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...
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...
Passend zum heutigen OM SYSTEM Tech Day präsentieren sich unter dem Motto "Revealing Wonder" gleich eine Handvoll brandneuer Produkte - inklusive neuem Flagship Kameramodell. Die OM-1 Mark II ist dabei die erste reine OM SYSTEM Kamera ohne Olympus Branding - und schickt sich an die bereits sehr starke OM-1 mit ihren...
The powerful M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm IS PRO, which OM SYSTEM released in Q1 2023, was long awaited by MFT photographers, especially for macro photography. It is an incredible and very flexible lens, offering a magnification up to 2:1. Here are the best tips to master the lens and to learn how...
The problem and scenario The combination of the OM SYSTEM / Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm 1:2.8 macro lens with the Raynox DCR250 diopter clip-on lens is very popular among MFT macro photographers, as it offers a versatile setup to get the 60mm above 1:1 magnification. However, there is a specific problem...
Das M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 ist das Standard Makro-Objektiv von OM System (vormals Olympus) und damit logischerweise die erste Wahl für das Micro-four-thirds (MFT) System von OM seit Markteinführung 2012. Aber ist das Objektiv auch tatsächlich das beste Makro für MFT? Wo hebt sich das M.Zuiko 60mm von der Konkurrenz ab...
Introduction Lesser stag beetle, photographed with the Laowa 50mm 2x on OM System OM-D E-M1 III Is the LAOWA 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO 2:1 the best macro lens for MFT? It definitely is a unique lens with superior flexibility and has hardly any competition in micro-four-thirds format. Why is that? Let´s take a...
Introduction I wanted to review the Irix 150mm Dragonfly f/2.8 1:1 macro lens for a while now, but it took me some time to get out my trusty DSLR FF setup again.Meanwhile i also got an adapter to mount Canon EF lenses to my lighter OM System MFT setup, so i...