12-05-2024 08:34 PM
Hi. I have been reading a lot of info here and talking to photographers. I'm still a bit stuck in regard to my purchase. I owned a canon rebel DSLR from 2003- 2017 until the shutter button broke. along came the iPhone and kids and I never replaced that camera--but it's time. I have used my in-laws D90 (nikon) and while a beast it is a great camera.
I know the following:
12-10-2024 02:13 PM
For the very simple reason of focal length is why you would go full frame.
For example, I own the 28mm "pancake" lens.
On my R8 it is a 28mm wide angle.
On my R100 it is a 45mm "nifty fifty" standard lens.
The crop factor of the smaller sensor multiplies the focal length by 1.6.
12-10-2024 02:14 PM
Hi... I am going to a vendor event this Friday and hoping for a good deal on the R8 -- I'd prefer to go full frame as I've only ever shot with DSLR full frame AND I have 2 EF lenses that I can use on an R8 with an adapter.
The R10 would be my second choice.... and with buying adapter and RF lenses sounds like I'd still spend about the same as if I bought an R8....
12-10-2024 02:15 PM
see my post above...to "krahe" --- about pricing R8 with RF/EF lens + adapter versus R10 with adapter & RF lenses.... seems like I'd spend about the same with the latter scenario and not have full frame!
12-10-2024 02:23 PM
That would drive me nuts.... maybe when I'm retired and my attention span is not spread across kids in college, work, home, and multiple other schedules I'll have the mind bandwidth for extra math with camera lenses. 😅. I kind of like the security of knowing I'm using THIS lens for THAT purpose and not have to mathematically adjust THIS lens to THAT camera body and its resulting difference in focal length. - maybe it's not as complex as it seems to me... but it does seem that way.
12-10-2024 02:27 PM
All sensors can be full-frame if the lenses are designed to cover that frame without cropping.
A company like Canon is always going to have professional, advanced amateur, and mass market choices and likely a smaller sensor for a lower price point.
Granted I'd love a full-frame Canon R200 (R100 + full frame sensor) for $699 as a back-up body, but that's a bit of an out-there wish.
The bulk of Canon's lenses are designed for full-frame coverage, though they have optimized some lenses for the APS-C sensor. Those optimized lenses for APS-C will not cover full frame.
Canon has also done backward compatibility with EF lenses most of which were optimized for full-frame 35mm and then full-frame digital, so it seems that they have committed to full-frame.
12-10-2024 02:31 PM
The R8 is an astoundingly good camera for a very attainable price point. I bought one the second they were out and have not regretted my choice in the least. The crop factor is most notable if you are using a given lens with full-frame and APS-C bodies back-to-back.
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