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01-07-08, 02:50 PM
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What does 'FX' mean? What's the difference?

what does it mean exactly? what is full frame?

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01-07-08, 10:53 PM
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Re: What does 'FX' mean? What's the difference?

Full frame digital just means that the sensor is the same size as the negative on a 35mm film. Most sensors are smaller than this and so the image is "cropped" from what a FX or 35mm cam would give. So an fx format camera will give a wider field of view compared to a dx at the same focal length.

However dx gives a greater magnification for the same focal length due to the cropping, so an fx cam will need a longer focal length to achieve the same magnification.
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02-07-08, 12:00 AM
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Re: What does 'FX' mean? What's the difference?

thanks for that! I think I understand now!

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02-07-08, 08:51 AM
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Re: What does 'FX' mean? What's the difference?

There is already full presentation of this camera on Nikon site. Hmmmm!
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