Timppa
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Hi!
So for a while now I have had these ideas in my mind to either go from my Nikon DX to Mirrorless FF or.... M43!
going to M43 might be a surprise to some of you, but I feel it has so many advantages compared to the other systems.
But of course, me, someone who doubts with everything all the time, cannot make the decision by myself, so I am looking for people who have done a similar thing and are happy/regret it.
Bare in mind that the things I write below are kind of my thoughts and thinking out load.
I believe with selling my current set, I could buy a very decent M43 set (used).
Current set:
Nikon D7500
Nikon 10-20mm F4.5-5.6
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 ART
Sigma 50mm F1.4 ART
Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 AF-P FX version
Nikon 200-500mm F5.6
Tamron 90mm Macro (not included in the comparison)
Samyang 8mm fisheye (not included in the comparison)
M43 set that I believe would be awesome to have:
Olympus OM-D E-M1 III
Panasonic Leica 10-25mm F1.7
Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro (M.Zuiko)
Olympus 300mm F4 Pro (M.Zuiko)
1.4TC
M43 VS DX, advantages of the M43 system:
Total weight of the set (macro and fisheye lens not included) would be close to 2KG (4 pounds) less. 3610g VS 5555g
I would be able to shoot 18fps (even up to 60). instead of 8fps
Build in stabilizer in the body up to 7 stops
121 focus points VS 51
20mp is very close to 21mp, not really a loss, but with pixel shift I can with a tripod go up to 80mp if needed.
I would go from 5 lenses to 3 lenses+TC
Advantages of the DX system:
better in low light, it can deal far better with higher ISO.
obviously, bigger sensor
more DOF with high aperture
I currently have with my DX set (in 35mm sensor terms);
15-27mm F4.5-5.6 - 27-50mm F1.8 - 75mm F1.4 - 105-750mm F4.5-5.6
With the M43 (including 1.4TC) set I would have the following (in 35mm sensor terms);
20-50mm F1.7 - 80-300mm F2.8 - 420mm F4(TC) - 600mm F4 - 840mm F5.6(TC)
So, what can I conclude;
A lot smaller, easier to carry set.
I would lose some mm on the wide end (15 vs 20mm), but then again, the aperture is better.
I would lose my nice portret lens and F1.4 (sigma 50mm), ofcourse there are alternatives with M43 as well.
I would really gain on the long end with more light at F4, easier to carry and also with TC gain a bit more reach (750mm VS 840mm)
One idea to get more wide angle would be perhaps to do the following:
Metabones speedbooster with the Samyang 12mm F2 DX lens, This would make a 8mm (16mm in FF) with F1.4
Alright, that's it I think, let me know your thoughts!
Edit:
PS: I truly love my sigma lenses right now, but the autofocus is not fast enough I find for when I take pictures of my kids, I read from the Panasonic 10-25mm that It is really fast, so this is also a point that really excites me!
So for a while now I have had these ideas in my mind to either go from my Nikon DX to Mirrorless FF or.... M43!
going to M43 might be a surprise to some of you, but I feel it has so many advantages compared to the other systems.
But of course, me, someone who doubts with everything all the time, cannot make the decision by myself, so I am looking for people who have done a similar thing and are happy/regret it.
Bare in mind that the things I write below are kind of my thoughts and thinking out load.
I believe with selling my current set, I could buy a very decent M43 set (used).
Current set:
Nikon D7500
Nikon 10-20mm F4.5-5.6
Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 ART
Sigma 50mm F1.4 ART
Nikon 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 AF-P FX version
Nikon 200-500mm F5.6
Tamron 90mm Macro (not included in the comparison)
Samyang 8mm fisheye (not included in the comparison)
M43 set that I believe would be awesome to have:
Olympus OM-D E-M1 III
Panasonic Leica 10-25mm F1.7
Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro (M.Zuiko)
Olympus 300mm F4 Pro (M.Zuiko)
1.4TC
M43 VS DX, advantages of the M43 system:
Total weight of the set (macro and fisheye lens not included) would be close to 2KG (4 pounds) less. 3610g VS 5555g
I would be able to shoot 18fps (even up to 60). instead of 8fps
Build in stabilizer in the body up to 7 stops
121 focus points VS 51
20mp is very close to 21mp, not really a loss, but with pixel shift I can with a tripod go up to 80mp if needed.
I would go from 5 lenses to 3 lenses+TC
Advantages of the DX system:
better in low light, it can deal far better with higher ISO.
obviously, bigger sensor
more DOF with high aperture
I currently have with my DX set (in 35mm sensor terms);
15-27mm F4.5-5.6 - 27-50mm F1.8 - 75mm F1.4 - 105-750mm F4.5-5.6
With the M43 (including 1.4TC) set I would have the following (in 35mm sensor terms);
20-50mm F1.7 - 80-300mm F2.8 - 420mm F4(TC) - 600mm F4 - 840mm F5.6(TC)
So, what can I conclude;
A lot smaller, easier to carry set.
I would lose some mm on the wide end (15 vs 20mm), but then again, the aperture is better.
I would lose my nice portret lens and F1.4 (sigma 50mm), ofcourse there are alternatives with M43 as well.
I would really gain on the long end with more light at F4, easier to carry and also with TC gain a bit more reach (750mm VS 840mm)
One idea to get more wide angle would be perhaps to do the following:
Metabones speedbooster with the Samyang 12mm F2 DX lens, This would make a 8mm (16mm in FF) with F1.4
Alright, that's it I think, let me know your thoughts!
Edit:
PS: I truly love my sigma lenses right now, but the autofocus is not fast enough I find for when I take pictures of my kids, I read from the Panasonic 10-25mm that It is really fast, so this is also a point that really excites me!