Matt Grum wrote:
Medium format was never about shallow depth of field, it was mainly about increased detail and increased print size from a larger negative.
naturephoto1 wrote:
I would still wait for the Sony A9 and A7rIII. If they really are 72 to 80MP cameras they would probably cut into the difference with the new Hasselblad.
That\'s the big issue for me. Given the cost of the body/lenses I would need to keep it for say 5 years before upgrading, in the same period I could maybe upgrade my A7RII twice. So on average I would be shooting higher resolution images staying with 35mm.
Now many will say there are other intangible benefits of medium format, I\'ll concede greater microcontrast but I\'ve yet to see any blind testing that proves you can get different focus transitions or finer gradients compared than is possible on a smaller format...
Matts it\'s there but it\'s also a strawman argument as most people can\'t see it anyway. Is the huge difference no it is not , why I had no issue coming off of MF as my clients have no clue. We as shooters do but sometimes that\'s meaningless too.
Matt Grum wrote:
Medium format was never about shallow depth of field, it was mainly about increased detail and increased print size from a larger negative.
naturephoto1 wrote:
I would still wait for the Sony A9 and A7rIII. If they really are 72 to 80MP cameras they would probably cut into the difference with the new Hasselblad.
That\'s the big issue for me. Given the cost of the body/lenses I would need to keep it for say 5 years before upgrading, in the same period I could maybe upgrade my A7RII twice. So on average I would be shooting higher resolution images staying with 35mm.
Now many will say there are other intangible benefits of medium format, I\'ll concede greater microcontrast but I\'ve yet to see any blind testing that proves you can get different focus transitions or finer gradients compared than is possible on a smaller format...
Matts it\'s there but it\'s also a strawman argument as most people can\'t see it anyway. Is the difference huge no it is not , why I had no issue coming off of MF as my clients have no clue. We as shooters do but sometimes that\'s meaningless too.
Jun 22, 2016 at 09:00 AM
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