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Recommend a lens for a GX7 for indoor photos of parrots

Started Mar 27, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP avianb Junior Member • Posts: 44
Re: Recommend a lens for a GX7 for indoor photos of parrots

Ghost1999 wrote:

avianb wrote:

It's probably more like 8-12" but sometimes I am closer. ... I've looked through photos I've taken with the 14-42 and most of them are taken at 20 - 30 mm.

You might want to consider the Oly or Panny 30mm macros. I have the Panny, and think it focuses pretty quickly at 8-12 inches. It does slow down at distances closer than 6 or 7 inches. I have no experience with the Oly, but it claims to have a light focus group so it focuses faster. You can compare them if you have a local camera store.

For you, one advantage of the Panny is ability to utilize lens-based OIS. It is also a bit "brighter" (f2.8 vs f3.5). It might be worth your while to try to borrow or rent one for a week, and see how it does.

For lighting, would a large LED panel off camera, or a LED light on camera help? Maybe even an LED ring light as a fill light?

Am going to check that out.  The GX7 has IBIS.  No camera store close by.

LED light might be helpful.  Is there a light ring for the GX7?  I do have a bounce flash but the birds react more to that than to the weaker on camera flash.

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