IQ: straight from camera or after Post Processing?

[ahaslett]

Although M43 is ¼ the size of FF, the OP makes a valid point. Although FF starts off with less grain and can use the same apps for raw file optimization, the gains made with M43 are significant in reducing grain and adding sharpening to compete with FF. This is just one of the reasons M43 is the Sweet Spot.

When you throw in the fact that by far, most images are only ever viewed on-screen and M43 looks great printed up to 16x20”, the FF advantage only really exists for pixel peepers and rare times ISOs above 6400 are used or prints larger than 16x20”.

Or for when you want the best DR and/or like to blur backgrounds of course.....

Even for blur backgrounds the Adobe Lightroom Lens Blur feature does a great job and allows me to vary the depth and amount of blur in post processing. Helps negate the need for faster/larger lenses or larger sensors.

I've never seen a good example. Could you share one? I don't have LR, so I can't try for myself.

thanks

Andrew

Thank you but you can't assess the impact from an image that's on the screen less than 0.5s. Is there an example which is not a video?

thanks

Andrew

I think like very other filter there is a tendency to over egg the pudding Messing about with it I find it can be effective for tidying up a messy background . it has a lot of tweaks to work with . With a subtle touch it does a decent job , certainly will not turn a kit lens shot taken at F/8 into an F/1.2

https://www.dpreview.com/sample-gal...system-om-1-mark-ii-sample-gallery/1555503864

That’s more persuasive.



Thanks, Jim.

A

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