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RayF
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Aug 29, 2018
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agentcrmIf you don't, you should--at your earliest convenience!
Which is to say, unless you know you're going to be in APS-C for the long run, why spend a lot dough on lenses you'll have to leave behind when you upgrade? Better to put that money towards a full-framer and the glass you'll want when you do.
Which is to say, unless you know you're going to be in APS-C for the long run, why spend a lot dough on lenses you'll have to leave behind when you upgrade? Better to put that money towards a full-framer and the glass you'll want when you do.
agentcrm
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Aug 29, 2018
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RayFOr you actually want the focal length as advertised.
As long as the mount is compatible there's no reason you can't use APS-C lenses on a full frame camera and vice versa.
Don't forget DG lenses are typically a LOT more expensive. (30mm DC $499 vs 50mm DG $949)
agentcrm
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Aug 29, 2018
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RayFWell Nikon's auto detect the DX (APS-C) lenses and run in DX crop mode. So you get the same result you would with a DX camera, just not using the full sensor.
Taudris
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Sep 11, 2018
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RayFThis lens is an excellent buy if you don't want to dive into FF size and money. It's equivalent to FF 29-57mm f/2.9 (so basically a less zoomy 24-70 f/2.8 lens for a fraction of the cost), and is one of the few lenses that get good sharpness out of crop cameras.
RayF
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Sep 11, 2018
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TaudrisYes, I agree with the value of the lens (I'm a Sigma fan), but my argument was against using crop lenses on a full-frame camera. You can do it, and if you owned a few and just bought FF camera, you probably wood--but only until you got caught up with FX lenses, at which point, it wouldn't make sense. Which is to say, if you just bought a new FF camera, there's no reason to go out and buy new crop lenses just because they're cheaper than FX lenses!
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