M43 Musings

Fri13 wrote:

Marty4650 wrote:

Being a dual system user makes perfect sense.

M4/3 (or any system based on a cropped sensor) will ALWAYS be at a disadvantage to full frame systems.

Not true. 4/3" sensor has its benefits too. It gathers 2-stops more light for same DOF. And there is way more photography reasons to get deeper depth of field than narrower. And it can be used as benefit in flashes to wildlife and sports. And size and weight can make such difference that you just don't get the photo with 35mm camera but you get it with m4/3 camera.

If someone would make a 400mm f/1.4 objective for sports photographers in 35mm format, do you believe that all would buy it and everyone would be shooting f/1.4 with it all the time (regardless of weight and size)?

There ain't disadvantages, only different benefits!

Using ANY crop sensor system will be a compromise. But that is what separates amateurs from pros. We amateurs make compromises. The pros can't afford to.

135 format is THE Crop Format.

And professionals doesn't have a pleasure to praise one format like 35mm as the only one or as perfect one, as it is their job to get the photo and to do that it can require to use all kind different gear.

https://youtu.be/AneZXrFdW8M

https://youtu.be/nT6eaBm82bQ

https://youtu.be/q0NyPW-BjpA

https://youtu.be/fdwHVtAan38

https://youtu.be/TOoGjtSy7xY

https://youtu.be/bfAosn6BSgg

https://youtu.be/Zt9P28wKaEA

https://youtu.be/mlmlOpsqBjWXY

https://youtu.be/LlzfqVtmxVA

Etc....

While You can be a amateur (hey, HCB told that he keeps himself as amateur....) but there are many professionals who uses 4/3" cameras or 65mm cameras as they offer them better results than 35mm cameras....

The difference seems to be more that professionals know when the compromise doesn't matter and what they get is good enough.... Why they are not afraid to use wide range of all kind a gear and are not afraid to see something little different than "perfection".

Yes there must be some sort of logic in there somewhere, but man I'm having trouble finding it.

A larger sensor will always have an advantage for noise and IQ. One sensor is a quarter of the size of the other !!

Some FF cameras have the advantages of having certain items built in to allow fast tracking with fast PDAF. They also have lenses that can't be compared to what we have for m4/3.

You need a lens to get the shot and if that lens is not available that is needed, then there is no shot.

You sound like there is only one system and a small one at that. You have what suits you and good on you, but don't think its better than other systems, its not. Some have more and better advantages over m4/3 and m4/3 has other advantages over others. Nothing new there.

Danny.