glenerrolrd
Workshop Member
The current debate seems to be about how well the Fuji GFX 100 files compare to the larger Phase IQ4 150 files . Could the smaller and less costly MF replace Phase One Backs as the standard for great image quality ?
The value proposition should be a given ..no need to thrash Phase for being much more expensive ..you know if you can afford to pay a premium .
Lets assume for a minute that the thread on print sizes is a given . If you print large there is always an advantage to having larger files that do not require resizing . But how much of your work would really benefit from being able to print super large ...how much of it do you actually print that large ?
As was pointed out the pixel sizes are the same and since they are both Sony BSI sensors ..probably of similar capability .
My standards are lower ...if it looks great on my iMac 5K ...it will print as large as I might every want 17 x22 . Yet I can easily see the differences in image quality between 37.5 Mp Leica S 007 file and a similar Nikon D810 file . In fact when I compared the Panasonic S1R 47MP files to the Leica S files ..again ..no comparison .
So I have been conditioned by experience that each step up in physical sensor size APS-C to FF to MF to LF ...results in a better (to my eye ) aesthetic ....larger files just look better .
The value proposition should be a given ..no need to thrash Phase for being much more expensive ..you know if you can afford to pay a premium .
Lets assume for a minute that the thread on print sizes is a given . If you print large there is always an advantage to having larger files that do not require resizing . But how much of your work would really benefit from being able to print super large ...how much of it do you actually print that large ?
As was pointed out the pixel sizes are the same and since they are both Sony BSI sensors ..probably of similar capability .
My standards are lower ...if it looks great on my iMac 5K ...it will print as large as I might every want 17 x22 . Yet I can easily see the differences in image quality between 37.5 Mp Leica S 007 file and a similar Nikon D810 file . In fact when I compared the Panasonic S1R 47MP files to the Leica S files ..again ..no comparison .
So I have been conditioned by experience that each step up in physical sensor size APS-C to FF to MF to LF ...results in a better (to my eye ) aesthetic ....larger files just look better .