Chris DC

Though the optically correct SHG lenses are big and heavy, the image files don’t, for the most part, need image distortion and other post processing corrections. The raw and jpegs look pretty much ...

I just bought a second mmf-1 adapter to make certain I have enough to keep using my 4/3 lenses😀 CDC

I disable the joystick from being able to move the focus points except in certain custom modes for just this reason. CDC

The manual is pretty obtuse in this regard. When the high res files are made, the camera also stores the very first regular raw file at the sensor resolution (20Mp).  It does this in case the high ...

Glad to have been some help. That is a lovely mushroom shot. Beautiful colors and light!!! CDC

This is simply lovely. Well done!! CDC

Before you buy a 30mm macro try the 30mm setting on some of the regular zoom lenses. They tend to focus pretty close on their own. CDC

Jerry: The manfrotto universal is a bit bulky but not heavy as it is all magnesium.  I only carry it when I am also carrying my tripod so the bulkiness doesn't matter to me.  I never leave the ...

I got one of the Manfrotto universal L-brackets that has the the Manfrotto quick release plates built in. It is not the smallest or lightest but is very well made. It fits every camera and is ...

At this point, I think you should rent or borrow an Olympus EM1 mark 3 or an EM1X and try the in camera stacking for yourself to see if it could eliminate the post processing work. CDC

I use focus stacking with the Olympus RM1x and the 60 macro. No need to experiment. Just set for seven shots at mid interval dirtsnce and the results on flowers and large insects are wonderful. in ...

Funny thing. When I was using the original E1 with 5 megapixels all my lenses were sharp. Now with the higher resolution cameras especially in the high res mode I can easily differentiate amongst ...

FWIW, I always felt the image quality degraded a little when pairing the 2x TC with the 4/3rds 50mm macro.  The 2x TC also doesn't play well with the Sigma 4/3rds 105 mm F2.8 macro.  By ...

I completely agree! I have the 35-100mm F2, Oly 4/3rds lens.  It is big, heavy and I wish it focused closer but man does it make fine portraits.  I highly recommend it for anyone who does portrait ...

I would get another 60mm and sell it later to fund anew 100mm if it ever appears. Oly never did make the 100mm four thirds macro that languished on their road map for years. I also recommend the ...

I know a few things about nuts and bolts. You get loosening whenever you have a short screw clamping highly rigid parts. You get  too little elastic stretch which helps keep screws tight. loctite ...

I think I photographed the very same spider a few months back with my 60mm too!!! The beauty is that the camera does all the work. No muss no fuss. And fun! CDC

I also have and use the 105 F2.8 Sigma Macro.  It is nice for those times when I need a little more working distance and it is light weight.  It focuses OK on the EM1x, as well as on my old E3. ...

I used the 50mm macro since 2004 on the E1, E3 and EM1x.  I always got great macro results but felt I was missing out on the in-camera focus stack option afforded by the 60mm macro. My 50mm broke ...

I concur.  I use these SHG lenses on my EM1x.  They balance well and focus is superb but they are very heavy lenses.  I've tried them on the EM1 mark 1 and even with the battery grip they con't ...