first thing to check is the minimum focusing distance of the lens that u currently use. see below for examples:



Notice the writing on the lens says 0.3m/1ft-∞. that means that the lens can focus on an object from a minimum distance of 30cm. so if u try to use the same lens to focus on an object that 3 inches (about 8cm) away from your lens, it will not be able to focus on the object and the camera won't snap. You can however change the FOCUS PRIORITY settings on the camera to OFF but even if the camera snaps, you'll still get a blurred picture.

If you use a zoom lens, try to keep a minimum distance from an object according to your lens spec, and then use the zoom function (magnification) to compose as required.

Depends on what object you're trying to shoot, a good light source is your best friend. Ring flash perhaps?

There's also however a lens made specifically for macro shooting (Panasonic 45mm macro lens for example, see below) so you might want to look into that also. Perhaps someone can help explains the difference between macro lens from other lenses.



This post has been edited by sadaniel: Mar 19 2012, 06:58 AM

The lens is important. if you use a 14mm, and if you want to take a photo of a person for example, then u have to come real close. hopefully you wont get chased by the person for invading his/her privacy.

the best way is to bring your zoom lens on your first outing, experiment with the zoom lens to get the best focal length that you're comfortable with, and later when u have the money, buy the prime lens with your favourite focal length; 20mm or 25mm or 45mm prime lens are some of the popular ones for street photography.

0.3m/1ft-∞ means your lens can focus from 30cm until infinity (as far as the eye can see, the horizon, the moon, the sky, etc hehe) Ring flash is suitable for macro shooting as the flash is a ring shape and it gives an even illumination to your subject. below are example of ring flash, there are many more design and different price too. dunno if you really should invest on it. up to u really.

i only recall 2 people including me. there's more people selling ep3

Want to see the insides of your pancake lens?

http://gizmodo.com/5894623/sony-and-olympu...-compact-design

try here

http://www.photomalaysia.com/forums/showth...5-and-20mm-f1-7

i preordered it, i chose the memory card so i can sell it back im using eye-fi so wont be changing that anytime soon.

yah from yl. apparently they're selling cheaper. im getting black body as i currently own pana 25mm 1.4 so it will blend nicely with the body.
ill be cameraless for this few weeks until em5 is released. sigh... be patient my panny 25mm...

they're taking preorder with a lower price too and same free gifts.

I went to preordered it YL camera at Jaya33 S14. Body only, black, for RM3480 as stated on their website. Yes, it come with all the free gifts as in the Olympus website. I chose to get the 32GB card and they even offer to sell it back to them for their stock hehe probably for a cheap price.

they do sell silver body only on their website when the stock comes but dunno whether the silver body comes with free gifts or not.

yup, olympus only offers free gift for silver/black kits and black body only. silver body is not available for preorder. but still, they gave cheaper price than normal, over RM100 difference. plus i can sell the 32gb card for over RM200. im already saved RM300++ for the total price of the camera body

SanDisk Extreme 32GB Class 10 like this one below I think.

it should be. if im not mistaken this card is based on the Ultra High Speed (UHS-I) bus architecture and its below the Extreme pro model. So I can say it's pretty new. The market price you can buy for around RM270.

Hmm, I can't seem to find this model in the Sandisk website except for the Extreme PRO model. The Extreme model comes with a minimum 64GB SDXC 45mb/s, no 32GB version. Old stock maybe?

This post has been edited by sadaniel: Mar 27 2012, 01:45 AM

definitely 14-150mm. u never know when u need to bring just one lens to a single occasion.

forumer GengarPokemon sold me this lens for RM950. He's a Panasonic dealer and has a shop at Maju Junction. You might want to PM him and ask.

This post has been edited by sadaniel: Mar 27 2012, 04:30 PM

Thanks for the photo, I've been wondering how my camera will look like with the 25mm lens

wow so far want to go test camera. Lighting in Klang Valley not that good ar?

US customers pre-order comes with either MMF-3 Four Thirds Lens Adapter, MF-2 OM Lens Adapter or FL-300R Wireless Flash. Different from Malaysia.

https://us.buyolympus.com/digital-cameras/om-d-system.html

I would've gone for the wireless flash rather than the 32GB SD. Great for portrait