"Robert Coe" wrote in message
...
: Or are we still talking about Fx lenses and claiming they lose
size
: and weight when added to a Dx body? :-)
:
: compared with the equivalent lens for FX, sure, FX needs 1.6x more
long
: lens, converter or not converter
:
: You can buy a 1.7x converter for your FX lenses - to make them feel
like
: having a dx camera 
:
: Or how about create a 1.6 crop "action" in Photoshop?
:
: My FF automatically changes to DX crop when I attach a DX lens. Will
that
: do ?
:
:
: Absolutely! You already have the best of both worlds as I have been
saying
: all along. Those who've never owned a FF DSLR just don't seem to get it.
: Or maybe prefer to fool themselves that a Dx body is actually an
advantage
: over Fx, rather than just a cost saving.
DX cameras do cost less, but less weight is an advantage too.
As I said, much of the weight difference is often due to materials and
construction. Comparing apples and oranges is always pointless.
The other night
I covered a panel discussion with my two 7D's, one with a FF 70-200
So no weight saving with that lens then.
and the other with a 17-55 APS-C lens.
Believe me, that was plenty heavy for an old
geezer like me. And more importantly, the increased resolution of, say, a
D800
wouldn't have made a particle of difference for my application.
Of course. Many would be fine with a u4/3 or Nikon V1 too, it's their
choice.
: (but they don't seem to be buying Nikon V1's in droves though :-)
A silly comparison, as the smiley suggests.
Perhaps, but if you *really* want to save weight! :-)
The underlying assumption, that
only clueless snapshooters or self-delusional fools buy DX cameras, is
nonsense.
Never suggested that. I also have APSC bodies myself. There *are* benefits,
but having them always "crop" any FF lens image circle and claiming it
allows you to use shorter/lighter/cheaper tele's is *not* one of them IMO.
Of course if you only ever use cheap/small aperture/light weight kit Dx
zooms as many do, the benefits (and disadvantages) are real enough.
Trevor.