What performance loss can I expect when using my Nikon 18-200 DX lens on a full frame Nikon D700?

Posted by admin in December 14th 2009    under: Nikon D700 Lenses    
  
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The D700 is full frame. Most of my lens are Nikon DX for the smaller CMOS. Will I be cutting the 12mp down to 6mp.

Photoace has done his homework on the D700 to point out that the camera will sense when a DX lens is connected and adjust itself appropriately. You will not get dark ring vignetting in your photos.

The D700 will not use the entire output of it’s 12 MP sensor with a DX lens, however.

If you really need 12 MP output, consider the D90 or D300 instead.

Disclosure: I am the owner of http://www.lenslenders.com/ in Canada.

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gator Said,
December 14th, 2009 @5:53 pm  

the image corners will be cut off since the light out the rear element does not cover the entire sensor
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fhotoace Said,
December 14th, 2009 @6:10 pm  

No performance loss. You will still be able to produce excellent images, far superior to a APS-C 6mp sensors.

I have used the 18-200 mm VR lens on my D3 and it produces excellent images.

Gator, there is no vignetting … That is a feature of using DX lenses on 35 mm SLR’s. The D3 and D700 crop the sensor to provide a APS-C format.
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AWriterWandering Said,
December 14th, 2009 @6:31 pm  

In fact a DX lens on the D700 will drop the resolution to 5.1MP. It will also darken the corners of your viewfinder (although a FF VF is bigger than a DX one anyways, so you’re mostly just losing that advantage).
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lenslenders Said,
December 14th, 2009 @7:00 pm  

Photoace has done his homework on the D700 to point out that the camera will sense when a DX lens is connected and adjust itself appropriately. You will not get dark ring vignetting in your photos.

The D700 will not use the entire output of it’s 12 MP sensor with a DX lens, however.

If you really need 12 MP output, consider the D90 or D300 instead.

Disclosure: I am the owner of http://www.lenslenders.com/ in Canada.

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