Just to clarify: The D700 is a full frame camera, whereas the D300 and others are a digital crop camera.
Meaning: The sensor is relatively smaller (usually 1.5X) than a full frame.
Yes, full frame is better with high ISO function, BUT you get more length from your lenses on a digitally cropped sensor because you can take the lens length and multiply it (depending on your sensor size) by 1.5 and that is the actual length you can pull from your lens.
Example: a 50mm lens is 50mm on a full frame camera. A 50mm lens is 75mm on my D300.
Most claim that for action, DX format is better than full frame, not sure how true that is, though. It may only hold true because you get longer length to your lenses, which means you can zoom in further.
I just woke up, though. I could be confused by all of this.
Meaning: The sensor is relatively smaller (usually 1.5X) than a full frame.
Yes, full frame is better with high ISO function, BUT you get more length from your lenses on a digitally cropped sensor because you can take the lens length and multiply it (depending on your sensor size) by 1.5 and that is the actual length you can pull from your lens.
Example: a 50mm lens is 50mm on a full frame camera. A 50mm lens is 75mm on my D300.
Most claim that for action, DX format is better than full frame, not sure how true that is, though. It may only hold true because you get longer length to your lenses, which means you can zoom in further.
I just woke up, though. I could be confused by all of this.