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Micro 4/3 for macro

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richj20 Forum Pro • Posts: 10,181
Panasonic 45mm
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Columbusrat wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a micro 4/3 & lens for, mainly, macro photography (bugs ranging from a couple of mm to dragonflies). ...

A local(ish) camera shop has suggested, for the body, either the Panasonic G7 or Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mkiii, and for the lens, Olympus 60mm macro or the Panasonic Leica 45mm macro.

When I started with Micro 4/3 I used Panasonic's 45mm Macro. It's a fine lens, very small and compact with a nice metal hood. It has the smoothest, silky feeling MF ring I've ever had.

Flowers was my main interest, but insects from time to time - the full insect in context with the flower.

With built-in flash

If I were starting out today, I would get Panasonic's GX9, small rangefinder style with tilting EVF for low to the ground use, and with built in flash.

It's the newer 20 mp version of the GX7 which I still use.

- Richard

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