The question is, is it worth it for the amateur photographer to stare at the medium format, or is it better to leave it to the professionals? Materials on the topic But with the rise of modern technology, the medium format is getting closer and closer to the average photographer and amateur photographer. Medium digital format is a different world, a world of a different photography and a world of photographers of a different plan. And it is very important that such a kit will cost around $ 5.000, which is already comparable to some 'regular' full-frame cameras. As a result, for example, FUJIFILM GFX 50r with pancake lens FUJINON GF LENS 50mm 1: 3.5 R LM WR (analogue 40/2.8) weighs just over 1 kg. Yes, and a short working distance allows you to get lenses with slightly smaller sizes. Lack of giant medium format mirror boxes allows you to significantly reduce the size of the camera. I really like the idea of a mirrorless medium format. But in our time, everything that is larger than the classic 36 X 24 is already called the medium format. But, of course, there are backs with a larger sensor size, for example 53 X 40 from Phase One or Mamiya.Īctually the 44 X 33 is not quite a medium format, but rather a crop from the 'smallest' medium format 56 X 42 mm (645 format).
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#FULL FRAME VS MEDIUM FORMAT FULL#
So the transition from a crop with an APS-C sensor to a full frame 36 X 24 should feel much more than going from a full frame to 'medium format' with a sensor size of 44 X 33 mm.īut in practice, the sensations from the medium format are much more than what the calculations show.Ī lot of digital backs also use 44 X 33 mm sensors. It is considered very simple: (43.8 * 32.9) / (36 * 24).įor example, when switching from cropped cameras with Kf = 1.6X for Canon cameras with an APS-C sensor (22.3 X 14.9 mm) to full-frame Canon cameras (with a 36 X 24 sensor), the sensor area increases 2.6 times. The only significant difference between 44 X 33 and 45 X 30 is the aspect ratio of the frame, in the first case 4 to 3, in the second - the classic 3 to 2.Ĭrop factor for 44 X 33 sensors, it is Kf = 0.79X, and the frame area in 1.67 times more than the frame 36 X 24.
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mm and is almost the same as 43.8 X 32.8, which equals 1437 sq. The frame area of the Leica S with 45 X 30 sensors is 1350 sq. Mirrorless Hasselblad x with sensors 43.8 X 32.9 mm (often rounded to 44 X 33)
#FULL FRAME VS MEDIUM FORMAT MANUAL#
There are also manual solutions from third-party manufacturers:ĭigital slr Pentax 645 with sensors 43.8 X 32.8 mm (often rounded to 44 X 33)
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Mirrorless FUJIFILM GFX with sensors 43.8 X 32.9 mm (often rounded to 44 X 33)
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They are easy to understand and operate, and also have an almost classic look, typical of conventional CPC and UPC. Usually, these cameras look like a monster-like look and inspire young neophytes with fear and horror, not only in appearance, but also at their cost.īut nowadays, 'simple' non-modular digital medium format cameras have already begun to appear, which very, very much resemble conventional system cameras. I suspect that the main difficulty lies in the modular structure of some medium-format cameras, which consist of several separate nodes, such as a digital back, viewfinder, chassis / body and various specialized peripherals. Sometimes the digital medium format for some users is something scary and incomprehensible.