07-24-2016, 11:29 PM
Quote:MFT does NOT have a more deep DOF than FF and APS-C. You have the possibility to have a more shallow DOF with FF, but when closing down to the same aperture (equivalent f-stop), you get the same "deep" DOF on all formats.
MFT does have a size advantage of you go for smaller aperture lenses, and it does have a tele advantage.
What I'm trying to get at is that different formats have different strengths. With a 2x crop factor you will use a 25mm lens to get the same FOV you would have with a 50mm on a FF. With the 25mm lens you will have a deeper depth of field. A lot of times in nature photography you want a deep depth of field. I just got finished looking at a photo of a beautiful, huge, ornate Hungarian church. The lens was wide enough that everything was sharp!
It may not seem like an important difference, but I have reviewed a lot of nature photos taken with the newest Olympus gear, and they look very good to me. Also having 5-stop anti-shake built in to the camera seems like it would make much easier shooting with all lenses. There are a couple gimmicky things too. I wouldn't take notice, but they seem like exceptionally good gimmicks. One is in camera focus stacking. I'm sure you are familiar with software for focus stacking, and the excruciating process of taking photos at different settings and then trying to make a focused result via post processing. I sort of realize I am in the wrong church to preach deep depth of field, but I love the effect! I just don't like the work involved. Okay, so that is one. The other is that the sensor shift of the 16 MP sensor is able to combine a mosaic of sensor shift views to yield a 40 MP result. Gimmicks, or really cool features? Certainly part gimmick because they are limited in applicability. However...I'd like to play with them!
I guess the large sensor mirrorless appeal is to street photography type stuff?