Take a macro walk with me - Gear, settings, tips and sample photos
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- For this week's video, I take you on a macro walk with me in my new neighborhood. I talk gear and settings as well as give you some tips and show you some of the images I made using the OM5 and the 60 mm macro. Can this combo be a great macro set up? You let me know in the comments.
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Another beautiful genre of photography ❤
Beautiful images, Emilie.
Many thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always 👍🤗
Thank you so much!
Hi Emilie. I love your bug macro shots. I’ve been practicing on small items indoors this winter waiting for spring. Popcorn is fun in macro! But I never have images as big as yours. I have em 1 Mk 2 and the 60 mm Zuiko lens set at 1:1. Do you crop in post to make them even bigger? The eyes on your bugs are huge!! Thanks. Scott
❤love the video I love my 60marco
Thank you Calvin! Hope you are having a good weekend.
Nice video. Thank you. I have observed that you use a quite closed aperture: f/14, f/16
Yes when I do macro and don't use bracketing or stacking, I am often using f/14 and even higher. Depth of field is key.
Nice video clip as usual Emilie. I have been out with an addition LED Constant Light / Flash unit. The best configuration I found is to have one unit on the camera bracket and one as a mobile unit which can be used with a ground spike, handle or on a light tripod or monopod. There is the facility to also mount the second unit onto the camera bracket with a small bendable arm. And yes, getting the light correct is important. I am able to control the colour of my units which can be useful in conjunction with the camera WB. Like you I still have my 60mm macro lens which with the OM-5 , that I do not have, must weigh virtually nothing !! My system is considerably heavier😏🤨. Keep on posting. Great to see how you operate and hear your opinions 🥰🥰
Thank you my friend! The most important is that you feel comfortable with your system and found something that works for you. Would love to see you set up when you have time. You should post it on instagram!
As an EM5 mark iii and 60 mm macro user your video and images were great! Excellent information delivered in a clear manner. Decided to upgrade my diffuser so I hope this will improve my macro images.
Would you consider doing a video on how you process your images?
Thank you you for your comment. What diffuser did you end up getting? Yes I will be planning an editing video. I actually keep my editing to a minimum so it is pretty straight forward and simple.
@@EmilieT
Decided on the Cygnustech in the end, the ability for it to fold flat was a factor. What flash are you using? I have a Godox TT 350o perhaps the V model would have been a better choice. Looking forward to your editing video, simple works for me! Best Peter
@@petersplatt7561 great choice both the AK and the Cygnustech are great diffuser. I use the Olympus FL700 for my flash
Awesome timing! Tomorrow morning I'm heading for a macro walk at Sydney botanical Gardens with my workmates from the Photo Club. I have my 60mm macro on EM1.2 and 26mm extensions tubes. My friend is also bringing her Raynox250 so I'll try some extreme magnification 😂 unfortunately a great deal on Godox V350 and a bespoke diffuser for this flash/lens combo fell through, so will have to rely on the natural light 😂 let's see what I get 😀
Have fun! natural light works well too and if the sun is too bright just make some shade. Hope you capture great images!
@EmilieT thanks so much! It was a nice session, tried to play around with the dew drops, but got nowhere close to your waterdrop masterpieces. Also tried adding a 16mm distance ring to my 60mm macro, but it makes the workable range of close focus so narrow that it's almost unworkable hand-held :) I'm happy with some hand-held focus stacked flowers though!
Refraction really takes a lot of time and you will have to fail a lot and try a lot of different things. Don't be discourage and keep at it@@buggersofoz
@@EmilieT thanks! I know, baby steps. Reviewed the photos today and got a few good ones, including a sun star on a water droplet. Good start!
Nice photo’s 👍❤️
Thank you
Great video Emile. I use an EM1 Mii. I assume Live View settings are similar. Which setting should I use, ON1 or ON2?
For the OM5, I have been using just live view boost on and it has been enough.
Nice photos and useful tips. I am also using the OM-5 and 60 macro for macro photography. I also use the 90 Mscro on my OM-1. Both are very good. I do like the smaller size of the OM-5 with the 60 Macro. Yhen again I get more success with the OM-1 and the 90 Macro, plus the ability of going closer than 1:1.
Yes I agree I love the barrel on the 90mm and having more control on the magnification and composition. But for a small set up the 60mm macro is brilliant.
Another beautiful genre of photography.❤
Thanks Emilie, that was the first macro video that I have ever watched. Amazing detail in the images. I expected you to use the new 90mm macro lens, though.
I use the 90mm macro a lot but for this video I wanted to showcase a very small set up and so the OM5 and 60mm were my go to gear.
@@EmilieT thank you.
I actually just ordered this setup, will receive it later this week. Cant wait! One question, do you use the raynox dcr250 on this setup as well if necessary?
I personnaly don't but you could.
Emilie you seem to use diffusers rather than the olympus macro stf 8 dedicated flash as do many olympus ambassadors doees this mean that they diffusers are much better and cheaper.
It is just a preference. I know a few people who love the stf 8. I think AK diffuser might actually be working on a diffuser for the stf 8...
Nice photos. Nice neighborhood. Those tabs/reflectors on the bottom of the diffuser supposed to be down farther to push light up to the sides of your subject? Thanks for any replies. The new Oly’s are great for macro as far as I can see on you tube.
Thank you. The tap on the side of my diffuser are to add a bouncer at the bottom for extra light. The OM SYSTEM and Olympus lenses and camera are definitely great for macro.
Great video, just wondering, if you do in camera stacking, don’t you have to use auto focus?
MF works for in camera focus stacking.
Emilie, have you tried Laowa 50mm? I'm trying it! Outstanding 2x, in my opinion better then 60mm Zuiko
I have not. Why do you like it better than the 60? For the 2X?
Love your macro photos. I just received my 60mm macro lens. I am very stressed, every time I try to manual focus the camera auto focuses. How do I put the camera into manual focus? Is there a switch on the lens? Any help would be appreciated. I am feeling lost.😞
Hi. You need to set up your camera to manual focus. This video should help you: ua-cam.com/video/NKh0IPDWDO0/v-deo.html
I think with the flash and diffuser it still looks bulky, which I assume is why you didn’t include them in the thumbnail. I’m sure it’s quite a bit lighter though so that would make a difference if you’re walking for a while without putting it away. But then there’s also the thing of having multiple cameras, which if you’re semi-pro or pro makes sense, but for me wouldn’t. Especially when I’m trying to reduce my consumption as much as I can. And on top of that, I don’t like how they didn’t change the OM-5 interface to match the OM-1. That’s the biggest thing that is really unacceptable in my book. That should have been the bare minimum thing they did with the company rebrand.
Any particular reason why you use Olympus?
A lot actually. Compact, flexibility with all the computational technology (focus stacking, bracketing, live composite, focusing on star, high resolution mode). It is just the perfect tool for me and it motivates me to get out and create.
@@EmilieT alright, thanks!
@@CaptainFlips Don't hesitate if you have any questions