DOF is comparatively less with the larger sensor and so it's easier to render an out of focus background which is generally desirable when taking portraits.

Joe

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

Full frame is preferred by photographer's for portraits and landscapes. It is arguably better in low light. Crop sensors is preferred by wildlife and sports photographers. It only appears to be farther reach with a crop sensor. The angle of view makes you think so. I use a D500, and do NOT feel handicapped. No matter what a certain member brings up far to OFTEN.

johngault007 Loc: Florida Panhandle

In all honesty, I have both. I started on an APS-C, and it is fantastic. But I started getting into a niche for lower light photography, and realized that the dynamic range just wasn't holding up to my specific wants/desires. I am fortunate enough to have disposable income, so I bought a FF system and immediately saw a benefit in the areas I was working in. If I couldn't afford a new FF system, I could have made the APS-C system work, and push it to the limits, but I decided I'd rather have a new toy.

I still have the APS-C system, and use it mostly for video for projects of mine that I share among family and close friends, and it is still an amazing system. And it's also a great system for my daughters to start learning photography, and if they even like to do it :)

SonyA580 Loc: FL in the winter & MN in the summer

The full frame files are also much larger and offer more pixels to play with (crop) to achieve the results you desire. FF cameras are generally bigger, heavier and more expensive, as are the lenses. For most people, the crop sensor is sufficient.

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Littlebit, this may help:
https://newatlas.com/camera-sensor-size-guide/26684/

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

...Crop Sensor gives life Fullness in Frame of Mind.....

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Crop sensor cameras don't provide added length nor longer scope. They are, however, lighter, smaller and less expensive, generally speaking.

All other things being equal, a larger sensor should give better results.

Mike