Professional Photograhers please answer this.........?

Question

Will the quality of pictures get affected when photographs are taken with half frame sensor cameras like NIKON D200 or D100 & full frame sensor cameras like CANON mark II. What is the difference between the two pics taken with these cameras?

Answer 1

I don't use either camera, but I can tell you this. If the optics are the same then a smaller sensor will capture less of the available image. This is called inherent magnification. It reduces the maximum wide angle capability of the camera. This is why optics are often scaled down to resolve an image suitable for the smaller sensor. If you're shooting pictures of groups of people, I'd go with a full frame sensor. You'll appreciate the wide angle usability.

A larger sensor can have either more photosites or a fewer number of larger photosites. Having more gets you a higher resolution picture. Having larger ones gets you better fidelity as they can capture more light in the same exposure. Additionally, larger photosites can remove the need for an anti-aliasing filter since there is no signal bleed between larger photosites.

Answer 2

The aps-c sized sensors are really nice because they use the best areas of a full frame lens. They don't get the softness at the edges or the added light fall off at wide open aperature.
That said the idea behind full frame sensor is that the pixels are infact larger. Meaning more power can be pushed to them for better color accuracy, less digital noise, and no annoying crop factor when trying to perform ultra wide angle shots.

Answer 3

You don't have to be a teen to be snap-happy . . . . that's your first misconception. To quote bob haskins in the movie Mermaids: "I said it was my passion, I never said I was good at it". So as you can see, being passionate and shooting generic shots are not mutually exclusive. That's 2. Strictly speaking, a photographer is someone who takes pictures. Whether that is a snapshooter, amateur, professional, photohobbyist, recreational photographer, shutter bug, etc.doesn't matter. Although the way it is used in everyday conversation, it implies some degree of professionalism (or at least skill level). It doesn't have to mean it's your day job. Just as there are people with "regular" day jobs who are accomplished musicians, so can there be people with other jobs who also happen to be talented picture-takers/photographers. Generic shots? One man's trash is another man's treasure. I don't consider my shots generic, but other people might (for example, I consider my pictures of the carnival in Venice exotic, yet to a resident of la serenissima, they would probably find my pictures boring and passé). That's 3. I really do not care what equipment people have (whether it's a fancy-schmancy SLR camera or a compact point and shoot camera). I have both, and I use each kind on a regular basis for different things, and I am perfectly happy with the results from each of kind of camera. If someone gets all huffy just because they have a compact camera and the person next to them has an SLR then the problem is with the huffy person. After all, I use a film camera about half the time. I don't care if the guy next to me has a digital one. There have always been people with fancy stuff who take it for granted. Not just cameras. Look at cars. You get these people with fancy sports cars and fancy SUVs who drive like old ladies. And you get skilled drivers who drive little jalopies because that is all they can afford. This is not a new phenomena. That's 4 Really, instead of focusing on some clown with a camera that's bigger than they are, we should just be having fun taking pictures.

Answer 4

Anyway that you reduce resolution you will affect the outcome... The better the resolution the better the image... it is a fact!

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