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Micro 4/3 for macro

Started 4 months ago | Discussions thread
David Redfearn Regular Member • Posts: 257
Re: Micro 4/3 for macro
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I grow orchids and like to take pictures of my orchid flowers.  This is technically not "macro" shooting, but I do like to get close.  I used to shoot full-frame but moved to the Olympus E-M5III for the larger DOF and the built-in focus stacking.  I have both the Olympus 30mm f3.5 macro and the 60mm f2.8 macro lenses.  I can't see any quality differences between the two lenses, but the 60mm lens lets you shoot from farther away.  The E-M5III is a fine camera, and other than the really confusing menu and settings, works fine.  I have now moved to the OM-1, but can't see any quality differences in the images.  The OM-1 is easier to use however and has other (non-Macro) advantages.

I don't think you can go wrong with the E-M5III and either of the Olympus macro lenses.

David

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