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Originally Posted by nostatic
The reality is that your glass is really what matters. If you have *really* good Nikon lenses that are DX only (not sure there are any that qualify), then staying DX is fine. APS-C isn't going away soon. But if your lenses are just so-so, then you can consider going FX. For me I have gotten rid of most of the Canon stuff and just have a 16-35L for shooting interiors (mostly my wife uses it for her sculpture). Sony is where I'm staying for now as I have one lens that is as good as anything I've ever shot (the Zeiss 55/1.8), and also two other good ones (Zeiss 35/2.8 and 24-70/4). I don't have anything with long reach as I don't need it at the moment. I used to have a Canon 70-200/4L that was crazy good but I decided I wanted to go smaller and lighter with Sony.
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This. Folks don't seem to understand that the lens selection matters. A couple of my buddies here at work are into photograhy, and they are into all their zoomy-zoom=zoom lenses. Sure, they are versatile, but they have a lot of compromise, especially at the near and far limits of the zoom, where most folks go. My go-to lens for my Nikon D3200 is an AF-S 50mm f1.8 prime lens. My friends are amazed at the sharpness of my pictures, even in low-light, despite using the lowest of the 'low end' DX chassis Nikon makes.
Specs: Nikon D3200 (DX body) / 50mm lens, f16, 5 sec shot (tripod), ISO 200. Not the best pic, but I am satisfied with the sharpness of the shot:
For a hack/amateur photographer like me, there really is no need to go with an FX chassis - I'd rather spend the coin on more prime lenses.
-Z