IowaGuy Loc: Iowa

Ditto. I have essentially moved away from my extensive Nikon collection and now shoot almost exclusively with my Sony A7R-II for which I have three zoom lenses. f/4 apertures are all I need and save ~$1000 lens off the recently releases or announced f/2.8 lenses.

Small camera, much smaller weight load, smaller pack, and still full frame.

HTH

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

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I made the switch several years ago and, yes, it was well worth it because I wanted my images made into very large sized prints. If you don't require large prints, I would suggest that you keep that which you have and forget making the change.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

No.

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Lukabulla, I didn't switch, I have both. I have a D7000, a D7100 and a D600 FF that I acquired a couple of months ago, a great camera by the way but so are the 7000 and 7100. Is it worth it, it's up to you to decide. I bought the D600 on e bay for less than a third of a new one, it is in like new
condition with low clicks on it, the guy paid $3000 for it new. Would I have bought a new one at that price, NO, I would have rather bought a new D500. My photographs have only got to look good to me, that's it. Good luck in your choice.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

I started with a Canon 7D crop frame, then later upgraded to the 7D Mark II. For similar reasons as some of what OP mentioned I started getting the urge for Full frame, but didn't want to give up the features of my 7D2 (it is great for birds in flight, sports, etc). Rather than give up the pluses of the Crop sensor, I bought a refurb 6D FF and now have the best of both worlds.

cwnlsl Loc: Lake SAint Louis,MO

I love mine. I bought a factory refurbished one 3 years ago and so far, no problems.

asiafish Loc: Bakersfield, CA

If ycant afford a 5D3 then look at the 6D which has identical image quality in most light, slightly better I n lowest light.

asiafish Loc: Bakersfield, CA

Love you what? What model did you buy?

asiafish Loc: Bakersfield, CA

The 6D is a fantastic camera, one of the beat for low light.

I had one for three years and recently added a 5D3 for the bett autofocus and build, but the 6D still rules the night.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

So far I'm very happy with the 6D and got a very good deal via the Canon refurb store. Since I have the 7D2 for times when I need more robust AF (Sports, wildlife, etc) I am not too bothered by the relatively basic AF of the 6D. I use that camera mostly for landscapes, street photography, portraits, etc., where super-duper AF isn't as critical.

wingclui44 Loc: CT USA

I Got my Df to do what my D200 couldn't do. I chose the Df over other Nikon FXs because it matches my style of shooting. My D200 will be modified to IR. All my lenses are FX but one, no lens issue for me. You still can use your DX lens with 1.5 cropping, it's not a big problem.

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

FF is better in every aspect as far as image quality goes… But you really have to factor in the upgrade in Glass to FX lenses. If you strap a Lens Baby on it- or a DX lens- your "gains" will be generally not be worth it- you will have better results in some areas as low light, and it will get the very most a DX lens can deliver- but you will have one arm strapped behind your back in this "fist-fight" LOL

So its not JUST the BODY- it's the whole kit - before you get the full benefits- when you do- there will be no going back.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

In your case, it would be a huge upgrade from a D200. When comparing a ff to a crop sensor body the one thing you get is a larger sensor, which will net more information and smoother, less noise, and an overall better outcome. In your case, you'll be able to see a big difference because the camera you are using now is several years old. Sensor technology has really improved over the years. But if you were to compare a brand new crop sensor body to a full frame sensor body, you would not see a huge difference. You'd get a better result with the ff, but not so as you'd look at the pictures side by side and immediately say "that one is from the ff".

splitwindow Loc: Grapevine TX

Short answer - I had a D300 & D300S and bought a D700 because of reviews and the fact the D700 has almost identical controls. The D700 does things the D300 only dreams of, low light for one. D700's are available on EBay with low shutter count for great $$$. I love the D700. All 3 have battery packs which I highly recommend. All my glass was FF 2.8 and lower so I didn't need to invest in new glass.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

I made the switch primarily for the lower noise at high ISO and better resolution, which I can trade for smaller aperture (greater DOF) or faster shutter speed without compromising quality. I also gained the ability to shoot ultra wide without the distortion of a fish eye on a crop sensor. What I gave up was the apparent "reach" (yes I know it's really FOV) of the crop sensor and in my case, the faster fps of an equivalent crop body. (I traded a 7D for a 5D3). I'm very happy with the results, but I still intend to buy a better (lower noise at high ISO) crop body in the future (7D2) to supplement my FF for the reasons mentioned above. The lesser expensive crop (DX of EF-S) and lighter lenses weren't an issue for me as I wanted the best glass I could afford, which in the Canon system are often (but not always) EF full frame lenses. I traded to overcome a shortcoming that was compromising my pictures in the low light, high ISO, high shutter speed environment in which I was shooting, not the "prestige". My advice: does the performance of your current body compromise what you can produce? If so, then move to a body that won't. If not, invest the $ in better glass.