I know in other forums it does. But I am kinda on a crusade lately with all the gear frenzy in a site I am sure I don't have to name. We are in a time where even the most basic gear is more competent than we have ever dreamed ourselves to imagine.
I am game or the new D800 that is coming out and voiced my excitement for its potential for quite a while now. But with it feeling a bit like the air out there points to the the idea that FF is the only way to go, well I have kinda decided to be the advocate for the "little guy". People starting out and those without much of a budget.
I think I will be forgoing the D800 (and the added expense of going FF) and getting a D7000 soon. I might upgrade my super wide from the Tokina 12-24 and getting the Nikon 10-24.
For landscape work it is getting to the point that even a person with a basic camera like the D7000 can be competitive with lower end gear, even against the likes of some MF shooters and very competitive with FF shooters.
My points of order would be the follwoing.
1. DX cameras CAN do super wide and you don't need FF to participate in very creative perspectives.
2. DX noise handling is getting very good. FF really does have the edge here, but for all the most extreme cases and considering most landscape work is in the low to mid ISO arena, isn't really a factor in landscape work.
3. Large printing. Well I hope I have shown by example and digging into the topic first hand and trying many different ways that even a 12MP DX camera can get monster prints.
4. With all the above in mind, understanding and capturing good exposures and compelling compositions will often trump any hardware deficiencies people often tout as the justification of going full frame.
As always I will try to be tactful in my arguments, but I would love more getting involved with landscape work and know they don't have to mortgage the back 40 to participate seriously in the craft. And that often investing in ones self over the gear can often make more of a difference than purchasing new gear.
Roman
