Micro/macro lenses for OMD-EM5 - Page 3

tanMu4358 · #21 August 8th, 2012, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave in Wales

IMVHO....AF for Macro shooting is a no-no, I prefer MF.

I had a Panny 45mm Macro briefly, I sent it back, working distance was next to nothing and it cost an-arm-and-a-leg.

I have settled instead for one of the great Macro lenses, a mint Micro Nikkor 55mm f3.5 with PK 13 extension tube.

The 55mm + PK 13 cost approx 25% that of the Panny 45mm, the working distance has not improved, but think of the money I've saved.

P1010807-RS by Dave in Wales, on Flickr

Hi Dave,

I have the same set up like yours when I had my D700. What do I have to do to connect the PK-13 to my EM5? Any Nikon to m43 adapter?

veereshai · #22 August 8th, 2012, 12:47 AM

Honestly, you won't go wrong with most macro lenses out there. If you want a nice lens, get the Kiron 105mm f2.8 1:1 lens or the Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 (also called Bokina). I like the Nikon 55mm f2.8 micro lens as well, but the working distance is less, so I use it for flowers and such. Also, you could get a Vivitar 135mm f2.8 Close Focusing lens (made by Komine), which is quite good as well.

GRID · #23 August 8th, 2012, 02:46 AM

I use AF quite alot on my macroshots, maybe 50/50 with AF and MF, so i dont understand why people say it´s useless and big No-no.

mattia · #24 August 8th, 2012, 03:32 AM

I use AF quite a bit for what little Macro I do, but it's to a deal breaker.

To the OP: if you have the Canon 2.8, just get an adapter (EOS to MFT). You won't have aperture control, though. If you don't have a dedicated macro lens I would seriously consider picking up a legacy macro (I like long, so even a 100mm macro would be fine - longer working distance as a rule, which I feel is an advantage) with an adaptor.

Zanr Zij · #25 August 8th, 2012, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mattia

I use AF quite a bit for what little Macro I do, but it's to a deal breaker.

To the OP: if you have the Canon 2.8, just get an adapter (EOS to MFT). You won't have aperture control, though. If you don't have a dedicated macro lens I would seriously consider picking up a legacy macro (I like long, so even a 100mm macro would be fine - longer working distance as a rule, which I feel is an advantage) with an adaptor.

There are many EOS- m43 adapter with aperture control in ebay and others :).

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tanMu4358 · #26 August 8th, 2012, 03:47 AM

Mattia, which EOS to m43 adapter you prefer with aperture control? There are so many brand names like Voiglander, Bower...

veereshai · #27 August 8th, 2012, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by GRID

I use AF quite alot on my macroshots, maybe 50/50 with AF and MF, so i dont understand why people say it´s useless and big No-no.

Depends on your definition of macro

. I have found AF useless when I go above 0.5x magnification as it just won't focus at such high magnification. Most people confuse close-up to macro and that's why the confusion. For close-ups, AF would work really well, but for macro, it just won't.

For example, this shot with Canon 350D + Sigma 105mm:

I doubt I'd get the Sigma to focus so close with AF. And that photo is not cropped, the magnification was around 0.75x I think.

GRID · #28 August 8th, 2012, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by veereshai

Depends on your definition of macro

. I have found AF useless when I go above 0.5x magnification as it just won't focus at such high magnification. Most people confuse close-up to macro and that's why the confusion. For close-ups, AF would work really well, but for macro, it just won't.

For example, this shot with Canon 350D + Sigma 105mm:

I doubt I'd get the Sigma to focus so close with AF. And that photo is not cropped, the magnification was around 0.75x I think.

I used AF on these for example.

heli-mech · #29 August 8th, 2012, 10:43 AM

AF may work but it is not nessesary in the least with macro. DOF is so small you can just focus by moving your body. If you are not using a tripod, even after you lock AF you are likely doing this anyway unless you are amazingly steady. I have had a few AF lenses with other systems in the past and almost always disengaged AF when shooting macros.

veereshai · #30 August 8th, 2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GRID

I used AF on these for example.

If AF works for you, that's pretty awesome. For me, it hasn't worked and I have stopped expecting it to work at high magnifications

. And to me, there's something about seeing the picture come into focus out of nothing. May be I enjoy that experience more than AF doing the work for me.