Micro 4/3rds vs. Full Frame

3D Gunner wrote:

c h u n k wrote:

3D Gunner wrote:

philzucker wrote:

I wouldn't say "advantage". Depends on what you want to achieve, because the designation "1:1" is tied to sensor size.

Hope this helps!

Phil

I'm sorry I have to contradict you, but the "1: 1" designation is independent of the sensor size, as well as any other magnification ratio.

He was right in what he said. He meant 1x was tied to sensor in terms of the relative fov. Was pretty clear he also understands that a lenses magnification is independent, but the resulting image is not.

The FF format has nothing special in it other than the fact that it was mostly used before digital photography. It is referenced only by the fact that most connoisseurs quickly get a rough impression of what an image looks like if a certain lens with a certain focal length is used.

That's all, nothing more.

The final image has nothing to do with the FF format. Absolutely no one can deduce with certainty the size of the sensor with which an image was made (without some specific info), for any image, at any magnification ratio.🙂

lol. I think you are underestimating the understanding other people may have. I am fully aware of the differences, the equivalences, where the term "full frame" came from, and how relating film has botched peoples understanding of ISO in digital cameras. etc etc etc.

but grab up a 100mm macro lens which maxes at 1x magnification. Set it to max magnification on your full frame. Take a picture of a ruler....Now, Do the same thing with an apsc. Not the same. That's all anyone was saying. So like I said...no, the to FOV, the images are not the same. Yes, yes, you can crop the ff and given all else is equal the images will be the same....but they arent reallllllly because m43, apsc, ff etc sensors have other differences other than their size. I shoot both FF and APSC for different things...and with good reason. I don't just crop my FF images to give me the same FOV as a crop sensor.

outside of macro, grab up an 85 1.2. Take a headshot photo of someone with the lens wide open on a FF. Now...replicate that with an APSC. Good luck. Can't be done. Well, at least not without some crazy lens I didn't know existed or an awful lot of work in post which...could have just used another scenario which would make stitching in post impossible.