Toothwalker wrote:What one can say without hesitation, is that an MF lens is unnecessarily big and costly for what it delivers on FF or APS (except for the vignetting aspect). You can get the same in a smaller and cheaper package.
But, the smaller format glass will not give you the same drawing style / \"look\" as MF glass, i.e. it really isn\'t the same. The angles of projection (not referring to aov/fov) will be different/steeper to the edges/corners (and correspondingly different lens design to contend with it) ... part of the reason for the different \"look\" coming from MF vs. FF vs. APS designed glass, along with other aspects of the projected image. Similar applies as you continue to move ever closer to the film plane.
Smaller gear ... yeah, that one\'s kinda tough to refute in many instances. But, cheaper doesn\'t necessarily hold true ... check out M645 glass prices ... held down thanks in part to the masses who perpetually refute MF glass on FF and the surge toward smaller is better.
Jul 03, 2013 at 11:30 AM
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