Generally, gadgets tend to be smaller, thinner, and lighter.
But if you compare a modern DSLR to the biggest film SLRs, they’re huge and heavy.
The lenses are bulkier, and the bodies are closer to the medium-format studio cameras of yesteryear.
Fujifilm
And that’s the bet that Fujifilm has taken.
This can mean higher resolution images and better low-light abilities.
But with modern cameras, the difference is minimal.
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Another advantage of a full-frame sensor is that it results in a shallower depth-of-field.
This is why smartphones, with their teeny tiny sensors, use digital fakery to blur the backgrounds.
A wide lens is no longer wide, and a telephoto lens has even more reach.
APS-C is smaller than 35mm, but not that much smaller.
And before the technology existed to make full-frame sensors, APS-C was what the first DSLRs used.
The biggest advantage of APS-C is that the cameras and lenses can be a lot smaller.
This radically improves portability and usability.
Less glass means less powerful motors are required.
DSLRs certainly have their advantages.
Battery life is way better, for one.
But for most people, APS-C is more than good enough.
And if you want an APS-C camera, the only manufacturer taking it seriously is Fujifilm.
