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Calling owners of both X and GF systems - tonal range

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pictureAngst Regular Member • Posts: 194
Calling owners of both X and GF systems - tonal range

Hi X and GF owners, I have a question about tonal range.

I remember when digital was becoming mainstream, medium format digital cameras had lower MP counts than their DSLR cousins, but had noticeably greater tonal range because of their larger pixel size.

When I say ‘tonal range’ I’m referring to the resolving of subtle changes in colour and brightness, for example in the graduated shades of a sky, feather or flower. In my experience the smaller the sensor the more ‘crunched’ these graduations become.

Now that the X-H2 has a similar pixel count to the GFX50, potential buyers like myself will be weighing up the pros and cons of each system - I’m thinking specifically of portraiture and landscape applications.

So my question is, is this difference in tonal range between the systems still noticeable, particularly in JPEGs?

(I appreciate no one has an X-H2 yet, but I would expect a comparison between say an X-T3 or 4 and a GFX50 would produce similar conclusions.)

many thanks for any replies.

Best, Steve.

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