what is the most compact full frame dslr ...

[fish4570]

... that will accept manual focus lenses, and remain ae? meter with open aperture? meter with stopped-down aperture?

[scsambrook]

Hi Paul,

I don't thnk there is a "compact" full frame dslr . . . looking in the photo stores in Glasgow, the Nikon and Canon ones seem enormous to me. But then, I'm the bloke who thinks his Pentax K100D is pretty big . . .

At the risk of seeming deliberately mischievous, I reckon the best - or even only - way for full frame digital photography in a "compact" camera is a Leica M9. I was going to say it's a pity it's so expensive, but then none of the other full-frames are exactly cheap, are they?

[LucisPictor]

Canon EOS 5D MkII
Nikon D700
Sony Alpha 900

But I hesitate to use the vocab "compact" here.

[berraneck]

there are 18 cameras made with 24x36mm sensor - just choose which you want:

http://www.dpreview.com/products/search/cameras#criterias=SpecsCoreParams%2CSpecsSensorSize&includeDiscontinued=Yes&sort=newestFirst&view=list&page=1&paramSpecsCoreParamsBodyType=Rangefinder%2CMirrorless%2CCompactSLR%2CMidSizeSLR%2CLargeSLR&paramSpecsSensorSize=FullFrame

don´t forget to check "discontinued cameras"

[LucisPictor]

[petr22]

There is only one small camera with full frame sensor - Leica M9

Any other DSLR camera is much bigger, including Nikon / Kodak cameras 10+ ears old

[rbelyell]

there is none; we're all waiting for godot.