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crop or FF

2 Answers  |  Asked By: awall9266   15   
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is it wise to buy a FF body for a beginner ? help on choosing lenses to..tq

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Fullframe DSLRs are bigger, heavier and cost more. Additionally there are cheaper lenses available for cropsensor cameras which you cant use on a fullframe-body.

Unless money doesn\’t matter, I\’d suggest to start with a smaller body but if you come to the point where you think you need a additional lens or two, then I would only buy one which works with fullframe cameras (unless it\’s a real, outstanding good offer).

If your passions stays, you can upgrade to a fullframe body in the future and then you probably know why.

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tq bro..u were right!

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I would personally go for a cropped sensor body if you are a beginner..

You don\’t need the Full frame, really.. until you\’re getting more into it and going more into a pro, full time photographer.

Full frame bodies are really for Pro\’s, and it doesn\’t matter what camera you have until you get up to that stage in photography. The most important thing right now to buy are lenses for your camera. I would go for (not necessarily the cheapest) a beginner, low end model and then buy extra lenses if you have the money. Oh and don\’t go for kit lenses, as they are a waste of money, terrible quality and will break easily.

Focus on getting good lenses at the moment, and get a low end body, then when you\’re ready to take the next step up, go for either a semi-pro cropped body, or a pro full frame.

Hope this helped.

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