Originally posted by Alfisti On paper i am keen as i am shooting more and more in the 20-100mm range on APS-C.
Thing is, it does make it tricky re. lenses. On APS-C i love the FOV of the following lenses so what do I replace them with?
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Makes no sense for me to change.
It is rather the other way around for me.
My lenses re perspective of going full frame
FAJ 18-35/4-5.6 - sell
DA 21 - give it to my daughter to use either with K10D (that she uses at this moment) or K-7, should I upgrade to hypothetical full frame DSLR.
FA 31 - finally becomes my fast moderate wide angle, which position is currently occupied by DA 21, but DA 21 is slower so that it limits me somewhat.
FA 43 - finally becomes my standard lens.
A 50/1.2 - finally can be used to its full potential between wide open and f/2.0. This is something I've been thinking of trying, but so far could only keep waiting...
FA 77 - well, it becomes a normal portrait lens so that I can get closer to my subjects (usually my two daughters) and get better subject/background separation.
FA 100/3.5 macro - well, it is used mostly by Galia anyway. This is where I might loose a bit because in macro situations reduced angle of view on cropped camera could prove useful.
Oh, and Tamron 28-75/2.8 - in fact, I'd like 28 mm to be proper 28 mm 'cause most of the cases when I am shooting with it, 28 mm is not wide enough. It would be interesting to see how it fares on the full frame anyway, though I use it only on rather specific shoots.
Now about the camera. Look at K-7 compared to Nikon D300. Look at Nikon D700. Suppose Pentax produced a FF camera with less bells and whistles but of size of K10D or slightly bigger. Basically, my kit will be unchanged in size and weight, sans of course the fact that K-7 is somewhat smaller and lighter. But given the fact that I usual haul K10D along the way so that Galia can shoot with me, no real loss will be incurred should K10D be replaced by K-7 for Galia and K-7 be replaced by new FF camera for me. In fact, FF camera with A 50/1.2 and split screen focusing screen by Katz Eye would seem to be close-to-absolutely-ideal combo for this very (hobbyist) photographer...