Micro four thirds - does the crop factor apply to MFT lenses as well?

Started 6 months ago | Questions thread
dotborg
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Re: Let's answer this correctly and simply.
In reply to Serguei Palto, 6 months ago

Serguei Palto wrote:

dotborg wrote:

Thomas Kachadurian wrote:

acahaya wrote:

1/200@F2 and ISO 200 with mFT equals 1/200@F4 and ISO 400 with FF, 1/100@F2 and ISO 1600 with mFT equals 1/100@F4 and ISO 3200 with FF, 1/10s@F2 and ISO 6400 with mFT equals 1/10s@F4 and ISO 12800 with FF for equally efficient sensors.

Completely wrong. 1/200 @ f2 with ISO 200 is the exact same thing on any camera. If you try to change your exposure for the format you will end up with poorly exposed photographs.

It's so sad to see people who just discovered photography in the last few years giving out misleading advice. It doesn't matter what format you use, film, digital, 4x5 or 16mm, APS-c or an tiny sensor on a powershot. The amount of light for a correct exposure doesn't change. 1/125 at f4 at ISO 400 is the same thing on any camera. Line them all up and take the same photo at the same time and they will all be identically exposed.

If you take a picture with an E-M5 at ISO 200, 25mm, F2 and 1/200s it will have the same angle of view, depth of field and noise as a picture taken with a Nikon D600 at ISO 800, 50mm, F4 and 1/200s.

You are correct only with respect to the angle of view and the depth of field. The rest is false.

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/%28appareil1%29/834|0/%28brand%29/Nikon/%28appareil2%29/793|0/%28brand2%29/Olympus

Check the signal to noise measurements. Note that for a given print size the D600 has a 6dB advantage. That's two stops.

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