D200 Guy seeks input from D800 Owners...

If you mean me, I said there is no point in Old Ed upgrading to FX if he wants reduced size JPEGs. He would be paying a lot of money for small benefit.

This is an idiotic statement. There is no such thing as "Proper FOV" for a given focal length. The world does not revolve around 35mm film format. There is nothing less proper about the various medium and large formats. Nor is there anything improper about DX or smaller formats.

In some cases, less DOF is a disadvantage, and the greater "reach" of DX is an advantage.

Aren't you being redundant when you say "Less Noise" and "Better DR" vs. "Better high ISO performance"?

My impression when I made the comment was he wanted reduced JPEGs. Noise should not be much of an issue in that case.

Yes, DR would be an advantage.

He was talking about DX lenses so one assumes that he would need to buy new lenses to make use of most of those advantages. He also said he was concerned with budget. Is the cost of an FX body and lenses justified for better DR? My impression was it wouldn't be for Old Ed.

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