Light gathering in M43 vs FF

Started 6 months ago | Discussion thread
tedolf
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In reply to Peng Bian, 6 months ago

Peng Bian wrote:

So there's a lot of discussions regarding FOV of M43 vs FF, and I think I have a good grasp on that aspect.

Thought one thing that bugs me is light gathering. Let me ask the question with a simple example:

Suppose I have two camera setups:

  • 25mm f1.4 lens on a M43
  • 50mm f1.4 lens on a FF

Same scene, same placement, shot wide open at say ISO 200. Assume that processing between the cameras is exactly the same, I set the exposure to 1/100, will I get the same image in terms of amount of light gathered?

per unit area.

That is why an incidence light meter doesn't ask you what format film or camera you are shooting with-same exposure regardless of format.

Did that help?

Didn't think so.

Why don't you just ask what you are really concerned about and we will help you.

TEdolph

Edited 6 months ago by tedolf
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