Key Takeaways: APS-C sensor uses a wider angle, and the image ratio is bigger than in Micro 4/3 sensor, which can crop the image. The Micro 4/3 sensor is way more compact and light, but the image quality is APS-C is visibly better. The price range is different. APS-C comes with higher prices, whereas Micro 4/3 offers affordable price tags.
Image Quality. One of the primary reasons photographers may opt for APS C cameras compared to MFT models is image quality. The larger the physical sensor in the camera, the bigger the pixels in the photos, increasing image quality. Since APS C has a considerably larger sensor size, you’ll have higher resolution images to work with.
The difference between lenses designed for smaller sensors and for full frame is that one covers the entire full frame sensor, the other one doesn't. But if you buy a 16mm lens designed for APS-C cameras, you'll still get a 24mm FOV on an APS-C camera, the same thing happens when you use a full frame 16mm lens on an APS-C camera. Full frame sensors are the same size as 35mm film, measuring 24 x 36mm. APS-C sensors are smaller at around 15 x 23mm, though the exact size can vary depending on the make. You might seeFor example, a 28 mm lens is a wide angle lens on a traditional 35 mm camera. But the same lens on an APS-C camera, with a lens factor of 1.6× (relative to a standard full-frame 35 mm format camera), has the same angle of view as a 45 mm (28 mm × 1.6 lens factor) lens on a 35 mm camera—i.e. a normal lens.
Alternatively, instead of a 35mm equivalent, it can determine another equivalent, for example, APS-C or 1” equivalent. This feature can be used to play with various sensor sizes and focal distances to better understand how this equivalent works. Example: Calculate the equivalent focal length of a 50mm APS-C lens for a 35mm full-frame sensor.
The biggest difference between full frame and APS-C is size. This starts with the birth of 135 film. After Germany developed the LEIKA camera for shooting 35mm (36mm × 24mm) film in the 1820s, the 35mm film was also called the Leica roll.A 35mm lens on an APS-C body will have the same view angle as a 50mm on a full-frame body. Since you mention DX, I assume you're using Nikon. The Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX lens is sharp but has noticable barrel distortion which can be reduced in post processing. yygbpW.