Electronics favor the larger sensor to minimize bleed and halo effects in the raw pixels.
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I haven't heard anything about the camera yet. I just bought a Canon 20D and if the price of a "full frame" sensor camera was relatively comparable to the price of the 20D, I would prefer the full frame as I understand color fidelity and noise levels are also better wityh a larger sensor.
The lens factor has, in a way and without meaning to, solved the chromatic aberration and unintended soft focus issues on the frame corners. Having a narrower field of view is a matter of mental state. I can get used to it or adjust or get a 16mm, for example, for a 24mm FOV in a digital camera. To new photographers who have not invested in lenses yet, the lens factors should not matter. the focal lengths that we have been used to can guide us if we want to buy additional lenses.
There are benefits to both, depending on how or what you shoot. Sports photos benefit from the APS size by the "cropping" factor, whereas landscape photos benefit from the full effect of wide angle lenses with a full-frame sensor. It depends on your priorities.
A full frame sensor would be nice but my Canon 20D takes exceptional pictures if I do my part. I also shoot wildlife and the multiplication factor actually works in my favor at times. There are pros and cons depending on the specific situation so it is a toss up as far as I am concerned.
Though I like the added resolution and clarity of a full frame sensor, sports photographers such as myself tend to like the 1.5/1.6 crop factor that allows their fast lenses to reach farther out without sacrificing the desired low aperture values.