Comprehensive Comparison of Camera Systems: Cell phone, 1", M4/3, APS-C, FF, MF format systems are compared.

jackpinoh Loc: Kettering, OH 45419

Cell phone, 1", M4/3, APS-C, FF, MF format systems are compared.

https://blog.mingthein.com/2018/05/22/format-equivalence-engineering-and-practical-envelope/#more-17072

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Well now. That was surprising.

repleo Loc: Boston

jackpinoh wrote:

Cell phone, 1", M4/3, APS-C, FF, MF format systems are compared.

https://blog.mingthein.com/2018/05/22/format-equivalence-engineering-and-practical-envelope/#more-17072

Good article.

My key take-away : " Any camera or camera system is a complex balance of tradeoffs between sensor size, sensor resolution, lens size, lens resolution, maximum aperture, focal length range, physical body size/weight, and the big secondary impact: cost. There is no free lunch. "

Thanks for posting.

jackpinoh Loc: Kettering, OH 45419

repleo wrote:

Good article.

My key take-away : " Any camera or camera system is a complex balance of tradeoffs between sensor size, sensor resolution, lens size, lens resolution, maximum aperture, focal length range, physical body size/weight, and the big secondary impact: cost. There is no free lunch. "

Thanks for posting.

What I found most interesting (if I'm not misinterpreting what Ming Thein wrote) is that MF was the clear winner when a tripod is necessary and M4/3 is the winner off tripod. Correct me if I got that wrong.

Tjohn Loc: Inverness, FL formerly Arivaca, AZ

Interesting. Thank you.

DaveC1 Loc: South East US

jackpinoh wrote:

What I found most interesting (if I'm not misinterpreting what Ming Thein wrote) is that MF was the clear winner when a tripod is necessary and M4/3 is the winner off tripod. Correct me if I got that wrong.

I did get that impression from the article. However, the thing he did not cover, unless I missed it, is the lens optical problems at large apertures. I tend to shoot at f8 whenever practical as long as it gets the DOF that I'm looking for.