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Originally Posted by dannat
I thought larger sensor had the greater dof, eg f2.8 on FF you needed f2.0 on ApS & f1.4 on a smaller sensor camera
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The large f number (smaller aperture) of the full-frame camera provides greater depth of field to compensate for its inherently smaller depth of field. Your f numbers are in the right direction, though.
This is why little handy cams and phone cameras don't give you a super blurry background with full body portraits even though they're often shooting at f/2.
Anyway, as for your original question - I personally wouldn't buy a DSLR now that doesn't have LiveView. It's just too useful for me. I recently passed on a 5D Classic for $650 - but just received a 5DmkII for $1050 (to complement my existing 5DmkII).