From now on, everyone who has used, or continues to use, full-frame or larger format for capturing subjects that benefit from a deep depth of field, especially landscape and macro subjects, is an incompetent ass who’s in dire need of both re‑education and new camera gear. At their respective fastest apertures – 2.8 on the 60mm and 3.5 on the 30mm – the 30mm appears a little softer than the 60mm but the difference is negligible. Finally, there is the advantage of dust and moisture resistance. Given that many recent Micro Four Thirds bodies are also weather-sealed, you have the green light to shoot in varied conditions, including rain and snow. In particular, when shooting at2x magnification with the OM System M.Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO, the tip of the lens is about 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches from the subject. At 1x magnification, this distance increases to 9.5 cm / 3.7 inches. But if that is really important, I say consider staying with bellows. And of course the use of a rail to focus. As movement of focal plane will be the staring point and end points.

This test was taken using autofocus on the central chip on the motherboard, with both lenses set to f/5.6.All in all, macro photography (and close-up photography in general) is one of the biggest strengths of the Micro Four Thirds format. You don’t give up much image quality compared to bigger camera sensors for close-up photography, and you gain a lot of maneuverability. DC-G9 + OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro @ 60mm, ISO 800, 1/160, f/5.6 M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Specifications

The Olympus ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro delivers extremely good optical performance with compact and lightwieght build qualityI find that the M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 is perfect for my type of photography, which tends to be of small animals – usually reptiles and amphibians. The Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro is my go-to lens for these subjects, and has been for many years. I’ve dragged it around the world and always find it very easy to use. To my eye, the Olympus is ever so slightly sharper, but the differences are close enough that it’s really hard to say for sure that the Olympus is better here. Close focus test – Full image Even today, it is one of my highest-functioning lenses. (If you get the sense that I’m not easy on my gear, you’d be right.) Despite my copy looking banged up, over the years I have not noticed any deterioration in its actual performance – neither sharpness nor its autofocusing ability. DC-G9 + OLYMPUS M.60mm F2.8 Macro @ 60mm, ISO 320, 1/160, f/3.5 Working Distance