Using the same lens on the general aps c sensor means that 50mm lens is now 50mm x 1 5 75mm.
Full frame lens on micro 4 3.
Similarly if you mount a 35mm lens on a micro four thirds sensor which has a crop factor of 2x it effectively doubles the focal length obtained to around 70mm.
And here is where the myth about mirrorless cameras are much more portable than the dslr ones goes out the window.
The cameras were equipped with 35mm equivalent lenses and captured photos at f 8 1 second iso 200.
The myth was and is true when mirrorless cameras were using micro four thirds sensors or smaller.
With just two lenses 12 40mm f f2 8 and 40 150mm f 2 8 i have the full frame equivalent to 24 300mm at a constant aperture of f 2 8.
Photo clicked at 35mm on a full frame camera.
For the canon aps c the 50mm lens becomes 50 mm x 1 6 80mm.
Advantages of micro four thirds over compact digital cameras.
Slr magic 50mm f 0 95 on a full frame camera such as the a7s would i experience any cropping on the sides of the image.
The micro four thirds system sometimes abbreviated to mft or m4 3 is a standard released by olympus and panasonic in 2008 for the design and development of cameras and lenses for the mirrorless format.
If you mount the same lens on a full frame nikon body such as the d850 it gives an output of 35mm.
Micro four thirds lenses can be used on 35mm equivalent full frame and aps c cameras but will be susceptible to lens vignetting.
Mf vs full frame vs aps c vs micro four thirds.
If you were to use a 50mm lens on a full frame camera the focal length would be exactly 50mm.
Micro 4 3 lenses are produced by several manufacturers including panasonic mitakon samyang sharp sigma tamron tokina and olympus with all lenses being compatible with all micro 4 3 camera bodies.
These lenses combined weigh less than three pounds and total.
This is why lenses for full frame cameras are larger in comparison from those built for say micro four thirds cameras.