macro photography
Canon finally unleashes 85mm f/1.4L IS, EOS M100 mirrorless, and three new tilt-shift macro lenses
Aug 29, 2017
John Aldred
A bunch of new gear announcements from Canon today. First up, the EOS M100 mirrorless camera with an APS-C sized 24.2MP sensor and EF-M lens…
How to photograph bugs in the field that look like they were shot in a studio
Aug 11, 2017
John Aldred
If you’re a bit of a macro addict, photographing bugs while out and about can be great fun. There’s so many out there to see,…
The Fotodiox DLX Stretch adapters let you turn any lens into a macro
Jul 7, 2017
John Aldred
With the advent of mirrorless, lens adapters have become very popular. With such a short flange distance, mirrorless cameras offer so many more lens options….
A lightweight set-up for wide angle macro to give you more depth of field
Jul 6, 2017
Nicky Bay
I like experimenting with different setups, especially for wide angle close-ups. Last year, I took my wife’s Sony A7 for a couple of field trips and paired it…
I swapped out my macro to shoot butterflies with a 300mm lens on a Nikon D500
Jul 4, 2017
Jake Mosher
Every year, on the cusp of true, Rocky Mountain summer, I travel to the high country to photograph butterflies. For a brief couple of weeks,…
A review of the Olympus STF-8 twin macro flash system for Micro Four Thirds
Jun 20, 2017
Nicky Bay
Last year, Olympus Singapore loaned me a pre-launch unit of their new STF-8 Twin Macro Flash, together with their OMD-EM1 Mk1 and M.Zuiko Digital ED…
Take your studio outside with this field macro photography guide
May 23, 2017
John Aldred
The world of macro photograph is one that can absorb a photographer completely. You start off simple, perhaps with a reversing ring photographing small things…
How to do macro photography on a budget and with a kit lens
May 14, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’d like to explore macro photography and you’re not willing to invest thousands of dollars in professional macro lenses, photographer Adam Kappa has quite…
Canon announces EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM lens and SX730 HS compact camera
Apr 6, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After some guessing and speculations, Canon has now officially launched Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM lens. According to the test shots and videos,…
Sample footage with weirdest lens ever: Laowa 24mm f/14 telescopic macro lens
Mar 13, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After releasing the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens, Venus Optics have announced another pretty unusual lens. Their Laowa 24mm f/14 telescopic macro lens looks quite…