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First impressions on Oly 30mm macro

Started Jun 4, 2017 | Photos thread
OP Astrotripper Veteran Member • Posts: 8,676
Re: Lighting with the 30mm macro

Sdlv wrote:

Astrotripper wrote:

Yeah, before release I was secretly hoping that Olympus will do some innovating with their 30mm. But Canon takes the win with their EF-M macro by not only being wider (44mm eq vs 60 of Oly) but also having this LED light. Both of which I would welcome with open arms.

To add LED lighting for the 30mm at close magnification, a macro arm light can be useful. I have the JJC version (with 6" flexible arms), as shown below -- see below. I got mine 18 months ago (for about $13) and haven't used it much, but it's the ideal length for the 30mm.

Thanks for pointing out this option. I just ordered one. While STF-8 looks very nice for stills, I'm not yet sure if I'm gonna get so serious about macro as to warrant such a tool. But this little JJC arm light should be perfect for the kind of video I play around with recently (like this ).  And should do the trick in a pinch outside, hopefully.

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