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R7 and Macro

Started 1 month ago | Questions thread
Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,571
Re: R7 and Macro

dwkdnvr wrote:

Steve Balcombe wrote:

I see you've used Olympus before - it would definitely be worth checking out the OM-1 before you decide. More expensive though.

It really does seem that the R7 and OM-1 are the 2 bodies to look at if you're considering the areas where crop has advantages or at least where the downsides are mitigated - telephoto/wildlife and macro. The OM-1 is more expensive, but has the very good Oly 60mm macro available which evens out the pricing if you're pairing the R7 with either of the 100mm lenses.

I'm considering the R7 + RF 100-400 + a macro, but was considering the EF-S 60mm on an adapter. Probably not close to the performance of the 100's, but at $300-ish used it's an easier first step and it does seem to be one of the better regarded EF-S lenses.

I think the EF-S 60 may be equal in IQ to the EF 100L macro, or at least very close, and now that we have a crop body with IBIS it's that little bit easier to use for hand-held wildlife macros, especially in natural light. I do think that overall the 100L is better, but if you're on a tight budget, or if you just want to dip a toe in the deep water that is macro photography, the EF-S 60 could be a great choice.

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