06-26-2011, 08:58 AM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1309074520' post='9553']The Olympus 70-300mm f4.8-6.7 for instance.... It is equivalent to 140-600mm on full frame, yes. But look at that aperture (or rather: f-value): equivalent aperture of f9.6-13.4!
At some stage these "equivalent aperture" calculations cease to make sense. You easily managed to reach this stage. 600 mm on full frame - wow! - that´s costly and you need a truck to move it. Anyhow, for tele shooting achieving sufficient DOF poses typically more of a problem than the other way around. Hence, in practical terms, in addition to the massive size and weight advantage, a system like mFT is in many situations indeed preferable.
At some stage these "equivalent aperture" calculations cease to make sense. You easily managed to reach this stage. 600 mm on full frame - wow! - that´s costly and you need a truck to move it. Anyhow, for tele shooting achieving sufficient DOF poses typically more of a problem than the other way around. Hence, in practical terms, in addition to the massive size and weight advantage, a system like mFT is in many situations indeed preferable.