shieldsadvert

I am an advanced amateur and sometimes do pro shoots for clients, but have been borrowing Canon equipment from a good friend. Before digital, I had been lugging around heavy bodies and Zeiss lenses for many years and was about to buy a Panasonic 4/3 system when the Sony NEX7 hit the street.
Does anyone have any information on whether the 4/3 format or aps format will be the best choice for the future for "prosumer" use and would there be a significant difference in image quality between the two?
Thanks,

Bill

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Depends on what you want to do with it.
Small head shots- probably not going to be much difference. Look at the sensor size differences below.
"Crop factor" math is a piece of cake at 2x, but there is more to it than that.
You can't expect to do everything well. The trend lately is for a full-size 35mm sensor. Must be a reason. I can see differences between some my FF images and the cropped sensor photos. Better shallow depth of field images (it's not the "b word). a little better high iso quality (but not much between the D700 & D7000) and the relatively huge viewfinder is a bonus. What else are you giving up.. Maybe faster shooting rate and less shutter lag? Bonuses for the the 4/3 cameras.. smaller size, quieter operation. Sony does some cool things, but I'm not that too familiar with them.

shieldsadvert

Thanks for your intelligent observation.

Bill

Gidgette Loc: Boerne,Texas

Welcome to UHH.

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

Theoretically, the bigger the sensor the better. Also, theoretically the higher the resolution the better. But the glass quality of the lens can make such a difference that you may not even be able to see the difference between 4/3 and APS-C for "advanced amateur" use.