Getting a Four Third system simply for the x2 crop factor?


Reportage

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If use a 70-200 f/2.8 that would mean 400mm at f/2.8 which is pretty cost effective.
 

but why cant u just crop for example :

a 70-200 f/2.8 mounted on a ff dslr than go home crop the image by 1/2?
 

but why cant u just crop for example :

a 70-200 f/2.8 mounted on a ff dslr than go home crop the image by 1/2?
cropped image = enlarged pixels in the case of serious cropping. On a Full Frame, a telephoto 70-200 seems kinda wasted but thats my opinion.
 

does getting a 4/3 system mean going on a different system from what you currently have? if yes means you cant use your existing lenses and you have to buy new lenses which means no economies of scale.

imo a 1.6x crop factor is not much different from 2x.
 

cropped image = enlarged pixels in the case of serious cropping. On a Full Frame, a telephoto 70-200 seems kinda wasted but thats my opinion.

Hi there Reportage, i believe cropping dosent involve enlarged pixels unless u cropped a photo and enlarged the cropped area back to its original resolution or to a bigger print size. If thats the case you might want to check out the new High Resolution APS-C cameras as they are already cropped to 1.6x and the resulting 400mm fov would be of higher resolution.
 

If use a 70-200 f/2.8 that would mean 400mm at f/2.8 which is pretty cost effective.

Because you don't get the DoF control of a 400/2.8 nor do you get the noise performance of a FF.

You do, of course, as you point out, save a bucketload of ££.
 

Because you don't get the DoF control of a 400/2.8 nor do you get the noise performance of a FF.

You do, of course, as you point out, save a bucketload of ££.

This is true, plus the number of lenses available for 4/3 and especially m4/3 are still limited compared to Canikon. I am moving the normal way, i.e. from m4/3 to Nikon 1.5x cropped and maybe a couple of years from now, to FF.
 

i would probably adopt it for the compactness and the cross mounting possibilities rather than the crop
 

The poor dynamic range of 4/3 kills it for me.
 

If use a 70-200 f/2.8 that would mean 400mm at f/2.8 which is pretty cost effective.

Dun think there is such a lens in the 4/3 range .....

BUT yes, if teles are what you are interested, then the 4/3 system does gives better value. More compact allowing for better handheld. Compare the 50-200/f2.8-3.5 Zuiko to ANYTHING in the Canikon system and you'll NOT find much equivalent. Esp the IQ for the price.
 

If use a 70-200 f/2.8 that would mean 400mm at f/2.8 which is pretty cost effective.

I'm assuming that the lens you are intending to use is for 35mm full frame format?

I believe it's a very bad idea, unless you are using a tripod all the time.

The handling will be lousy and you risk breaking your mount (and the adapter) when you handhold it.
 

mounted my 70-200 on my PEN-1 and in video mode.. :thumbsup:
 

but that is a 35-100mm, equivalent to 70-200 f2.8 on FF nia, TS is talking about a focal length equivalent to 140-400mm.. :bsmilie:
There is a vertical scrollbar at the side of a browser for a reason and I did said Sigma. :)

There is also a Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 90-250mm f/2.8 if you need an even longer reach. ;)
 

cropped image = enlarged pixels in the case of serious cropping. On a Full Frame, a telephoto 70-200 seems kinda wasted but thats my opinion.

sorry, i still dont understand this.

if i took a photo using the same lens on a ff dslr eg 5dmkll, than crop the image by half, u mean the image degrade to be worst than using same lens but shot with a 4/3 camera, eg oly e3?
 

the 35mm sensor area is 3.5x larger than the micro 4/3 sensor, need to crop more than half ..

hahaha, i thought since oly is 2x crop sensor, so half the ff sensor lor, i forgot about the difference in aspect ratio.:embrass:

but should there be difference?