According to a web page I found from 5-minute googling[1]:
Depth of Field[mm] = (2 * u^2 * N * c )/ f^2
where:
u = distance to object[mm], N = f number(focal length divided by effective aperture diameter), c = diameter of acceptable circle of confusion[mm], f = focal length[mm]
Assume Sony A7M4 with Milvus 2/100: let u, N, c, f = (160mm, f/22, 4um, 100mm): DoF = 0.396mm ~ 1/3rd of a penny thick
The answer is no, not possible without focus stacking. But focus stacking is a SLR technique anyway, so the part that he's flexing his fancy camera a bit is true.
I think the flex here is photographic quality images from a video camera. 6000 pixels across is a higher resolution than the top digital cameras from a few years ago. Combine that with an easy way to extract hundreds of frames which can be stacked and you have a relatively simple way to create these deep macro photos. Similar techniques (e.g. lucky imaging) have been used for years by astro-photographers even in the days of 320x240 webcams.
It’s a mirrorless with 24MP APS-C sensor. Top mirrorless from a decade ago already had 24MP APS-C sensors. Top smartphone from a decade ago had better resolution(41MP).
I’m not saying the camera can’t be impressive, I’m saying you’re vomiting marketing script.
I'm not doing anyone's vomiting for them. I'm not in the target market here. There's no way I'm dropping $2000 on a camera that shoots only video.
As far as marketing goes, 41MP of noisy pixels from a 1/1.2" 2012-vintage sensor is not comparable to 24MP from today's APS-C sensors. Here's an image sample linked from a DPReview article from 2013 to get my point across.
u = distance to object[mm], N = f number(focal length divided by effective aperture diameter), c = diameter of acceptable circle of confusion[mm], f = focal length[mm]
Assume Sony A7M4 with Milvus 2/100: let u, N, c, f = (160mm, f/22, 4um, 100mm): DoF = 0.396mm ~ 1/3rd of a penny thick
The answer is no, not possible without focus stacking. But focus stacking is a SLR technique anyway, so the part that he's flexing his fancy camera a bit is true.
1: https://damienfournier.co/dof-the-simplified-formula-to-unde...