highdesertmesa wrote:
You have to forget about FOV being the determining factor in the equation. Consider two lenses that have the same FOV, such as 50mm on full frame and 63mm on a GFX, then ask yourself, "Does a 63mm render with a different image character than a 50mm lens on full frame?"
A 63mm lens has the same image character across any sensor size. Making the sensor larger or smaller will not change the character of how a 63mm lens renders, it will only change how much of the image circle you can see.
The question really becomes, though, "Is the difference between 50mm and 63mm enough to make a noticeable difference in image rendering to most people given that you're complicating perceptions by having the same FOV?" I think it makes more and more difference the closer you are to the subject and the wider the aperture. At infinity and small apertures, I would think it would be much more difficult to see any noticeable differences.
Does this make sense to anyone else, or am I way off base here?...Show more →
If we were talking 6x7 MF compared to 35mm film, the perspective difference after making FOV equivalent for both systems would be quite noticeable.
It may not be quite as noticeable going from full frame to 33x44mm sensor size but the perspective difference is still there.
Fred, the #1 Im considering adding the GFXr to my kit is the native aspect ratio. I love square crops [shot Hasselblad 501cm for 7+ years] and a square crop of the MF sensor is huge compared to 35mm square crop. Just my reasoning but 🤷🏼♂️
Fred Miranda wrote:
If we were talking 6x7 MF compared to 35mm film, the perspective difference after making FOV equivalent for both systems would be quite noticeable.
It may not be quite as noticeable going from full frame to 33x44mm sensor size but the perspective difference is still there.
Here's one from yesterday evening; I slightly mis-calulated how fast the tide was coming in, and the water was lapping at the feet of my tripod before this 15-minute exposure ended.
