SLR Cameras with a full frame sensor

Is the list limited to Canon and the old Kodak/Nikons?

 

Nikon has a new one that should be going on sale in a few weeks, the D3.

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond3/

-dms

 

No.
Nikon has a new 35mm frame dslr camera, the D3.
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_d3.asp>

 

Do you mean 35mm frame size?
35mm is about half full frame of the Hasselblad H3D 39 or
Mamiya ZD, but full frame for 35mm format.
Most dslrs are full frame of the APS-C format, some are full
frame of the 4/3 format.
There's also some oddball frame sizes from Canon and Leica.
Apart from for the oddball Canon format in the 1d series,
there are dedicated lenses available to suit all of the new
formats.

 

Damn, now I remember why I haven't read this group for awhile.
(Looking hard at bank account)

 

It's nice that the D3 can use the DX lenses, albeit at lower resolution.
Canon's EF-s lenses don't work at all on their full frame bodies.

 

The "dx crop" mode can be switched off. DX lenses that have
an imaging circle covering larger than dx frame can still be
used on FX. How well they'll perform is another question -
probably not so good.

 

There was also the Contax N Digital. I think Contax
was the first to ship a digital camera with a 35mm
full-frame sensor, though there were medium-format
backs with sensors of that size.

-Bryan

 

"35mm" refers to the film width. It's not a
frame size.

Used to think that "full-frame" is ambiguous,
but others convinced me I was mistaken.

Still cameras using 35mm film generally used
either the half-frame or full-frame layout. The
same terminology is not used for the different
frame layouts on other film stock. The popular
frame sizes on medium format film are called 645,
6x6, 6x7, 6x9, or 6x<something-else>. APS used
the letter designations.

On the other hand, "35mm full-frame" is certainly
more clear.

 

lol.
And I thought that I was being pedantic (but I don't
disagree with what you say)
Perhaps Nikon's "FX" designation is sensible after all.

 

It might have been clearer if They had just started stating sensor size,

Eg instead of what is commonnly reffered to as 'full frame' just call it
35/36mm

Instead of the usual 'cropped'cameras call them
28mm (for 1.6 crop factor cameras)
32mm (for 1.3 crop factor cameras)

and so on...

Personally I would have found it less confusing when I was starting out.

 

Yes, but it's easier to "convert" in one's mind thinking full frame,
1.6, 1.5, 1.3 conversion factor.

 

Lest I jangle a nerve, I shoulda said, "for me". I don't think "crop", I
think apparent multiplier effect on focal length when choosing a lens.

 

Ok, let me rephrase it: What are the available models of used digital SLR
cameras with a sensor size of 36mm x 24mm?

 

contax n digital (if you could find one)
kodak 14n, slr/n, slr/c
canon eos 1ds, 1ds mark ii, 5d.

the only other two are the canon eos 1ds mark iii and nikon d3, and
they are too new for any to be available used.

 

Thanks. Looks like there is no cheap way in for this format. I'm thinking
the later Canons are the way to go.

 

Some people have been using DX lenses on Nikon's film cameras with
varying degrees of success. Some lenses have image circles that are
more than adequate, at least at the long end of their zoom range.