Every one to their own, i find this old body far too unreliable now for the rock in and out until in focus, i find focus ok but the body now rocks past it, never used to.
There's a guy who does outstanding insect macro work on another forum using the 60mm Oly, I think he sometimes adds close up filters to it. He uses the AF and says it's quick enough, so that's encouraging. I'll see if I can find a link to his web site, he tells little stories for his images too
I have used the AF with my little set up, it's pretty solid with the Raynox tbh, I just personally find MF more relative for how I shoot. I find with AF I'm that split second too late hitting the shutter and it's gone, I think I'm too used to the rocking method and I can't actually keep still enough to nail AF consistently
I just ordered an Fstoppers flash disc for lightweight diffusion
That’s not good at all Keith ,surely you would be better off getting straight on to Panasonic or does it work differently in Ireland ( not sure what part your in )Very annoyed atm, the bottom left hinge cover on my G80 has come off, for no reason whatsoever :/ Only noticed after coming in from some macro shooting in the garden last night - I have found the piece of plastic covering but it won't re-attach, seems there's a very small piece broke off. Also I've noticed while inspecting the camera that the rubber grip at the front, under the shutter, is starting to peel away. The camera is barely 6mths old, and for an apparently WR body this is a bit shocking. Have been in touch with the store I bought it from, they want me to send it in, then they will send it to the repair centre ... meaning I would be a while without a camera. Not impressed.
That’s not good at all Keith ,surely you would be better off getting straight on to Panasonic or does it work differently in Ireland ( not sure what part your in )
that sounds like good news mate ..any chance of pics of the damage so we know what to look out for
Very annoyed atm, the bottom left hinge cover on my G80 has come off, for no reason whatsoever :/ Only noticed after coming in from some macro shooting in the garden last night - I have found the piece of plastic covering but it won't re-attach, seems there's a very small piece broke off. Also I've noticed while inspecting the camera that the rubber grip at the front, under the shutter, is starting to peel away. The camera is barely 6mths old, and for an apparently WR body this is a bit shocking. Have been in touch with the store I bought it from, they want me to send it in, then they will send it to the repair centre ... meaning I would be a while without a camera. Not impressed.
I would arm myself with mikes link and take yours back to the shop show them it and demand a new camera ,and many thanks for the heads up to both you and mike it is indeed something to be watched .I wonder if a cheapo battery grip would prevent this happening . if it was a out of warranty job I would be tempted to superglue or plastic-weld it back on as it doesn't move when you open the screen
Sure, couple of phone pics showing the piece that came off of the LCD hinge, and the grip starting to come away at the front
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Btw that's just a drop of rain that hit the camera when I went out to take the pic in better light, and what looks like a hair is water from that droplet
Seen the exact same thing on a MFT group on Facebook, though the guy lives in America. Seems to possibly be a common issue. Hoping mine doesn't go the same way, it is now about 7 months old.
a large fly ? from Sunday
the poseur fly by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
waiting ? by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
Went out yesterday and bought myself a Panasonic GX80 and Leica 100-400mm lens.
Haven't had a proper go with it yet but anyone have any suggestions on what to do out of the box? I've changed the AF to single point and made it as small as possible. Also, changed the video to 4k rather than the 1080p it was set to. Got a week before I go to Thailand and want to take this combo with me for birding. So I'd better get practising lol.
So just wondering if any tips for what worked better when changed?
Cheers,
Wez