I am fond of APS-C but not despising FF. I am just satisfied with the current performance and compactness of gears of APS-C DSLR. And of course I have no intention whatsoever to bring out some $3,000 for essentially nothing more than just a camera. This might change if and when the cost/performance ratio becomes more convincing.
BTW, this FF vs APS-C subject is a hot topic everywhere including of course Japan. What they call "blind test" is rampant. They exhibit images taken by various cameras including 5D (usually more than 5 images taken by different cameras) and see if anyone can tell the difference. This of course is more for an entertainment and no formal testing etc, and testing bases are not uniform, let alone they are all web images. For 5 or so games, no one so far could tell which was 5D images. This of course does not say anything about the performance of 5D (FF enthusiasts, don't get too excited about it. It's just a game :-). But it does tell some truth about the level of difference between APS-C and FF at the current state of the art in everyday shooting. And someone summarized their feeling by each brand "faction" Canon faction: I can't tell the difference from APS-C image even though I paid so much of my precious money. I have to cry. Sonyαfaction: Sony has lost credibility in manufacturing in recent years, so we will consider it AFTER they ever offer FF. Pentax faction: I can take excellent images without FF now. I do not need it. Nikon faction: Nikon tells us nothing, and why are we wasting time on FF fever? If you want 35mm FF, buy film cameras. So the debate continues. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
