Focus stacking M1X - bracketing good, stacking broken

[lester11]

I've started an e-mail conversation with our UK Customer Services, and it seems pretty clear that, in the situations being discussed, there is insufficient overlap in focus areas from shot to shot in the bracketing sequence for the in-camera stacking to work. I've checked a 15-shot series with a differential of 5 instead of 10 with the 60 macro, and a differential of 1 instead of 2 with the 12-40, and both times the resulting in-camera stacked image does use all of the focus range in shots 2 to 15.

I no longer have my E-M1 Mk.II to check, but my experience suggests that it would have stacked the shots that the M1X won't (I used the Mk.II to snap a lot of stacks). I've asked Customer Support if they know whether the algorithms or sensitivity to overlap have changed from the Mk.II to the M1X, I'll let you know their reply. In the interim, if you're moving from the Mk.II to the X and want to continue problem-free in-camera focus stacking, cut your differentials in half.

 

[Gary from Seattle]

I've started an e-mail conversation with our UK Customer Services, and it seems pretty clear that, in the situations being discussed, there is insufficient overlap in focus areas from shot to shot in the bracketing sequence for the in-camera stacking to work. I've checked a 15-shot series with a differential of 5 instead of 10 with the 60 macro, and a differential of 1 instead of 2 with the 12-40, and both times the resulting in-camera stacked image does use all of the focus range in shots 2 to 15.

I no longer have my E-M1 Mk.II to check, but my experience suggests that it would have stacked the shots that the M1X won't (I used the Mk.II to snap a lot of stacks). I've asked Customer Support if they know whether the algorithms or sensitivity to overlap have changed from the Mk.II to the M1X, I'll let you know their reply. In the interim, if you're moving from the Mk.II to the X and want to continue problem-free in-camera focus stacking, cut your differentials in half.

Good on you for following up!

 

[Bobapingu]

Maybe but why not tells?

 

[Bobapingu]

Good work! My frustration is why would Olympus write an algorithm that allows OOF banding? No body wants that. OK, I understand that OOF is a subjective thing depending on what the image is to be used for but surely they could give some warning of banding or perhaps provide options for types of photography such as images for screen, prints or publishing. They give no help at all except for a few examples. It's like, "Here it is, you work it out". Yet they give a plethora of art and scene modes that I'm not sure anyone uses. I certainly don't see any discussion of them on this blog.