Micro 4/3 system
Sep 20, 2018 09:53:26 #
Sep 21, 2018 08:51:34 #
I enjoy taking photos of "small stuff" but don't really do a lot of it.
Last year, for Christmas, my husband gave me the Olympus M4/3, 60mm, 1:2.8 macro lens.
It has proven to be very versatile, not only for the "small stuff" but also as a portrait lens.
Because it happened to be on the camera when a "photo-op" came up with the animals frolicking in the field, I just took the shot from about 100 yards away, and it came out very well.
All in all, a very versatile lens and I really like it.
Last year, for Christmas, my husband gave me the Olympus M4/3, 60mm, 1:2.8 macro lens.
It has proven to be very versatile, not only for the "small stuff" but also as a portrait lens.
Because it happened to be on the camera when a "photo-op" came up with the animals frolicking in the field, I just took the shot from about 100 yards away, and it came out very well.
All in all, a very versatile lens and I really like it.
Sep 21, 2018 09:02:45 #
I shoot most of my close-up (not true "macro") images and BIF at a nearby lake. Thus, my typical setup is my Oly EM-1 mkII with the 40-150 f/2.8 with the 1.4 extender. This allows me to be ready for the BIF and/or the butterflies, etc..., that land on nearby plants.
This setup allows me to still get within two feet of the subject. I typically shoot between f/6.3 and f/8, so the bump in minimum f-stop to f/4 due to the 1.4 extender is not a factor. I center the subject and find that this combo produces very sharp images and minimizes the need for extensive cropping. I have tried using just the 40-150 zoom without the 1.4 extender, but found that, at least for the images I captured, I had to crop too much.
Just my 2-cents.
This setup allows me to still get within two feet of the subject. I typically shoot between f/6.3 and f/8, so the bump in minimum f-stop to f/4 due to the 1.4 extender is not a factor. I center the subject and find that this combo produces very sharp images and minimizes the need for extensive cropping. I have tried using just the 40-150 zoom without the 1.4 extender, but found that, at least for the images I captured, I had to crop too much.
Just my 2-cents.
Sep 22, 2018 18:39:44 #
Don Komarechka who is an amazing professional macro photographer uses a micro 4/3 camera with a 45mm macro lens.
Sep 25, 2018 18:12:36 #
Be aware that usually the SMALLER the digital sensor, the CLOSER the lens must be to the subject, in order to catch true 1:1 macro-photography. Most photos with 4/3 systems are close-up, at best.
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