tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post5905598230742710983..comments2024-03-28T07:35:03.350+00:00Comments on Micro 4/3rds Photography: GH2, ETC mode for macro videoFredrik Gløcknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07523430148487818493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-62359577903067025482011-11-19T20:25:33.464+00:002011-11-19T20:25:33.464+00:00I'm using my FL-36R on a hot shoe cable, homem...I'm using my FL-36R on a hot shoe cable, homemade metal bracket, and a Lumiquest Mini Softbox right now, and it works OK mostly (sometimes it's difficult to tame the side-lighting), but it's very bulky. My Canon setup (5DMk2 + 100/2.8 macro + MT-24EX) is easier to shoot with, despite being more than twice the weight.<br /><br />What I'm really after is something lightweight and Chris Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-21380187056633614682011-11-19T17:12:08.450+00:002011-11-19T17:12:08.450+00:00Yes, the Panasonic Leica 45mm f/2.8 lens allows fo...Yes, the Panasonic Leica 45mm f/2.8 lens allows for impressively close macro images, even without cropping.<br /><br />Lightning is a challenge for macro, I agree with that. I have used the <a href="http://m43photo.blogspot.com/2010/08/panasonic-lumix-dmw-fl360-flash-unit.html" rel="nofollow">FL360</a> (same as the Olympus FL-36) with a third party TTL extension cable. That makes for easy macroFredrik Gløcknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523430148487818493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813055710667942720.post-36845148889061897232011-11-19T15:00:14.899+00:002011-11-19T15:00:14.899+00:00Also consider that when you say "1:1" on...Also consider that when you say "1:1" on a Four Thirds sensor, you're talking a much smaller subject than you would historically.<br /><br />1:1 on a full frame sensor shows a subject 36mm wide.<br />1:2 on a Four Thirds sensor shows a subject 34mm wide.<br />1:1 on a Four Thirds sensor shows a subject 17mm wide.<br /><br />The GH2's ETC crops the sensor down to its inner-most Chris Knoreply@blogger.com