Comments on: What Is The Difference Between Fx And Dx Formats For Nikon Slr Cameras? http://nikondigitalslrcameraprice.com/what-is-the-difference-between-fx-and-dx-formats-for-nikon-slr-cameras/ Find Nikon Digital Slr Camera & More. Shop Nikon at Target. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:30:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: how to loose weight fast http://nikondigitalslrcameraprice.com/what-is-the-difference-between-fx-and-dx-formats-for-nikon-slr-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-139 how to loose weight fast Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:50 +0000 http://nikondigitalslrcameraprice.com/what-is-the-difference-between-fx-and-dx-formats-for-nikon-slr-cameras/#comment-139 The DX, such as your camera, is a smaller sensor than the size of a 35mm film frame. This then in effect does not utilize the full area of a lens designed for a 35mm film camera. So, a "crop factor" takes place with lenses. The factor on the Nikons is 1.5. So, in other words, a 50mm lens on a 35mm film camera will give the effective focal length of a 75mm lens on any "small sensor" digital SLR camera. Large sensors cost MONEY, and thus most consumer oriented DSLRs come with the smaller sensor, though it is still FAR larger and better than the tiny excuse for a sensor in a point and shoot. The FX sensor, on the other hand, is the same size as a 35mm film frame. This allows lenses to function at their stated focal range with no "crop factor". A 50mm lens on an FX camera is a 50mm lens. Also, the larger sensor allows for larger pixel size, which results in better quality photos, especially at high ISO ranges. steve The DX, such as your camera, is a smaller sensor than the size of a 35mm film frame. This then in effect does not utilize the full area of a lens designed for a 35mm film camera. So, a “crop factor” takes place with lenses. The factor on the Nikons is 1.5. So, in other words, a 50mm lens on a 35mm film camera will give the effective focal length of a 75mm lens on any “small sensor” digital SLR camera. Large sensors cost MONEY, and thus most consumer oriented DSLRs come with the smaller sensor, though it is still FAR larger and better than the tiny excuse for a sensor in a point and shoot.
The FX sensor, on the other hand, is the same size as a 35mm film frame. This allows lenses to function at their stated focal range with no “crop factor”. A 50mm lens on an FX camera is a 50mm lens. Also, the larger sensor allows for larger pixel size, which results in better quality photos, especially at high ISO ranges.
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]]> By: Mere Mortal http://nikondigitalslrcameraprice.com/what-is-the-difference-between-fx-and-dx-formats-for-nikon-slr-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Mere Mortal Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:48 +0000 http://nikondigitalslrcameraprice.com/what-is-the-difference-between-fx-and-dx-formats-for-nikon-slr-cameras/#comment-138 * FX camera has a 36 x 23.9 mm sized sensor. Same size as 35mm frame of film. An FX lens is designed to produce an image circle that will completely cover a 35mm frame of film or 35mm size sensor. * DX camera has a 23.6 x 15.8 mm sized sensor. Smaller than FX. A DX lens is designed for Nikon digital cameras that use an APS-C size sensor. It's projected image circle is smaller than traditional Nikon lenses and thus not ideal for use on a 35mm film or 35mm sized sensor Nikon cameras. Unless you need superwide on your APS-C, it is, in my opinion, always better to buy an FX lens no matter what Nikon dSLR you have. Please keep this in mind...If you move up to the D3/D700 and intend to use the entire sensor you must mount FX lenses. Check this....if you use a DX lens on your 35mm D3/D700 camera (full frame mode) you will get something that looks like this.http://www.flickr.com/photos/zabong/2899… * FX camera has a 36 x 23.9 mm sized sensor. Same size as 35mm frame of film.
An FX lens is designed to produce an image circle that will completely cover a 35mm frame of film or 35mm size sensor.
* DX camera has a 23.6 x 15.8 mm sized sensor. Smaller than FX.
A DX lens is designed for Nikon digital cameras that use an APS-C size sensor. It’s projected image circle is smaller than traditional Nikon lenses and thus not ideal for use on a 35mm film or 35mm sized sensor Nikon cameras.
Unless you need superwide on your APS-C, it is, in my opinion, always better to buy an FX lens no matter what Nikon dSLR you have. Please keep this in mind…If you move up to the D3/D700 and intend to use the entire sensor you must mount FX lenses.
Check this….if you use a DX lens on your 35mm D3/D700 camera (full frame mode) you will get something that looks like this.http://www.flickr.com/photos/zabong/2899…

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