newbie here.... Help...

Good day All,


I would like to know the difference ofa fullframe body vs.not full frame body cameras. what full frame really means and what are the pros and cons, is there a big differencebetweenthem.


at the moment I am using 350d with standard 17-85- efs lens. and I have it for 2 years already


Im planning to upgrade and my reason isI can not have a good picturein low light conditions / indoors. is it because of my equipment ? or do I need to learn more about my equipment. most of my pictures in vatican i blurred :( .


What is my best solution upgrade my skill? or my equipment new set? or just buy a good lens for low light conditions?


Please advise as I dont want to spend money and encounter the same issues.

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Originally Posted by pykester

I would like to know the difference ofa fullframe body vs.not full frame body cameras.

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Check out this thread:


Advantages of Full frame

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what full frame really means

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It means the sensor is 36x24mm.

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is there a big differencebetweenthem.

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Yes.

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Im planning to upgrade and my reason isI can not have a good picturein low light conditions / indoors. is it because of my equipment ?

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Yes. Low light photographs indoors without flash requires thinner DOF than what your current equipment can do.

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or do I need to learn more about my equipment.

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That would probably help too, but there's only so much you can do with the 17-85 and a 350D.

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What is my best solution upgrade my skill? or my equipment new set? or just buy a good lens for low light conditions?

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If you have time, upgrade your skills. If you have money, upgrade your gear. If you have both time and money, then you can do both. :)

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Please advise as I dont want to spend money and encounter the same issues.

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As far as gear (not skill) is concerned, there are only two things that will help with low light:

1. Image stabilization.
2. More light.

Furthermore, the only way to get more light is to have thinner DOF. You can get thinner DOF by getting a lens with a faster maximum f-number, such as f/2.8, f/2, or f/1.4. But thinner DOF may be difficult to get accurate focus, which may be assisted by having more skills, and many times those lenses do not have image stabilization (the 17-55 f/2.8 being a notable exception).


Another way to get thinner DOF is to keep the same f-number, but upgrade to full frame. For example, if you switched from 350D+17-85 to 5D2+28-135, you would keep f-number the same, and you would still have the same angle of view, and f-number is the same, but depth of field would be thinner (and it would gather more light in total). The 24-70 f/2.8 would gather even more light still (similar to a 15-45mm f/1.8 on APS-C), but lacks image stabilization.


In short: I suggest the 17-55 f/2.8 IS.