E-PL5 + 60mm macro practice

Jeff Tokayer wrote:

Nice work, Guy. I love my 60, but haven't had a chance to fully test it in macro mode.

How do you find the FL300? I have the FL36R and FL50R, but someone is selling an FL300 for $90 CDN. Should I get one for light duty?

I find the FL-300R very useful. It will be my travel flash as it's small enough (in its little soft pouch) to carry anywhere in some odd corner. I have yet to check out all ISO speeds with the flash but it's very obvious that setting ISO to 800 suddenly makes it a "bigger" flash.

I'm using 2xAAA Sanyo Eneloop batteries in it and always have two spares and also a tiny USB charger to do 2xAA/AAA.

It has a wide slide so maybe even covers 9mm who knows, not tried as yet. Bends back for bounce and of course has RC slave control. No FP high speed sync though but I rarely get into situations where I need that, got FL-36R and FL-50 if needed. It replaces the Nikon SB-30 that was my take everywhere small flash, about the same size.

The FL-300R folds forward a little for close-up (not tried yet) and fold flat for storage, turns off when folded down. Still fits in my travel light snoot bag but usually is taken off when finished using it.

That snoot bag usually carries the FL300R, spare battery and card and cleaning cloth in front pouch, 9-18mm lens with hood in the base of the bag and the E-PL5 with Pana 14-45mm lens with Nikon HN-3 hood dropped in sideways like that so easy to grab. Lens cap always off.

I now have a biigger Kata bag to fit most of my M4/3 world in when a bit more serious. In that I have two bodies ready to grab plus 3 more lenses, one body mostly with 14-45mm or 9-18mm depending on circumstances, and the other with Pana 45-150mm. Huge kit but still light on the shoulder.

Regards....... Guy