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Crop v Full Frame, my own test
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<blockquote data-quote="Peter7100" data-source="post: 765807" data-attributes="member: 48633"><p>Obviously this question has been debated to death on many forums, but I thought I would just share some results where I used four people to get their opinions.</p><p>So the set up was my Full Frame Canon 5d2 with a Canon 17-40 lens v my Crop Nikon D7100 with a Tokina 11-16 lens.</p><p>I used a tripod and took great care to capture similar light with identical settings.</p><p>I sent the files to four people and asked them to be as honest as possible, pixel peep etc and let me know which images were the best. These were landscape shots that I used.</p><p>To my surprise the results were as follows: two people thought the D7100/11-16 were slightly sharper/better colour rendition and the other two people thought there was no difference between both sets of images (I must admit I struggled to see any difference).</p><p>I did a few with a higher iso and the Full Frame won due to noise appearing in the crop images.</p><p>I didn't do any low light trials, but I would expect the FF to win that battle.</p><p></p><p>However, I think this goes to show that a crop body and lens can easly hold its own in the Landscape department. Sure there are much better combinations out there, but for any one starting out thinking they have to purchase FF gear, I would say think again.</p><p></p><p>As a result of my test, my remaining Canon gear is up for sale and I will soon be a Nikon only guy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter7100, post: 765807, member: 48633"] Obviously this question has been debated to death on many forums, but I thought I would just share some results where I used four people to get their opinions. So the set up was my Full Frame Canon 5d2 with a Canon 17-40 lens v my Crop Nikon D7100 with a Tokina 11-16 lens. I used a tripod and took great care to capture similar light with identical settings. I sent the files to four people and asked them to be as honest as possible, pixel peep etc and let me know which images were the best. These were landscape shots that I used. To my surprise the results were as follows: two people thought the D7100/11-16 were slightly sharper/better colour rendition and the other two people thought there was no difference between both sets of images (I must admit I struggled to see any difference). I did a few with a higher iso and the Full Frame won due to noise appearing in the crop images. I didn't do any low light trials, but I would expect the FF to win that battle. However, I think this goes to show that a crop body and lens can easly hold its own in the Landscape department. Sure there are much better combinations out there, but for any one starting out thinking they have to purchase FF gear, I would say think again. As a result of my test, my remaining Canon gear is up for sale and I will soon be a Nikon only guy :cool: [/QUOTE]
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