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Originally Posted by lisaly  I love the photo of the baby that you took. It's beautiful, and so is the baby. I use the Nikon D300, and have deliberated whether I will return to FX format in the future. I have no immediate plans of getting another camera, but the only reason why I'd like to decide somewhat is because of lenses. The only DX lens I own is the original Nikon 18-200, but my other lenses other than the 50 1.4G are ones I used when I used film Nikons. I like the depth of field of an FX camera better, and my lenses are more optimized for FX. If I knew I knew I was going to stay in DX format, I'd buy the 35 1.8G. The new 35 1.4 is beautiful, but too expensive for me for my need. I've considered the Nikon 24-70 2.8, but I worry about the size and weight for when I'm carrying the camera around with me all day and other lenses, too. I'd just get the 17-55 2.8 if I was sure I'd stay DX, but I have a feeling sometime in the future I might go FX. I use the 35-70 2.8 a lot, but it's not good with flare. I'm sure you are happy with your decision to go FX based upon your lens collection, but I'm curious if you generally recommend it. I only went digital less than 3 years ago. I was waiting for a replacement for the F100 when I finally got the D300. The D700 is the true replacement, but at this point in time, I don't need another camera. I'd just like to know where I'm headed because of the lenses. |
Lisaly:
Thank you so much for compliments on my photography and of my son, Trevor. That picture was taken over 2 years ago when my son was born and was taken with my then D300. At that time I was shooting in my make shift home studio with a D3 and using the D300 as my walk around camera. The D700 was in hot demand and I was on a waiting list for it to be back in stock...I think it came out in August 2008 and I finally got one in November. I kept my D300 just in case the D700 did not live up to the hype, but it met all of my needs and then some. Thankfully the D300 was just over a year old and it still had a lot of value in it and so was able to sell it for an acceptable price.
I do miss the extra reach of the D300 and I miss how light the lenses are. Also, in FX there are no real walk-around lenses to speak of and the cost of lenses are astronomical... but as you mentioned the DOF is razor sharp and I just have a lot more keepers and less photos that go in the recycle bin. The D700 is the perfect companion to a D3/x/s, as they are all FX. The low light shooting is AMAZING, I rarely need to use a flash.
For my current photography needs I don't see me going back to DX any time soon...but if I ever get into shooting wildlife, or need to do extreme close ups then I'd probably get a DX body Vs. using a FX body with a teleconverter. Sorry if I am going on a rant here, I am an absolute NIKON NUT!