Originally posted by glennbp Yes, but please don't misunderstand what I'm saying. I am by no means putting down FF, rather I am saying APS-C is catching up to FF advantages very rapidly. IMO, a couple more generations down the road and APS-C sensors will be where FF sensors are today. Of course, who knows where FF will be years from now! Stay tuned; this is part of what makes photography so exciting!
We've been hearing this argument year after year.
I recently switched brands (Nikon) and for me it's quite a big change for the better. Pentax is still great, but the step to 645 was a bit too much for me and I opted for FF. After about two weeks shooting with the new camera I picked up my K-7 and couldn't believe how I was even able to compose shots through that little dark viewfinder ... well yes, it works but it's so much easier with a bigger and brighter viewfinder (to all the mirror-based viewfinder users: what sorcery u using to be able to see through that?!).
AF ... it was OK-ish on the K-7 for most occasions (K-5 is a bit better) but Canon and Nikon on the new models are a couple of years ahead (at least on the FF bodies). At work (not professional photography work, just shots in the workshop/on field) I'm forced to use a Canon 550D with a kit lens and it's still beter in AF than the K-7/K-5 - these two get there, but the Canon is just faster. I do like how the 11 points are laid out on the Pentax tho (love it actually and hate the Canon 550D layout).
I get that for most people these things don't matter and I'm perfectly fine with that, just expressing my opinion.
Ash has a point that the camera is just a tool, but who said you should use tools that you don't like.