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In Reply to: RE: Does anyone know if you can you produce shallow depth of field with a micro four thirds camera? posted by gme109 on July 09, 2009 at 00:53:53
If you want shallow depth of field go with a DSLR with the biggest sensor you can afford. The micro four thirds will have shallower depth of field than a typical point and shoot but not as shallow as and DSLR. If you can use a fast lens it will improve things but the lenses Olympus is offering for the new micro 4/3 cameras aren't very fast. Luckily you can use a fast lens from an Olympus Pen series camera or a Leica M- series camera. However, these are often very expensive lenses and you may be better off just getting an E-330 or other DSLR.
If you must get the 4/3 system, a longer focal length will give a shallower depth of field at any given aperture than would a shorter focal length. However, there are other problems that telephotos exhibit that you may not like, notably foreshortening and the requirement to use a tripod on many shots.
There are many resources on the net and many books that have tutorials or give lessons on lenses. CNET has a very good article on the micro 4/3 and how the camera with that sensor will behave compared to those with different sensors. A little research should answer all your questions.
If you have a "portrait" mode on your compact digital that will likely give you the most depth of field of the normal shooting modes.
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