Just curious before jumping into dslr, what camera system you using currently?

I see. Though not sure why you would want a camera like D810 with whooping 36 megapixels camera for hobby, but if you have the money with intention to print sharp big pictures bigger than your house wall, why not. Just note that you need to pair it up with very sharp quality lens to get optimal 35 mps out of it, otherwise it be a waste. Also note that FF is not one size fits all cause FF has some disadvantage against smaller sensors and it's not just about the price.

If you are the kind of guy who may end up collecting lots of lenses, Canon maybe the way to go. Though if you own vintage lenses like the Minolta, Sony is probably better cause they have shorter flange, correct me if I'm wrong. But if I'm new with no system commitment, between C and N, I would rather go Nikon for their superior sensor and less worry about lenses cause I'm not planning to catch em all.

This post has been edited by DaddyO: Mar 27 2016, 01:50 PM

Its not a matter about storage. Its a matter about cost vs needs. Yes you can crop more on 36mps BUT do you have the money spare to buy high quality lens to produce equivalent 36 perceptual mp? Putting a kit lens or lens that resolve mps lower than 20mps is not doing 810 justice. Why not 750D? But like i said, if ts has the money go for it but be aware he probably wont used it to full potential.

Don't think so. Nikon for example may have equivalent tele zoom lens (can't remember what zoom lens is that) but it suffers focus breathing problem which is much severe than Canon making its effective focal length much shorter. But that was a year ago, not sure if they came up with new version of the lens to fix that.

This post has been edited by DaddyO: Apr 1 2016, 11:31 PM