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rico wrote:
Beside AF, D500 is a win on weight: not from the body, but from DX. As we shooters of the diminutive Sony Alpha 7 are painfully aware, FF sensors come with FF lenses, and suddenly the bag is full of boat anchors. Nikon DX allows DX lenses like 17-55/2.8 (cf 24-70/2.8 FX), 55-200/4-5.6 (cf 70-200/4 FX), and the 40/2.8 macro (cf 60/2.8 FX macro). Yes, I could bring my D3X with Sigma 35 Art and it's FF friends, but there's no reason. I'm shooting at f/5.6-11 for DOF, and always have plenty of light (Speedlight). Previous image was shutter-dragged to 1/4sec and, like the entire wedding, was locked at ISO 100.
Events are three-dimensional, and apertures like f/1.4 and f/2.8 don't work. DOF, however, is improved by DX:
http://patternassociates.com/rico/nikon/misc/wcc1448.jpg
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I'd have to disagree on that.
None of the lenses you list are matches for their FX equivalents.
The 17-55DX is out of its depth on 20-24MP bodies. It's also flare-prone. Even if you are good with the optics (which I'm not given the extreme cost over the better Sigma 17-50/2.8 OS), I can replace it with the 24-85VR on FX and save 10oz while getting comparable optics and giving up 1/2 stop at the long end (but gaining VR and 1/2 stop at the wide end). It was a good lens in its day, but its only claim to fame today is being the worst and most expensive fast DX normal zoom on the market today. Not that it's actually bad, but it's not in the same performance category as more modern f2.8 zooms.
The 55-200DX? Seriously for a wedding? Really? I mean it's great for what it is, but so is the original 70-300G. Neither is a lens that would be in my bag for serious paying gigs. Maybe as an ultralight backpacking lens, but that's it.
The 40 and 60 macro's are nice, but it's the 60 that would be in my bag on DX, replacing a 90 or 105 (admittedly at major weight savings).
The reality is with Nikon's DX lineup, there's very little weight gains to be had from DX and a high-end body, because most of the glass you need to approach FX IQ is either FX, or sized like FX (Sigma f1.8 zooms, f2.8 UWA zooms)
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