Photographers always say bigger sensors are better, but I prefer Micro Four Thirds for these two genres

OM System M.Zuiko 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens, mounted to an OM System OM-1 Mark II, being held out in a top-down view in a woodland setting.

I’ve heard it a million times: larger sensors are better for photography. Look at a sheet of camera specifications and the biggest indicator of image quality is going to be the sensor size. I won’t deny that.

But while larger sensors tend to produce less noise and more bokeh, larger sensors aren’t always better for every genre. Case in point? There are two genres for which I prefer Micro Four Thirds cameras: wildlife and macro photography.