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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaff" data-source="post: 1332673" data-attributes="member: 42340">I'll admit I think I've got it slightly wrong in my understanding of the D3's tech. Just a quick read up tells me that although the D3 is a full-frame camera it can work with DX (same as EF-S) lenses with the resolution decreased to 5.1MP but the FPS is upped to 11! So in order to have a full frame sensor capabable of also using Digital lenses with an effective resolution of 8-10MP would require a redesign in the lens aswell. All non-digital lenses would just operate as normal using the sensors full resolution.As far as my views on the future of Canon's APS-C sensors go I think there'll come a point when they may have to probably enlarge the sensor and decrease the crop factor (APS-CII 1.4x?) if they wish to carry on upping the MP without making noise worse. That is unless there is some major breakthrough in sensor technology but it seems the MegaPix full-frame sensors are capable of mounting are beating the benefits of a 1.6x crop factor at present.All pure speculation you understand but it does seem all very interesting.Jaff</blockquote>