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G7 vs G85

Started May 21, 2020 | Discussions thread
pannumon Veteran Member • Posts: 4,130
Re: Internal flash

coaltrain wrote:

A macro lens was on my wish list right away as I used a Pentax 100mm 2.8 macro lens a lot in my APSC days.

But thinking more about it, I really don’t need 1:1 ratio. I mostly take closeup pics of flower blossoms and greenery. So before I jump on that I am going to see what I can do with the 12-60. Not sure how the minimum focus distance will be when zoomed at different focal lengths but it will sure be fun to see!

And thanks for the info on the flash - I do need some supplemental light quite a bit.

I recently got Olympus 30mm f/3.5 macro directly from Olympus as they had a very good deal on it. I did not even consider that built-in flash is an option for macro, but then I noticed that they have changed the design. I took some test shots few minutes ago, and wow, it's really useful! Of course it is not usable with 1:1, but with this lens it's possible to use the flash with working distance of about 3cm (1" = 2.54cm). With G7 the working the distance is roughly 4.7cm (very quick test). To put this in perspective, the lens provides 1.25:1 (effectively 2.5:1) magnification at 0.95cm working distance.

Built-in flash seems to be powerful enough for macro at f/11, ISO 200, 1/60s or so. This is actually very nice. I tested this with automatic flash settings.

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