Phil Rose

I have a similar Neweer version (160 led) of your light and have been using a "no-name" Li-ion rechargeable battery pack designated as "NP-330". It runs my LED light for about one hour at full ...

George Wharton (read reply above) has already provided you a link showing that info! Phil

That's an unsettling report (I have a Yongnuo 560-IV). Was there any smoke or odor? I wonder how that section of dark, red plastic is normally kept in place. The piece that popped out doesn't seem ...

US version? That would be an excellent price, but I couldn't find any mention of "US version" in their ad. Phil

I've managed to do precious little macro shooting during this (unusually hot and dry) summer. I did manage to get out for a couple of hours last week but encountered nothing much of interest--only ...

A nice one. But are you certain that your Monarchs don't have a pouch? Phil

I use a Yongnuo YN560-TX trigger* and YN560-IV flash. No, they do not support TTL for Olympus (but they do TTL for Canikon). (*) Also it's possible to use the cheaper YN603(II) trigger, but you ...

...and I can testify that the Pixel (FC311-M) flash cable does not work (except in manual mode) with my E-M1. Actually I consider that was a blessing in disguise, since it led me to start ...

A nice set of images (isn't that Zuiko 60mm macro a fine lens?). Your first image seems to be a "Filmy Dome Spider" (Neriene radiata), or at least it appears very similar to one that I found last ...

A tripod...can be very useful in some situations, but can be a hindrance, too. Also depends on how steady you are in hand-holding your equipment (and thus, depends on the heft of your gear). I use ...

An excellent group of images to help us celebrate with you. Congratulations! Phil

Why bother to change it?  You could simply use the Anker's 9V/2A output (as I do...although with a different dummy battery). Phil

Brad, A fine set...and I especially like your 2nd image (the Amberwing perched on leaf)! Phil

...IMHO most are much better than "very nice". 😀 The very fine detail made it evident to me that you were often (usually?) working below the diffraction "limit" of your  lenses , and I'm ...

Very nice...lovely color and composition.

A nice catch (for you and the crab spider)! Phil

Yes, it's green (a very vivid green), but it doesn't look like a Jumping Spider. I'd guess it's probably a Lynx Spider, based on the arrangement of the eyes. Phil

I've also had a bad experience-- with a pair of Wasabi's BLN-1 batteries that I bought in early 2014. Both of 'em had become swollen within a year or two. Blue Nook replaced one (the first swollen ...

Thanks for the heads-up. Phil

If possible, get closer ; shoot from a low(er) perspective; and always try to get the subject's eyes (or at least the closest eye) in sharp focus (and don't let those eyes sneak out the image ...