Love the video Robin ❤ Your Macro photos are amazing ❤️ I know you have stated in past videos that it is not your preference to manual focus or use manual focus lenses…but you are awesome at it 😁 Keep up the great work 😁
Robin, I am dumb so please be patient with me, but I have an OM-1 and the OLy Zuiko 60mm 2.8 macro and I cannot get very consistent 1:1 magnification to be clear and sharp. I try to use 1:1 and keep manual focus and rock toward and back from my subject, using Godox TT350, OM-1 Manual set to 1/250 shutter, f8/0, and 200 ISO, with a cheaper diffuser and I swear I get clear bug eyes like one time out of 1000 tries. I have also tried switching to S-AF and backing up some and getting out of 1:1 to get pics and even though they aren't as close as 1:1, those seem to come out much sharper than my 1:1 attempts. I don't know how some folks can use focus stacking free hand when I can't even get a clear single image!
After tuning in to your last web chat I am supper interested in your macro thoughts now! Looks like a great lease. If only it had AF so focus stacking could be done.
I find it almost impossible to do any stacking with the kinds of bugs I am shooting. They don't stay still, and the leaves/branches they were on also move so much due to wind! Even a light breeze can throw the whole bug out of frame.
Thank for your excellent review on Olympus. I'm french and I learned more about Olympus than in French review. Using MFT since 4 or 5 years now with Panasonic , I bought an Old EM-10 for my daughter, and what a revelation when I try It . I go to Panasonic due too review that said Olympus was not as good in video , and menu was not easy to use. When i first put my hand on EM-10 i find that every important thing was easy to use, and menu are finally more easy for me than in Nikon-Sony or Pana. So I go my self for an OM-5 and what a fantastic machine it is .
Hi Robin.Nice video again.Have the Oly 60mm f2.8 macro.I believe that lens should be fine for me as hobbiest.Small,light,full exif data etc.Only 1:1 but thats fine for me.
At my skill level, I can't see doing macro photography without auto-focus. But I'm sure that in more experienced hands, this lens will offer great results.
I think macro photography can be a great intro to complete manual shooting, you can use a tripod and work very slowly with small still objects like flowers, coins, rocks, etc. I actually ordered this lens yesterday, excited to try it out.
You should try the Laowa 25mm 5X Macro if you ever get a chance. While 5X magnification handheld is a mission impossible, if you don't have a tripod but at least something for the camera to lean on you can still get a decently sharp 5X image. Of course, a tripod will always be better, but just saying that it's still usable even without one.
Some of the example images you show are also shown on the Amazon page for the lens. Even a picture taken with the lens on an OM-1 is clearly held by you. So they use your pictures for their advertisements on Amazon? If you want, I can send you the link by email (German Amazon). However, the lens is displayed as unavailable.
hey robin, i have just left a comment on your other video regarding the 7artisans 60mm macro lens with the meike 10mm + 16mm extension tubes for 350% magnification.. in your opinion, which lens/lens combo do you prefer for macro photography out of the 2 setups? i can get this pergear lens in the UK for £158, whereas the 7artisan 60mm f2.8 and the extension tubes totals just over £200. thank you in advance :)
No 7artisans did not have the same lens. They had a 1:1 macro, not 2:1, which basically doubles the magnification factor and makes a whole world of difference in macro.
Hey Robin, did you switch to the Canon R5 finally ??? is this a Canon reflection in the lens at 5:35 ? LOL 🙂 congratulation, hopefully an R5 vs OM1 video is in the work
