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…
New OM Digital Solutions Magazine and Positive News for Olympus Nature Photographers?
OM Digital Solutions, the new manufacturer of Olympus cameras has just launched OM Digital Solutions online magazine. Their tweet (below) indicates this will be a monthly magazine but the initial version is labelled as Jan-Mar 2021. This initial version focuses…
Should you Buy an Olympus 2x Teleconverter for Bird Photography?
Due to its sharpness and reach, the Olympus 1.4x Teleconverter stays attached to my Olympus E-M1X and 300mm f/4 lens almost all of the time. This gives me an incredible 840mm of reach that I can easily hike with and…
Testing the Olympus FL-700WR Flash and FC-WR Wireless Commander for Winter Macro Photography
Testing the Olympus FL-700WR Flash and Olympus FC-WR Wireless Commander for Winter Macro Photography Using off camera flash can really help in lighting your outdoor macro photography subjects. This is especially important in the winter when the skies can be…
How to use Olympus’ Pro Capture Mode to Photograph Birds in Flight
One of the best ways to get birds in flight photographs is to take the image right after the bird takes off. This is especially true for smaller birds that are extremely difficult to photograph in flight. Olympus’ Pro Capture…
