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Different framing is the biggest con I can see
In reply to vbuhay,
3 months ago
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vbuhay wrote:
I have started to really move more into the Nikon System. I am a longtime Pentax Shooter, recently bought into the Nikon FF system with the D600, 24/70 f2.8, 80/200 f2/8, 85 f1.8G. Primarily an event/wedding landscape type photography, now being pulled to engagement, maternity and newborn, but still a part time pro only.
My current back up is the Pentax K5 with 43mm, 35mm, 16-50mm, 50-135mm, 50-500mm (surfing actions stuff) 70-200 f2.8, 105 f2.8 Macro.
With the release of the D7100 it got me thinking of acquiring this with perhaps the 14-24 plus the Sigma 50-500 (sell/trade all of the Pentaxes) to move me completely into the Nikon system.
To all of the experienced FF users, what are the Pros and Cons of the FF with DX back up.
Pros for me would be - All SD cards, same work Flow and Handling of the D600/D7100 files and gear. Faster and better AF than the K5 vs the D7100 (for the action shots), Same flash system for both the D600/D7100.
Cons:???
Any insight to this future strategy would be very valuable to me. Thanks in advance.
I've been shooting with DX bodies long enough (D1X, then a D200) that when I got a D600 last December, it was and adjustment.
Your working ranges will be different, and if your D600 dies in the middle of a wedding, the adjustment could be a problem. Then to the differences in AF, menu systems, etc could throw you. You'd want to work with both cameras all the time so you could "hot swap" between them without missing a beat, and be comfortable with the different framing of FX vs DX, plus all the other differences between the bodies.
Make sure you have at least one lens in your kit that's wide enough to get group shots in the DX body. You might want to get a DX-only wide angle lens, since those are cheaper and lighter than their FX equivalents. I have a Tamron 28-105 constant 2.8 lens that I love, but on my DX bodies the widest 28 mm focal length is not much wider than a 50 mm on an FX body. That was an adjustment when I first moved to digital and the DX format.
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