Sue Bonin
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I think I will have to rely on clamps... I guess we can get some at hardware store?! Thanks for the tips re reflectors - really appreciate it. :)
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Yes, great advice indeed. Thanks to you! I used to like photography since I was a teenager... now I have a bit more time to practice this wonderful hobby. Like I said, I'm fairly new to the real world of photography so there's a lot to learn but I'm willing to... I think you saw my site on 500px. I also had a look at your work - pretty amazing. Hopefully, I will get better in not too long. Thanks againfor the advices! :)
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Thank you Jochen and Gerry. I'm really well served - I wanted information, I got some! :) With all that, I'm going to wait a bit and look for the right tripod/monopod. BUT, I couldn't just start macro without a little tripod so I got this one: Amazon.com : Vanguard VS-82 Table Top Tripod : Camera Tripods For Digital Cameras : Camera & Photo. It got good reviews and can't wait to try it (with a shutter release cable - next thing on my list to buy). I will also need some clamps - you know, to hold things in the air when you shoot indoors?! Anyway. Like I said, many many hours of fun! Thanks Gerry for the photo. I see you're well equiped with tabletop tripods. :)
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Just found the book here (good deal): John Shaw's Closeups in Nature: John Shaw: 8601419721887: Books - Amazon.ca. I'm going to order it, thank you. I'll look into monopods - may I ask which one you use? :)
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OK, Thank you for that. May I ask which tabletop tripod you use? Just to help me decide in the end... And I find that photographs with droplets look amazing so I'm going to try that for sure in the future.
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Thanks for the tips! :)
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Thanks. I just bought the book by Cyrill Harnischmacher - The Complete Guide to Macro and Close-Up Photography - Lots of good info in it. Yes, the focus on the dandelion is on one tiny dot... I need to play with that. :)
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Gary, I'll have to look for what "ball head" and "3-way head" mean... is it the fully articulating screen? And thanks for the suggestions re. focussing rail and the cable (shutter) - I need stabilisation so I'll need a tripod also - a small one (not too expensive) to start. What do you suggest? I was thinking "Joby" to start with (on the table)... And as I mentioned earlier in the thread, here is the first image I took with my fabulous Olympus E-M1 Mark II - First dandelion by zezanneb - Photo 209715985 / 500px. Like I said, I will need a tripod! Please tell me what you think! :)
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Yes SCL, those are next on my purchase list! When I'm ready, it will be my pleasure to show you my "work". Hours of fun ahead! ;) And yes, you're right William... the "feel" is key here! Love this site. and Iove my new gear. Thank you Gerry, Leslie, SCL, Gary and William for the help. I will surely have more to talk or ask here in the future.
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So......... I'm the proud owner of a "Olympus O-M1 Mark II" as of tonight. Held both and liked the "feel" of the Olympus... I bought the ED 12-40mm f2.8 Pro + Ed 60mm f2.8 Macro lenses to learn macro and everything else I can... It doesn't mean that the 80D is not as good or better - just that I think for my needs, I like the smaller gear better. It also has all that I'm looking for... Thank you all for answering. It greatly helped for my choice. :)
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A few sites: From DPReview: In memoriam: Olympus brings down the curtain on the legacy Four Thirds system From Imaging Resource: The Four Thirds system is no more: long live Micro Four Thirds And here is the fine print from page 23 of the PDF: http://www.four-thirds.org/en/common/pdf/catalog2017_en.pdf ... ? Sorry, the copy/paste for the two first links didn't work.
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Thank you very much for your good info. I will shoot static subjects. I think Olympus is great also but I just saw that they're not making M.Zuiko lenses anymore so I'm not sure about that one... so that's why I'm looking into the 80D lately. Soo confusing all the different options! :)
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Hi, If you would have a choice between a Canon 80D or an Olympus E-M1 Mark II, which one would you choose for macro photography? I'm fairly new to the world of photography! Thanks :)
