Photographing Bees with Olympus Pro Capture
Olympus Pro Capture is an amazing technology. Pro Capture saves images in memory when you half press the shutter. When an action happens and you press the shutter button fully, it will record those images in memory to your SD…
Is the Olympus STF-8 Twin Macro Flash Worth the Price?
Olympus makes a flash specifically for macro photography – the STF-8 Twin Macro Flash. If you are looking for a macro flash for Micro Four Thirds, there doesn’t appear to be a lot of other options. However, you really don’t…
How to Create a 360 Degree Star Trail with an Olympus OM-D Camera
Olympus has created a Live Composite feature that greatly simplifies long exposure photography including star trails, street scenes, fireworks and light painting. How Does Live Composite Work? Live Composite mode takes an initial image as the base exposure and then…
How to Activate the Super Control Panel on the Olympus OM-D and PEN Cameras
The Super Control Panel on the Olympus OM-D and Pen line of Micro Four Thirds cameras is a quick way to change the most frequently used Olympus camera settings. The Olympus Super Control Panel provides one touch access to ISO,…
How to take Action Photographs of Your Dog with Your Olympus OM-D Camera
I love taking photographs of my dog and like many proud dog parents, I post them on social media. These photos also provide a memory of your dog when they are no longer with us. We recently lost our Toy…
How Close Can you Photograph with Olympus M.Zuiko Macro Lenses Both With and Without Extension Tubes?
The Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens has a Minimum Focusing Distance of 0.095 meters / .312 feet. While the Olympus 30mm 3.5 Macro Lens has a Minimum Focusing Distance of 0.19 meters / 0.62 feet. In addition, the 60mm Macro…
Top Tips and Settings for Birds in Flight Photography using Olympus OM-D Cameras
Birds in flight is one of the most difficult genres of photography. Photographing a small object flying really fast and getting sharp and not blurred photographs can be a real challenge. Fortunately, Olympus OM-D Cameras have some features to help…
Photographing Wildlife at Yellowstone National Park with Olympus Micro Four Thirds Gear
I’ve been to Yellowstone National Park numerous times for wildlife photography, but I’ve always used my Canon gear to photograph the wildlife. When flying to Yellowstone, bringing the larger Canon gear to photograph wildlife can be a challenge. On a…
Top Olympus OM-D Tips and Settings for Bird and Wildlife Photographers
Olympus OM-D cameras are terrific for bird and wildlife photography. Their small size and light weight make them easier for travel, hiking, and hand holding your gear for extended periods of time. Olympus OM-D Cameras also have quite a few…
Testing the Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Super Close Up Macro Lens on Olympus Micro Four Thirds Cameras
The Mitakon Zhongyi 20mm f/2 4.5x Macro lens is an extreme close up macro photography lens. The Mitakon 20mm only focuses at 4.0x – 4.5x magnification (8.0x – 9.0x 35mm – equivalent). For comparison, Olympus has 2 macro photography lenses…
