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Which has better background blurriness?APSC 50mm vs M43 75mm

Started Jan 10, 2015 | Discussions thread
Mr Olympian
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Some easy tips

The reason some call these crop sensor cameras is because they yield the same image only "cropped".  Using a micro43 camera vs. an APS-C camera means using a different aspect ratio and little bit of a crop with a smaller field of view.   You lose a little background but the "blur" is about the same - some say greater, but that is another story.

If I want a little more subject isolation, I can have a subject take a step closer, make the background a little more distant, add some vignetting, or add a touch more blur when post processing.

About 6 years ago I used an old Olympus 4/3rds camera with a 300mm F/5.6 zoom and was able to get the shallow depth of field look some crave. I am not a big fan, but when you want it there are many options with any camera.

If you really love always having a blurred background then maybe a full frame camera is the way to go.  I found it more of a nuisance because it was another factor I had to worry about.  Anytime I had more than one subject if I didn't factor in DoF, there was a good chance one would end up slightly blurred.

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