Bas Hamstra

They are better in the color department. I have used 5Dc, 6D and RP. The RP had the ugliest colors (I am glad I have the 6D.1 and not 6D.2) with 6D in the middle and 5Dc on top. There are some ...

The 75-300 has the largest magnification at 75mm: 0.18x magnification. So some closeup is possible. To make it practical: a butterfly of 5cm would cover 50/17*0,18 = 50% of the frame at max ...

I expect not in the IQ department, and certainly not for macro. I shoot EM10.1 and EM1.2 and both are excellent. I am SO used to that super reliable EM10. In more critical light the EM1.2 sensor ...

For two 1:1 macro lenses at maximum magnification for the respective MFT and FF systems, it always works out like this. For example a 17 mm insect will be frame-filling on MFT but only cover half ...

Couple of pictures say more than a thousand words...can you SHOW it's incredibleness? The older dslr colors were the best, weren't they? Bas

https://www.amazon.nl/D%C3%96RR-flitsvoorzetstuk-Universal-Diffuser-lenzen/dp/B000TQGAUY Also check Micael Widell's youtube channel for an impression how to use it. Ten bucks or so, fits always. Bas

Thank you! Still having a lot of fun with macro :-) Bas

Somehow I thought I deleted the whole thread, but suddenly it's there again. To answer this, I posted a new thread. Basically I get way better results with the EM1.2 plus 75-300 plus Raynox, see ...

Deep sigh. I typed an enormous post with data, found out only the first 6 lines were actually posted. So deleted that post (I thought) but in reality I appeared to have deleted the entire thread. ...

Yeah I should learn to read, you spelled it out with the 8.5 mm bug. Anyway I have my eye on the Zuiko now, it's so light and offers enough magnification for me. And I do out of hand macro, I ...

O man, I am not alone! Bas

Aha, I stand corrected. So that lens offers the same magnification as the Zuiko 60mm macro, which weighs an amazing 200 grams, by the way, and seems to be crazy sharp. I want that Zuiko lens! Thoug ...

Today I took my brand new Meike MK320 flash out, to be used on the EM1.2 with 75-300 and DCR-250. Insect eyes facets is always a bit of a test for me and i must say with this gear I get them a bit ...

Thanks for that, I had not realized that the Laowa is actually a full frame lens with MFT mount. Because they HAVE a version with MFT mount. So yes, it seems that would result in 4:1 effective ...

Hey that's actually great! The exact size of a penny I do not know, but the ruler is great. It shows (at the max magnification that you have set) that a length of 17mm completely fills the sensor ...

Dear MFT macro users, Tempted by Laowa 2:1 lenses, I read somewhere that the Oly 60/2.8 is effectively also a 2:1 macrolens (effectively meaning that a subject at physically half the size of the ...

You are not alone in admiring the 5D classic's output, there are quite some fans. As I have noticed when I posted a thread with same pictures with the same lens by 5Dc and 6D for comparison. A ...

Hi Mario, thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated. As to tubes, I have those too, but with 3 tubes stacked the 100/2.8 macro lense becomes rather long and top-heavy. I also did a bit of ...

Hi Mike, To my eyes the R-shot is sharper, for the parts that are in focus. But probably the old 5D shot was more "aligned" to the plane of focus? The 5D colors and contrast were great of course ...

First is first: it's a beautiful image, well done. As to critical focus and sharpness: I think most macro guys do not use AF for macro, manual focus to set the desired enlargement and then rock ...