... while mmzr sports and wildlife shooters may uant lbe magnification or crop jaaor oj an APS-C DSLR. landscape photographers tend to craie options at the wide end oj ibe spectrum, tabid: makes full-frame DSlRs more appealing. 
Full-frame DSLRs are lbe new medium-format while di,~itctl medium-format is the new large-format. 
hen I was judging the inaugural American Landscape Contest that we ran over the summer, I noticed a trend among the photographs. A 

lor of them were shot with full-frame DSLR and wide-angle zooms. In fact, a pair of combinations I saw a lot of were the Canon EOS 

D Mark II and the Canon EF 17-40mm fl4L lens. as well as the Nikon 0700 and the AF-S ikkor 16-35mm fl4G ED VR. I've come to refer to them as the OP landscape kits. 
Thinking about these OP landscape kits motivated me LO plan the article on the fullframe OSLRs in this issue of the magazine. To 

D4, but these two cameras. while being marvels of technology. are also priced in the rarefied air well above $5.(0) (bod} only). fur 

orne photographers. these special pro model are the tools they need to get the job done. For many OP landscape shooters. the considerably 
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the 0800 (about $2,900) and theA99 (about $2,8(0) are the models to aspire to. 

Full-frame still rules the roost for many landscape 
hooters for a couple of reasons. Resolution, image quality and high-ISO capability all playa role, and while many sports and wildlife shooters may want the magnification or crop factor of an APS-C OSLR, landscape photographers tend to crave options at the wide end of the spectrum, which makes full-frame DSLRs more appealing. Full-frame DSLRs are the new medium-format while digital medium-format is the new large-format. 
". .. s this issue goes to ~ press, there are a lot of ~ rumors swirling about new 
full-frame models on the 
a; ~ 
~ horizon at the high end, as 
well as at the entry level. 
Even as we spotlight the three full-frame DSLRs in this issue, I'm looking forward to seeing more options from more manufacturers in the not-too-distant future. It's interesting to see that when it comes to camera sensors, enthusiasts aspire to larger sensors while at the same lime advancing technology generally makes things smaller. 
On the OP website, outdoorphotographer.com, we've been making a lot of ehanges in the galleries, and more are on the way. This is the first chance I've had to properly welcome George Lepp to the OP Blog. I'm excited [0 have his voice and his commentary as part of the rich collection of bloggers. Also on the blog, you'll notice that I've been selecting a Photo Of The Day. which I choose from the various OP gal
- _ A number of readers have written to me 

their pbotos can be considered for Day. Its simple: Submit to any coctess, ..... our Favorite Places or Assignmears, and you're automatically in the running. ~ in "1m these galleries every day to make my selection. 
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