By: Max
Oh so the article goes from the clickbait title "m43 is the best night system" to "...is the best mainstrean (crop sensor) night system" By: Christopher James
It is definitely misleading, although the aperture certainly is .95, that is a figure based on focal length. The total amount of light gathered by lens is not equal untill crop factor is applied. That is why I for instance ISO 1600 starts to show noticeable noise on micro 4/3, is very faint on aps-c, and near invisible on FF. ISO is a measurement based on a certain area, not total area By: Loungefly
There is one significant aspect to this that makes this article misleading. You failed to mention that although IBIS allows a user to keep the iso low by allowing much lower shutter speeds handheld, that is only relevant if you're shooting static scenes and/or you don't want to freeze action. You're not going to be able to prevent motion blur if you're having to shoot at 1 second in order to keep the iso under an acceptable limit (1600-3200iso depending on how much noise you're okay with). By: marcos
Regarding light-gathering ability, f0.95 is f0.95 for whatever sensor size.
Regarding bokeh, f0.95 in a m43 sensor gets a depth of field as shallow as f1.9 in FF.
However, as this article deals with night photo, light gathering is what it counts, so not misleading at all. By: David
But what about crop factor for sensors. An f/0.95 m43 lens is an f/1.8 35mm equivalent, or an f/1.2 APS-C equivalent. This article is a bit misleading. By: Exploring Urban Sprawl with Emmanuel Monzon - Shutters in the Night
[…] Emmanuel finds interesting subjects by doing a lot of driving around at night in suburban Seattle. Later, he’ll go back and hit the spots he identified previously, relying on a good visual memory to guide him back to places of interest. When returning to take photos, Emmanuel prefers to shoot very late at night. That way, there’s no traffic or people around, and he can take the time to circle around the subject and try out different angles. Emmanuel shoots with solely a camera in his hands (no tripod, no strobes) and his main camera is a Panasonic GM1 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless with a Panasonic/Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 lens (you may remember that SITN advocated for Micro Four Thirds as the best mirrorless system for night photography). […] By: Marc L
All very valid points in a concise article. Good job!