Alright so today we will talk about the main differences between Full Frame and Crop Cameras.

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Okay so as I started taking photos I actually had no clue what the difference between full frame and crop cameras is and yeah the FullFrame market wasn’t so popular in this time. But currently Full Frame seems to be the way to go for a lot of people and brands and that’s why I want to talk about that a little bit because in some cases it can be better to buy a crop camera instead. So here are the main differences between full frame and crop cameras.

Basics
Basically the difference between a Full Frame camera and a Crop Camera body is the size of the sensor. So while a Full Frame camera obviously uses the Full Frame of the sensor a crop camera body only uses a small part of it. So the crop sensor is way smaller next to the on of a Full Frame Camera.

But what does that actually mean?

Well basically the answer is that the image that you get when you take photo using a Crop Camera body is cropped in showing you only a smaller percentage of the full frame. But here is an example. So this image is taken with my Canon EOS R5 which is a Full Frame camera and the RF 35mm. If I would take this image with a Crop Camera body and the same lens it would only show me this area of the full frame because of the crop. 

In most cases the crop factor is around 1.5 or 1.6 this depends on your camera. 

So basically what happened is that the crop camera sensor increased the focal length of my lens. That means my 35mm lens that I used to take the photo is for example multiplied by 1.5 so it’s now a 52.5 mm lens on a crop camera body.In contrast to that to achieve the image of the crop camera body with my full frame camera I need to use a 50mm lens on my full frame camera. 

So the basic difference is that if you take photos with a Crop Camera Body your photos are zoomed in a little bit because of the crop factor. And exactly that is the most important factor that you will notice if you take photos with such a camera. But now let’s talk about Advantages and Disadvantages of Full Frame and Crop Sensor cameras.

Crop Factor
First  let’s talk about the Pros and Cons of the Crop Factor.
If you buy a full frame camera and lens you don’t have to care about the Crop factor. So if you buy a 50mm lens for your full frame camera this lens is a 50mm lens and not a 75mm lens. 

Especially if you want to take wide angle photos as an example such a crop factor can be really annoying if you use a crop camera. Because you need to buy a way wider lens to achieve the same look of the full frame camera. 

But if we take a look at the Crop Camera body the crop factor can be really helpful too. Especially if you need to take let’s say wildlife or sport photos a crop factor is extremely good because your 70-200mm becomes a 105-300mm lens. 

So in the end you can buy a cheap 70-200 f4 as an example to get a really nice range for these kind of photos while a full frame camera user needs to buy a 300mm lens to get this range. And in some cases these lenses can be really expensive. 

So all in all  in this case you need to think about is this crop factor working for me or do I have to put in more work or money to get the best results? It is really important to think about what kind of images you want to take and which camera can actually help you to get the best results. 

Price
But Another aspect we need to talk about is the price.

On the one hand a Full Frame camera can have a better Dynamic Range and Low Light Performance and you don’t have to care about crop factor. But the downside is that these improved specs are way more expensive.

A DSLR instead offers some advantages when it comes to cost you can easily get a good DSLR including a lens for around $1000 while a lot of Full Frame cameras start at this price range without lenses. So especially if you are just starting out you can get a great camera kit including a lens way cheaper if you buy a DSLR and later on you can still upgrade to a full frame camera if you actually need such a camera. 

But all in all as I already mentioned both cameras have their advantages and downsides. Just because the Crop Factor limits the work of Person A it doesn’t mean that Person B will have the same problems as Person A. And that’s why I highly recommend to buy a camera that provides the best features for your photography genre and budget. Don’t buy a full frame camera because it’s trendy or someone else said that is the best camera. Buy the one that you actually need. 

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