
No doubt I could have the same quality at 30 x 45 or similar larger sizes using a small MF sensor camera, but that is not something I usually need and would be willing to pay much greater sums for, notwithstanding the technical excellence of the large system. One image was printed to 24 x 32 inches (same camera and Zeiss Loxia lens) and seemed as crisp and as tonally detailed as the smaller enlargements.
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I made several images of 12 x 18 inches from a full frame Sony (42 MP sensor) that were excellent in both categories, even when viewed at abnormally close distances. I agree that most questions of superior resolution and tonality are settled by enlargement. Now I'm happy with what I can achieve with APS-C. In my youth, only 4x5 inch film and larger was "real" photography, the rest, puny :-) though I did make some decent images with puny 6圆 and 6x7cm film in my day. Pick the format that works for your system.

The Fuji/Hassy/Pentax/Phase sensor is 4x the area of APS-C, that's a pretty decent difference, albeit only 1.7 x the area of "full frame. What's "large format?" To some of us it meant 4x5 inch film, to others 8x10 and even larger. If one looks at the areas, they're quite different, 6x4.5 is 27cm square wherein 6x9 is 54, twice the area but still "medium format.

What's medium format? Well, there was 6x4.5, 6圆, 6x7, 6x8, and 6x9. When I shot film, I thought of 24x36 as small format, 6圆 as medium, and 4x5 inch as large. There's some interesting history about how the 24x36mm size became the standard, what we now call "full frame," but it's all ultimately arbitrary. All these sizes are the legacy of the film era, of course.
