09-28-2010, 05:17 PM
[quote name='RussellB' timestamp='1285688644' post='3324']
Hmm, the trouble with that tangential thought is that as sensors get better and better, who will want the bigger sensors...I am already losing interest in anything bigger than APS now that my wedding clients are very pleased with the Nex's ISO 800 quality.[/quote]
Varying focal length for an equivalent field of view and keeping the same aperture, a bigger sensor gives you shallower DoF. So while you can compensate to a degree by using faster glass on smaller sensors, there comes a point where it becomes impractical.
Now, the weakness to the above is that many cameras (particularly compacts) offer fake shallow DoF processing. If this is "good enough" then the shallow DoF potential argument could diminish.
Hmm, the trouble with that tangential thought is that as sensors get better and better, who will want the bigger sensors...I am already losing interest in anything bigger than APS now that my wedding clients are very pleased with the Nex's ISO 800 quality.[/quote]
Varying focal length for an equivalent field of view and keeping the same aperture, a bigger sensor gives you shallower DoF. So while you can compensate to a degree by using faster glass on smaller sensors, there comes a point where it becomes impractical.
Now, the weakness to the above is that many cameras (particularly compacts) offer fake shallow DoF processing. If this is "good enough" then the shallow DoF potential argument could diminish.
<a class="bbc_url" href="http://snowporing.deviantart.com/">dA</a> Canon 7D2, 7D, 5D2, 600D, 450D, 300D IR modified, 1D, EF-S 10-18, 15-85, EF 35/2, 85/1.8, 135/2, 70-300L, 100-400L, MP-E65, Zeiss 2/50, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300/2.8, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Olympus E-P1, Panasonic 20/1.7, Sony HX9V, Fuji X100.