Is full-frame really that dramaticly better?

after taking way to many pictures of my son, i discovered that soft focus on childeren can be easier than constantly cleaning the crud off of their faces..

sabianq wrote in post #11045452
after taking way to many pictures of my son, i discovered that soft focus on childeren can be easier than constantly cleaning the crud off of their faces..

haha, good one my 2yr old is the same. looks GREAT at f/1.4, LOL

sabianq wrote in post #11045452
after taking way to many pictures of my son, i discovered that soft focus on childeren can be easier than constantly cleaning the crud off of their faces..

lol got a good laugh out of this one...

Thirty-two pages and hardly mention of how wonderful a FF viewfinder is compared to a crop one. That'll certainly figure into my calculations in a few years or whenever I'm thinking of upgrading my body.

I've never understood, on threads like this, the people who start shouting "they're both just tools!" I know that. It's so obvious it doesn't need to be said. But they're different, so it's perfectly valid to explore whether or not one is better than the other and if so in what ways.

jouster wrote in post #11049230
I've never understood, on threads like this, the people who start shouting "they're both just tools!" I know that. It's so obvious it doesn't need to be said. But they're different, so it's perfectly valid to explore whether or not one is better than the other and if so in what ways.

true!
chainsaws and exacto blades are just tools too. and aparently, they both cut wood!

sabianq wrote in post #11049578
true!
chainsaws and exacto blades are just tools too. and aparently, they both cut wood!

Well, exacto knives might be fine for getting the "fine detail resolution", but there's nothing like a chainsaw for getting the "big picture"!

tonylong wrote in post #11049783
Well, exacto knives might be fine for getting the "fine detail resolution", but there's nothing like a chainsaw for getting the "big picture"!

Hey - you just named two things that FF does, and excluded crop altogether - I think that settles the thread lol

crobs808 wrote in post #11049827
Hey - you just named two things that FF does, and excluded crop altogether - I think that settles the thread lol

Well, dang...I don't even want to think about stuff now!

tonylong wrote in post #11049957
Well, dang...I don't even want to think about stuff now!

Hehe (your animal photos are amazing by the way) - This one has to win an award somewhere!
http://www.pbase.com/t​onylong/image/99646327

crobs808 wrote in post #11049970
Hehe (your animal photos are amazing by the way) - This one has to win an award somewhere!
http://www.pbase.com/t​onylong/image/99646327

Wow, thanks for that! I should get out and take photos more!

And yeah, that was a fun one to capture!

tonylong wrote in post #11049982
Wow, thanks for that! I should get out and take photos more!

And yeah, that was a fun one to capture!

If burst mode or lucky one-shot? Prob burst mode...How many did you end up deleting? lol. I take pictures of my kiddo because he does funny stuff so fast, and end up deleting about 50 of them to get one good one.

crobs808 wrote in post #11050030
If burst mode or lucky one-shot? Prob burst mode...How many did you end up deleting? lol. I take pictures of my kiddo because he does funny stuff so fast, and end up deleting about 50 of them to get one good one.

Well, when doing some action like that, I do fire off a short burst. The problem is having so many good shots that you don't want to delete! That happens when you're doing a fun shoot like that -- let's see, 500 shots, and I could only delete twenty??!

tonylong wrote in post #11050055
Well, when doing some action like that, I do fire off a short burst. The problem is having so many good shots that you don't want to delete! That happens when you're doing a fun shoot like that -- let's see, 500 shots, and I could only delete twenty??!

Ahh, I wish I could do that...I just cannot keep a photo unless it is fantastic. Like I said, I will keep 1 out of 50...my wife will think 30 of the 50 are good, but I am too critical I guess.

Yeah, I'll get picky when it comes to what I post on the Web, but not as much when it comes to outright deleting! I mean, look at that guy -- if you had three or four shots from that scene, what would you delete?

crobs808 wrote in post #11050103
Ahh, I wish I could do that...I just cannot keep a photo unless it is fantastic. Like I said, I will keep 1 out of 50...my wife will think 30 of the 50 are good, but I am too critical I guess.

I've become the same way and I think it is for the best. My wife is on board though and she gets tortured with "this one, or this one" after every shoot.