Rand E wrote:
> This whole issue is because I am hovering on the edge of buying a E-330
> [...] one of my main passion is macro.
Then, to cut a long story short, you need an E-330.
Check the archives of the list (if you can disentangle the appropriate
messages, that is), but there's two things that make it the best (DSLR
[1]) body out there for macro:
1. Live view -- now you can focus accurately. Less critical if you're
using the AF lenses, but if you're using legacy MF lenses and extension
tubes/bellows/etc, then this is a _big_ deal given how dark the
viewfinder is even on an OM-body. The zoom-while-focussing would help
more if I ever used a tripod, but I tend to handhold macro and use the
builtin flash, so it's just too wobbly to tell what's going on.
2. Tiltable screen -- so you can compose shots on things that aren't
in a convenient position.
(3. to a lesser extent, the builtin flash is very handy -- for
cheap-and-cheerful macro lighting, it can work surprisingly well. )
Here's some examples:
http://www.danielmitchell.net/sgal/index.php?gallery=./E330/macro
http://www.danielmitchell.net/sgal/index.php?gallery=./E330/pollen
and even closer still:
http://www.danielmitchell.net/sgal/index.php?gallery=./E330/macro2
-- dan
[1] for non-DSLR macro, you want a coolpix 4500, of course.
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