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  1. pdwinter

    Compact camera for Macro.

    Apologies for delay in replying - my phone didn't work very well with Birdforum while I was away! Thanks for listing that bit of the manual. I now remember what made me stop using the LED ring. If you turn it on but the insect you are trying to photograph moves so you have to reposition...
  2. pdwinter

    Compact camera for Macro.

    Not tried the stacking. I found that the LED ring attachment kept turning itself off after a short interval which resulted in me having to fanny about in the field too much so I use the flash diffuser instead. But it may be that I need to read the manual about the LED ring.
  3. pdwinter

    Compact camera for Macro.

    The UK Bush Cricket is a male Speckled Bush-cricket which has a length of 9-17mm - not sure what the 2.5/2.7 inches refers to. Leaving that aside, as far as I can tell no one here us arguing that a compact camera can get you shots as detailed as a DSLR / Mirrorless with a true macro lens. What...
  4. pdwinter

    Compact camera for Macro.

    I did a test (you need to know your sensor size and take a photograph of a ruler) and at the 100mm optical zoom I got a 0.4x magnification. To be honest, as the original poster hasn't come back with what they intend to do with the camera and what they mean by "macro" this is a bit of a...
  5. pdwinter

    Compact camera for Macro.

    If you just want to get close up photos of small things (e.g. insects) then something like an Olympus TG-6 works well for non/slow moving subjects in good light. It doesn't work so well on a dull day (example attached) but gives you a decent record shot. Have a look at Steven Falk's website...
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