Steen
Senior Subscriber Member
Hi Ray
It bothers me that it's 60% more expensive in the UK than it is in the US - that's a lot extra!
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And quoting Thom Hogan on FF sensor prices, from the sixth paragraph in this article:
"As a reminder, the most expensive part in a DSLR is the sensor.
While full frame sensors have come down in price, every time they do, a crop sensor should come down in price by as much as a factor of eight.
I've written before about sensor costs.
Back at the start of full frame, it was pretty clear that a 36x24mm sensor was topping US$500.
Last time I looked (around the time of the D600 intro), the best guess I could get out of my semiconductor friends was US$350.
Today, I think the number may have stretched down to US$300.
So large sensor prices have been coming down."
You can read the full article here: The Full Frame Debate | byThom | Thom Hogan
I honestly doubt the price differences between the D610 / D800 / D4 sensors are all that big since these sensors are the same area (24 x 36mm) and more or less the same generation.
Anyway, I imagine we would also all have been fine with the excellent D610 sensor used in the Df camera for that matter, and basically the Df is a retro D610 camera with entry level FF specs.