Please don't shoot the messenger! I'm not suggesting FF shooters go out and sell their equipment and buy APS-C cameras and lenses.

Booray Perry, professional photographer posted an interesting video on YouTube yesterday that I thought I'd pass along: https://youtu.be/_fOh2LiCc84. If for some reason this link doesn't work, you could watch it on YouTube by searching for APS-C Beats FULL-FRAME.

In a nutshell, he says that advances in technology over the years in sensors, software, and APS-C lenses have enabled APS-C cameras to catch up to FF cameras. So, if you're starting out in digital photography, you should give serious consideration to buying an APS-C camera because they're smaller, less expensive, and now just as good as FF cameras. He says camera manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji are devoting much of their R&D to improving APS-C sensors and lenses because that's where the future is. (And in 5-10 years the same thing will happen with micro 4/3 cameras).

He draws the analogy that that's what happened to medium format cameras, when FF in essence "caught up and was good enough" for the masses. Medium format became "niche" cameras, and the world moved on to FF. He says the same thing has already happened in the world moving to APS-C, camera companies realize this and are making huge investments in APS-C and rolling out more and more APS-C cameras. The general camera community is now starting to realize this.

Just some food for thought, especially for new digital photographers just starting out with their camera/lenses purchases. I certainly don't expect many FF shooters in general to convert to APS-C.

I realize this is just one professional photographer's opinion. Just found the video interesting.

Please don't shoot the messenger! I'm not suggesting FF shooters go out and sell their equipment and buy APS-C cameras and lenses.

Booray Perry, professional photographer posted an interesting video on YouTube yesterday that I thought I'd pass along: https://youtu.be/_fOh2LiCc84. If for some reason this link doesn't work, you could watch it on YouTube by searching for APS-C Beats FULL-FRAME.

In a nutshell, he says that advances in technology over the years in sensors, software, and APS-C lenses have enabled APS-C cameras to catch up to FF cameras. So, if you're starting out in digital photography, you should give serious consideration to buying an APS-C camera because they're smaller, less expensive, and now just as good as FF cameras. He says camera manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji are devoting much of their R&D to improving APS-C sensors and lenses because that's where the future is. (And in 5-10 years the same thing will happen with micro 4/3 cameras).

He draws the analogy that that's what happened to medium format cameras, when FF in essence "caught up and was good enough" for the masses. Medium format became "niche" cameras, and the world moved on to FF. He says the same thing has already happened in the world moving to APS-C, camera companies realize this and are making huge investments in APS-C and rolling out more and more APS-C cameras. The general camera community is now starting to realize this.

Just some food for thought, especially for new digital photographers just starting out with their camera/lenses purchases. I certainly don't expect many FF shooters in general to convert to APS-C.

I realize this is just one professional photographer's opinion. Just found the video interesting.

I use Nikon full frame DSLRs and a Sony RX10m4. Both are good for what I need them to do. They do not replace each other. I shot APS-C until I got a D700 and after that I sold my D200 and D300S because even with both cameras D300S and D700, there was no comparison. Where the difference is primarily is when you make a print. The D700 (and all subsequent full frame cameras) do not need to enlarge the image nearly as much as a APS-C camera thus preserving image quality and detail. Not that I haven't considered downsizing, but for me the D810 and possibly a D850 in the near future, still gets my vote. I shoot a lot of wildlife with long heavy lenses and so far I have yet to see an APS-C professional quality 300mm lens or longer. I don't know if the guy in the video covers this but I got bored after the initial shameless self promotion and first couple of points he made so I got distracted by something else.

Please don't shoot the messenger! I'm not suggesting FF shooters go out and sell their equipment and buy APS-C cameras and lenses.

Booray Perry, professional photographer posted an interesting video on YouTube yesterday that I thought I'd pass along: https://youtu.be/_fOh2LiCc84. If for some reason this link doesn't work, you could watch it on YouTube by searching for APS-C Beats FULL-FRAME.

In a nutshell, he says that advances in technology over the years in sensors, software, and APS-C lenses have enabled APS-C cameras to catch up to FF cameras. So, if you're starting out in digital photography, you should give serious consideration to buying an APS-C camera because they're smaller, less expensive, and now just as good as FF cameras. He says camera manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji are devoting much of their R&D to improving APS-C sensors and lenses because that's where the future is. (And in 5-10 years the same thing will happen with micro 4/3 cameras).

He draws the analogy that that's what happened to medium format cameras, when FF in essence "caught up and was good enough" for the masses. Medium format became "niche" cameras, and the world moved on to FF. He says the same thing has already happened in the world moving to APS-C, camera companies realize this and are making huge investments in APS-C and rolling out more and more APS-C cameras. The general camera community is now starting to realize this.

Just some food for thought, especially for new digital photographers just starting out with their camera/lenses purchases. I certainly don't expect many FF shooters in general to convert to APS-C.

I realize this is just one professional photographer's opinion. Just found the video interesting.