![]() ![]() It does not have the 2.7x crop to make it in-line with the Nikon One system which would add even more flexibilty. So if that depth of field is too shallow or you need extra length on your lens, then flick to DX mode and you have the Nikon crop, which is around 1.5x. ![]() Never ideal!įull Frame AND crop sensor in one camera. Let’s look at the positive first, and remember I have not seen one or shot with one (I was invited to the launch yesterday in London but prior commitments meant I could not attend, which was a shame! They are down the road from me in Kingston so hopefully I can get to see them soon) I am basing this on what I have read and the video that has been released. It’s a terrific looking camera with a few caveats. Nikon have just announced the new D800, a replacement for the D700 full frame DSLR that had no video. Manufacturers want to make their video camera compatible with PL glass which is designed for Super 35mm film (much smaller than full frame) and will often vignette on larger sensors. It’s inferior in image quality but has that unique look, and a full frame equivalent video camera is not on the horizon. But there is something unique about the full frame that makes people love the 5DmkII over even cameras like the C300. This is good and bad…shallow depth of field means it’s harder to focus unless you stop down. Secondly it gives us an amazing aesthetic and at the same time the ability to get a crazy shallow depth of field if using a fast lens. A 14mm Canon for example on a 5DmkII is a thing of beauty on the 7D it is rather pointless, as you lose too much of it due to the 1.6x crop changing the field of view to around 22.4mm. Well first off it gives us much more of the lens to play with, unless the lens is designed specifically for the crop-sensor, in which case it won’t work on the full frame camera. What does this extra part of the sensor give us? Check out this image below from that compares the full frame Nikon frame (FX) with the crop version (DX). Back then it was just 35mm still, not to be confused with super 35mm movie film, as that is much smaller than a still full frame, more similar to the APS-C crop. These are around the price of the very powerful Sony FS100 video camera, but of course they take stills AND have that full frame.ĭon’t know what a full frame is? Well it is the format that your old SLR 35mm film still cameras shot. The Nikon is priced at £4,800 and the Canon at £5,300. Neither of these is what you would call cheap in DSLR terms. Then last month we had the D4 announced by Nikon, shipping relatively soon. Quite a while back we had Canon announce their top end 1DX which is due for release next month, I have not seen one yet so no I’ve idea what it actually is like. Countless crop sensor cameras, but no full frame ones. Since the Canon 5DmkII came out all the way back in November 2008, not one full frame DSLR that shoots full HD video has come out. Full frame…kind of magical words for many, including me. ![]()
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