Smartphone Macro and Close-Up Photography Having a mobile, lightweight and compact macro photography solution for your pocket, is a great addition for your standard macro kit. Since we have our smartphones with us most times of the day, it only makes sense to use this. However, the macro capabilities of smartphones are often...
The 2025 macro season is approaching with spring only a few weeks or months away. With OM SYSTEM´s Spring Cashback you get the chance to upgrade your gear right on time before all the fun begins. This time all my favorite ingredients are included in the cashback offer and allow to build...
Just in time before Christmas, OM SYSTEM has started its biggest Cashback so far. The 2024 WINTER Cashback also finally includes the already legendaryM.Zuiko 90mm IS PRO Macro lens - which reduces its price to 1229,00 Euro - Yay!I use this lens in probably 90% of my shots since I got...
Macro Photography of Insects is a fascinating field and feels like opening a treasure trove. It enables us to make all the beautiful details, textures and forms of the incredible diversity of insects visible. If you are new to the field of Insect Macro Photography, the following tips will hopefully answer your...
Focusing rails are a classic tool in macro photography and extreme macro photography in particular. When it comes to manual focus bracketing and focus stacking of static objects, a smooth running focusing rail is extremely valuable and can make or break a great stack. The Macro 150 focusing rail from Really Right...
Macro Photography with a mobile phone? Is that even possible? There are actually quite a few different solutions for mobile Macro Photography One of them are dedicated clip-on/screw-on Macro lenses to be used with your phone´s camera. The Sandmarc 100mm lens is one of those and more. Let´s find out if the Sandmarc Macro lens...
When I discovered the Beaverlab DARWIN M2 Digital Microscope, it instantly triggered my inner child. Having a portable and detachable miscroscope to just go out and discover a new layer of the tiny world got me stoked to get my hands on this. Additionally I thought it would be a great little...
There are a lot of very different approaches to Macro Photography. While some prefer to photograph only in natural light, often with the help of a tripod, there are others use flash to capture tack sharp photos of subjects even during movement. All of these approaches require their specific equipment and tools. I...
Shortly after the release of the OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II, there has been some discussion about a possible firmware update for its predecessor, the OM-1. Due to increased internal memory and new optimized memory controls, it was not possible to equip the OM-1 with the desired new features like Live-GND...
If you are using a flash for Macro Photography, the most important tool is the diffuser. Learn more about why diffused lighting on your subjects is so important and how using a diffuser can make the difference between a bad and the perfect macro photo. Photographing insects and spiders comes with a...