Steve Babbs
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I think the old wet film definition of macro, size on negative larger than actual, doesn't really have much utility in the world of digital. The TG-6 might not be macro by the wet film definition but for most folk who just want to take close up photos of invertebrates it is a fine solution.
From a review:
As I mentioned before, the TG-6 really excels with subjects that are close up. Its up-close focus distance is incredible – subjects need to be just 1 cm from the lens.
Some reviewers even claim they’ve had the subject literally touching the lens and still were able to focus. That wasn’t my experience… I usually needed a bit more than 1 cm, but still, that’s downright amazing.
To use that focal distance, you’ll need to use the TG-6’s microscope mode. This is an optical zoom mode with an image magnification of 7x (35mm equivalent).
Tbh the 7x time seems a bit high to me.
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.Next is a UK Bush Cricket i shot , also 2.5/2.7 inches and again, they eye shot was taken with a Tamron SP 90mm macro.
Personally, I use Canon mirrorless (RP and R10) with a Canon 100mm macro lens to get good quality photos of smallish insects (for presentations) but I also carry an Olympus TG-6 and have got perfectly acceptable images for ID / small web presentations from that. I also have a Canon HS60 SX but, probably because (a) I haven't persevered and (b) I really bought the camera for record shots of distant birds, I've not managed to get many good closeup pictures.Hello,
I'm Looking information on one Compact Camera for Macro photo, anyone know some on this theme?
Thank you
PG.
Yes, you're right. I posted the size for the Great Green by mistake. In fact it's even smaller than i originally thought.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.
Yes, the title of the thread is "compact camera for macro," so that is what I take the subject of the thread to be--what compact gives you the best macro shots? Full-sized macro setups with flash and diffuser can be pretty cumbersome, so there may be lots of situations where photographers want something more compact.If the OP is only interested in a compact, that TG6 would be ideal
Yes. There's no doubt a dedicated macro lens and the right body will get better pictures. But as far as I am aware these are the only compact cameras which will take true macro shots. Personally I'm waiting for the 90mm Olympus macro.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 some of us have been trying to do is answer the question in the OP (as below)
But Pepitogrillo wants to know about Compact cameras!
I recently got the TG-6 and am still trying to get to grips with it. But I've been using the SX40 for some years and all I can say is that it is not a patch on the TG-6 for macro, although I am sure the HS60 is better.Personally, I use Canon mirrorless (RP and R10) with a Canon 100mm macro lens to get good quality photos of smallish insects (for presentations) but I also carry an Olympus TG-6 and have got perfectly acceptable images for ID / small web presentations from that. I also have a Canon HS60 SX but, probably because (a) I haven't persevered and (b) I really bought the camera for record shots of distant birds, I've not managed to get many good closeup pictures.
I had a look in the manual, which isn't the easiest to follow. It saidNot 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.