mostlyboringphotog
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I suppose you forgot /s or is it that you don't know how to darken an image...Is the left the em1? The left image to me looks washed out.This is true but not the whole truth.This is how you get FF to M43 equivalent images:What "truth"?
I wish people would stop trying to insist that M43 is all things to all photographers.
It's a great format, and it has many advantages in many situations. But, so does FF. And you do both a disservice by trying to equate them.
Guess what? Most cameras are pretty good these days. But if you are shooting in situations where one system is stronger than the other, then you will make yourself utterly nuts trying to get what you need from the other system.
Case in point: I use both M43 and FF. I can take my GX9 out with the PL 100-400mm, and walk around with it in the woods, and get bird and other wildlife shots without arguing with my back or wrists about the weight. To get that reach on a FF, I would be looking at over 4lbs of lens, vs 2 (with a much lighter camera body). Big difference.
On the other hand, for delicate flower work, the FF has an advantage. I can shoot at ISO 800 without even thinking about noise and loss of detail, and the tonal and color gradation captured by the FF sensors is just better in these situations, as there are enormous color variations in flower petals that are very difficult for smaller sensors to capture (this is where more photons really matter). M43 can be very close in just the right light, and at base ISO it's very good, but anywhere north of that in this kind of shooting tests the limits of the system, and FF makes much more sense in this case.
So, these comparisons mean...nothing.
Pick the gear for what and how you shoot, and be happy.
-J
FF: f/16, ISO 800
M43: f/8, ISO 200
Both shots have equivalent DOF and are at the point where diffraction starts to be an issue.
With high MP count FF sensors, even at the equivalence, it provides more resolution. I point this out not because this makes FF a "better" camera ("better" camera is the one that suits your need/want the best) but to illustrate what is not equivalent.
Processed with DxO PL4 w/DeepPRIME NR
A7R3 ISO6400 M1.3 ISO 1600
Note the hatching mark on the man's sleeve in the drawing and more smoother tonality.
True.I shoot M43 and FF as well, but I generally prefer the shooting experience with Olympus so that is my most used system.
It used to be that to shoot sports, wildlife, dance, etc. I needed to use FF. That is less the case now, so I do more with M43. It used to be that I would still shoot M43 for the electronic shutter to avoid the noise of DSLRs (mirror slap, mechanical shutter), but that is less of an issue now (although FF mirrorless does not compare to M43 at similar price points).
I have two criteria: right tool for the job, and to I find the user interface more "usable".
Even now, getting things done that I want done is usually easier with Olympus than other systems.
FF cannot beat my PEN-F with 14-150mm lens for carry anywhere camera but phone cam image is getting better also, so I'm not sure how much longer I would feel the desire to carry around PEN-F :-(
My intention is to point out TIQ (Technical Image Quality) difference of FF sensor cameras for those who think that because of DOF, camera performances are equal.
What that difference means is really up to the individual photographers.
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My gear list is the opinion of DPR and not necessarily of my own.



