Why APS-C is the Choice for Hobbyists and Professional Starters
Over the past few years, I started feeling the limitations of my old Nikon D80 — even the smartphones I got eventually outperformed it in several areas. Mainly in portability, dynamic range, and ISO performance. Taking photos in low light was always a challenge. In fact, I had trouble getting good results in less favorable conditions because I stubbornly kept using low ISOs to avoid noise, and also due to the limited aperture of my Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G kit lens. The simplicity of use of smartphones in the last 5 or 6 years clearly surpassed my camera. The Full-Frame Temptation Full-frame was always a dream ever since Nikon released the D600. But I never took the leap within the brand because even back then, a full-frame body was expensive — and I still had to invest in lenses. Years passed, I was out of the market for a while, and when I started looking again in 2024 with a typical hobbyist budget, reality hit me: jumping to full-frame had become even more prohib...