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When it comes to camera sensor sizes, there are two
different sensor sizes in general, full frame and crop sensor. The term
“full frame” refers to a sensor size that has the same dimensions as the
35mm film format. A crop sensor refers to any sensor smaller than a full
frame sensor or a 35mm film frame. The common types of crop sensor
include APS-C and micro 4/3 systems. Nikon has two different sensor
sizes: full frame (FX) and 1.5x (DX). Canon has three sensor sizes: full
frame, 1.3x and 1.6x. In fact, Canon, Pentax and Sony usually refer to
their cropped sensors as "APS-C" cameras. Finally, Olympus and
Panasonic/Leica use a slightly different cropped format known as the
Four Thirds system.
There are some differences between full and cropped
frame. When using a cropped sensor camera, you'll need to remember that
the focal length of these lenses will be changed. For instance, with
Canon cameras, you'll need to multiply the focal length by 1.6, as
mentioned above. So, a 50mm standard lens will become an 80mm. This can
be a huge advantage when it comes to telephoto lenses, as you'll gain
free millimeters, but the flipside is that wide-angle lenses will become
standard lenses.
Full Frame Advantages – Generally, a full frame
sensor can provide a broader dynamic range and better low light/high ISO
performance yielding a higher quality image than a crop sensor. Full
frame sensors are also preferred when it comes to architectural
photography due to having a wider angle which is useful with tilt/shift
lenses.
Full frame cameras obviously give you the ability to use lenses at their normal focal lengths, and they particularly shine in their ability to cope with shooting at higher ISOs. If you shoot a lot in natural and low light, then you'll undoubtedly find this useful. Those who shoot landscapes and architectural photography will also want to check out full frame options as the image quality and wide-angle lens quality is still far ahead.
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