Light gathering in M43 vs FF

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Very, very simple:
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?

No.  Four times as much light (2 stops more light) will be projected on the FF sensor.  The relationship between exposure and total light, and what they have to do with the photo, is spelled out here:

http://www.josephjamesphotography.com/equivalence/#exposure

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