Matt Blaze on Nostr: In practice, what this means is that photos made with larger format cameras tend to ...

In practice, what this means is that photos made with larger format cameras tend to have shallower depth of field than those made with smaller formats, even though large format lenses tend to have smaller maximum apertures. (My fastest medium format lens is f/4, which would absolutely slow by full frame lens standards).

This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. It's harder to achieve deep depth of field, but easier to highlight subjects with selective focus.