Beginner crop or full-frame

[boyfalldown]

The only issue with large high res files such as those with the Nikon D810 and Canon 5DSR is that it takes longer for programs such as photoshop and lightroom to process and so can slow down your workflow a touch here.

I'm less sure about PS, but once LR has generated the previews it works from those. If you're reasonably clever abut when you generate these then you'll not notice a speed difference

 

[landwomble]

I was using my 7DII + 15-85mm yesterday to gather a few informal snaps at golfing function (that I also played in, no fees for photography, just casual shots for friends).
One of the guys said, "that looks like an expensive camera".
So I said, "Yes and no. The body was about a grand and the lens about £450. That's not so much in the grand scheme of things".
He said, "I don't see paying that for a ****ing camera! My phone takes pictures that are plenty good enough."
I said, "Hmm, but it's OK for you to spend a couple of grand on the Omega on your wrist then?"

Although in 10 years the Omega will be worth more than you paid for it, whereas the camera will be worth nothing ;-)

 

[snerkler]

I'm less sure about PS, but once LR has generated the previews it works from those. If you're reasonably clever abut when you generate these then you'll not notice a speed difference

Hence why I said it can slow down your workflow as generating large file size previews can be time consuming

 

[GeeJay57]

Although in 10 years the Omega will be worth more than you paid for it, whereas the camera will be worth nothing ;-)

That is very true, though the same probably can't be said for the grands worth of golf clubs he had in his bag...

 

[JJ!]

For your purposes I think it would have been hard to justify full frame. Yes you would have been able to achieve a shallower depth of field with the right lenses and low light performance is better but the costs are far too high unless you have money to burn. You can get great results with a crop sensor camera and dx lenses if you know how to use the kit

I don't agree with high costs and money to burn that FX gets labled with. Yeah sure there are expensive lenses out there (and this also goes for crop) but you canget quality glass for FX for budget prices.

 

[steve_lyt]

full frame . you can use dx lens or full frame lenses, on the Nikon ff cameras anyway

 

[Craig_85]

If you are a Canon guy and decide on crop for the distance magnification dof advantage for macro then the 80d looks like canons best crop yet.

If you decide on full frame for that happy warm feeling when you look at the full resolution files then 6d on a budget is a bargain and will do what you need.

I don't know much about the dark side but I have processed d750 and d810 raw files, both superb and d750 will surely be more than enough considering your canon options staying closer in price...