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cosign wrote:
Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. In reading through them, it seems that one major decision factor is whether to go FF or APSC.
Given that my max size print is 2x3' and I may crop a bit, would I be better served with the FF? and secondarily, if FF what pixel density will be the best compromise? 24, 33, 42, etc? A secondary consideration relative to this are weight and cost.
So, to perhaps simplify, in looking at a cropped print from either sensor size and pixel density, will I really see enough difference to justify FF and in what pixel density?
Does this avenue make sense?
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When shooting I enjoy the process of correct framing while composing on the fly more than cropping afterwards. How is that for you?
Image Quality and Mp aside, to make a decision between aps-c and full frame based on compactness it really matters what kind of focal lengths you like to shoot. I need some information there from you. If you shoot primes (you do) and you like compactness you have the Sigma 90mm f/2.8 being very sharp and very compact. Beyond 90mm the primes tend to get bigger and bulkier. Maybe the 135mm f/2.8 Zeiss Batis is another kind of sweet spot, being stabilized and considerably longer, however, it 614 grams, whereas the 90mm Sigma is only 295. So beyond 90mm the weight definitely goes up.
Now, if you want to shoot at the field of view of 135mm, you can achieve this in two ways with that 295 grams 90mm lens: get a 26Mp A6700 or 24Mp A6600/A6400 etc, or get the full frame 61 Mp A7CII and crop after the fact. A7RIII is 42Mp, which still gets you close to that 135mm. Full frame can do it for you, but:
- you will have to accept the cropping in post, which isn't every bodies cup of thee in the shooting process
- you will have to spend money on a higher Mp sensor
If you really want to go beyond that 135mm field of view aps-c definitely has the edge when compactness is important for you. But if 90mm is enough the aps-c primes aren't more compact than full frame primes when the max aperture doesn't matter, (and even if it does, you should also take into account the equivalent of an f/1.4 aperture on crop is only f/2.2ish compared to full frame).
I'm not really into the wider angle primes for the FE mount (enough other advice will be given here I guess), but I do know there's a Samyang 35mm f/1.8, a Sony 40mm f/2.5, a Samyang 45mm f/1.8, Sony 50mm f/2.5, Sigma 50mm f/2.0 (and a whole bunch of other 50mm options), A Sigma 65mm f/2.0, a 75mm Samyang f/1.8, there's a relatively light weight Samyang 85mm f/1.4 (mkII), the Sigma f/1.4 DN is compact but dense (heavy), but the Sigma 90mm f/2.8 is the clear winner if you can accept or want that 5mm extra, and - like you - don't need the brightest aperture.
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