M4/3 to 1", now back to M4/3

Jorginho wrote:

VideoPic wrote:

rashid7 wrote:

"Noise seem to be the challenge on the 1" sensor. M43 seems be in a totally different league."

Not so! Perhaps u r confused by the fact that until (I believe) there last model, Nikon was using inferior 1" sensors (sort of like Canon:-).

I have owned several 1" sensor cameras, along w/ APSC. I'm on my 4th FF body.

While I generally prefer the m4/3 ones, i really don't see a whole lot of difference between the sony 1" sensors and ours. (<1stop) And i am hardly alone in this contention!

I never tried the RX100, so I won't know. From what I read my understanding is the Sone 1" sensor has seen huge R&D invest and these sensors are god as a result. I cannot help to ask...what would the M43 sensor be like when a one to one tech with the Sony 1" sensor?

The gap would widen by 1/3 of a stop. That is about what BSI, which mFT still ha snot got, gets you. It ain't much. But that is about the maximum advantage one can get basedon the comparison between Sony RX100 with and without BSI.

Interesting...a 1/3rd stop seems much?

Does it make the 1" format better?

For someone with a need of interchangable lenses it is a no-go.

Reason I did not try a 2nd hand RX100 is the camera is just to small.

Not necessary. M43 and 1" Nikon 1 has the advantage both were build from ground up not like APS which was a compromise.....

Fuji APS-c mirrorless is not. The old APS-c was. Otherwise I am unsur ewhat you mean.

M43 is a format that was designed and developed from first principles (sensor size, ratio ++) into a full digital standard. When you read about it, it becomes really interesting. The M43 standard has grown into a impressive standard used by many manufacturers. See the 10 year anniversary catalog, really interesting.

The 1" Nikon was not really developed from first principles up like M43. In this case the camera & lens standard were designed round the sensor. When I take a closer look at Fuji it seems that is exactly what Fuji also did. Fuji did not have a historic range lenses and did therefore design their lenses and bodies like the Nikon 1 round the sensor.