Originally posted by biz-engineer Since we start seeing new DFA lenses I was wondering what would be the minimum FF setup and related budget. I guess a basic setup would cost about $6000 ? How much to money to save ? How do we deal with the APSC to FF upgrade?
6 grand? Define 'setup' first. 'setup' doesn't mean "must have all the OEM f/2.8 zooms at full MSRP." (and as far as the 'upgrade' process goes - auto and configurable-crop in-camera lets you use all your DA/aps-c lenses for as long as you want. I've kept several aps-c lenses and still use them on FF because I like them, even if they drop the FF benefit. It's preferable in most cases to carrying two DSLRs.)
Here's one setup, guessing on body price:
36/42MP Pentax K-FF body: $2500
50mm f/1.8 (used): $150
total=$2650
(One lens? Don't laugh - this ^ kit alone is loads of fun and
will make you a better photographer.)
Here's another:
36/42MP K-FF: $2500
Samyang 14mm f/2.8: $400
50 f/1.4 (used): $200
Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 (used): $250
Tamron 70-200 2.8 (new): $650
total=$4000
(kit #2 would be fantastic and more power/capability/DOF-contrl/resolution than 99.9% of casual photogs would need. *Want* is another issue.
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Originally posted by northcoastgreg I'd much rather shoot higher end lenses on APS-C than cheap lenses on FF.
I wouldn't. (Caveat: "Cheap" doesn't necessarily mean "bad".)
Quote: ...when I've see an FF image taken with consumer grade zoom glass, I'm not all that impressed.
If you're looking at a consumer-zoom shot, you might be looking at a lower-resolving or higher-distortion lens that's being shot at an aperture well within the range that aps-c is capable of - because the consumer zooms are variable aperture and don't open up very much, especially at the long end. Think of it this way - consumer zooms *can* (not always) handicap a FF camera in ways that make it no better than an aps-c camera -
but you don't have to leap immediately from consumer zooms to $2000 zooms to get the FF benefit.
Lenses like the Tamron f/2.8 zooms (in-spec), most modern, well-coated fast 50s and even some older 50s and 35s and 28s - these are inexpensive lenses that can give you incredible results on FF.
The 'pro glass' zooms are nice to own, but are huge, expensive, and honestly - in my opinion - not necessary. I know Pentax sales dept (and Nikon, Canon etc) want you to feel that they
are necessary for FF
- but they're not.
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Last edited by jsherman999; 09-29-2015 at 10:15 AM.