I love the way Robin casually holds the camera in one hand and a flash in the other and somehow produces the most amazing photos, even with a manual focus lens. Macro Master!
Thanks Ian, you are too kind! The technique is not the best, but it is quite versatile, I can move my light around and make it come from anywhere I want!
No fair that Robin can go out in January and find the most amazing insects/arachnids meanwhile it’s like -10 Fahrenheit in Boston and I can’t even go outside to take pictures.
Don't know if anyone's mentioned it before, but I always enjoy the music in your videos. They match your style and make the videos more enjoyable. Thank you for the quick overview of this lens!
Great video! The information on the 7ARTISANS 60mm F2.8 II lens as a solid budget macro option was very informative. The visuals and explanations made it easy to understand the capabilities of the lens. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise.
I have a TTArtisans 40mm macro, on a Sony APS-C and it has provided hours and hours of enjoyment and yielded some amazing results…so I totally get your reasoning behind buying this Robin. Anyone with even a passing curiosity regarding macro photography will find that any $100 macro lens is a small but good investment.
Amazing video as always, Robin. I totally agree about the very well chosen music for your videos. This is a very interesting lens, I don't have any macro lens yet and certainly it is nice to have a budget option. Your results with flash technique are really good!
If I didn't already have the Olympus 60mm macro, I would have checked this out. I thought the images were great.....then again, we all know you are the master of macro......
2x magnification is definitely a huge plus! However I don' need it, as my bugs here in Malaysia are not so tiny. And I don't want to just shoot the eyes of the insects, I want to show the body too!
I love this lens, it's fantastic value for money. I've found it much easier to work with than the Olympus 30mm, especially for focus accuracy and working distance. Using it with an E-M10 Mark4 and don't weight of the lens is still comfortably balanced. Accidentally moving the aperture ring can be a little bit of a nuisance but not a big deal
Good stuff Robin, I have the 60mm Oly lens, and can not afford the new 90 mil macro. I bought some dried beetles and bugs on Amazon (unethical??) But I thought about putting them on leaves in the backyard to practice, and my kitty won't eat them! Cheers!
1:39 have you done a video about the macro filter? I think what I really need to do for my macro experiments is to get a flash but I’m lazily looking at other things lol
Thank you Robin. Good presentation as usual. If we look at full frame macro lenses, most of them are about 100mm and none particularly fast. This is to produce a useful DoF. On MFT 60mm is probably a good compromise for macro. I notice the lens does have the macro scale markings alongside the focus distance. And that flash snood diffuser, cool 😎
Thanks Jeff. Well for macro purposes, we don't shoot wide open much, and the closer we get to the subject the more we stop down the F-number for more depth of field. So I am ok if we don't get bright aperture, as I mostly shoot F5.6 or narrower for my macro shots. However, the bright aperture helps if you use the lens in a non-macro environment, for example, shooting portraits!
Thanks Robin 👍 Do you ever try to find out the names and habits of some of these bizarre little fellas? I get into mushrooms (as a photographic subject) when they come up down here and am fascinated by their weird looks and life cycle. Using a sigma 105, f2.8, and a led light with diy modifier. Cheers!
As always, excellent video. I am wondering how you made focus ajustement when you hold off camera flash in another hand? You put down that flash to focus or just use one hand? That is my concern when considering a manual macro lens. Also, Laowa has a 50mm macro lens too, seems better in all aspects than this one, also higher in price of course. Wondering do you have a chance te review that one? Maybe contact Laowa?😊
I generally do use AF when I shoot with the Olympus 60mm. But if I go all the way to full magnification, in some situations, manual focusing is more effective.
When using my Olympus camera, I can’t get my ISO to be set at 200 without it automatically setting the exposure to -3.0. Is that how you are shooting it or are you able to alter some settings to be able to adjust the exposure?
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Nice video ! I want to start macro-photography, i have a Sony alpha 6400 (so without stabilization), on my two lenses i have OSS, i'm really interested by that 7artisan macro lense but without OSS do you think that could be a problem or too hard to have sharp quality ?
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I love the way Robin casually holds the camera in one hand and a flash in the other and somehow produces the most amazing photos, even with a manual focus lens. Macro Master!
Thanks Ian, you are too kind! The technique is not the best, but it is quite versatile, I can move my light around and make it come from anywhere I want!
Allo, allo .😀.
You make photography fun ! Love your enthusiasm with your art, plus also informative.
Impressive performance - you have some wonderful insect life! Terrific photos... thanks for sharing your superb images, Robin
No fair that Robin can go out in January and find the most amazing insects/arachnids meanwhile it’s like -10 Fahrenheit in Boston and I can’t even go outside to take pictures.
Don't know if anyone's mentioned it before, but I always enjoy the music in your videos. They match your style and make the videos more enjoyable. Thank you for the quick overview of this lens!
Thanks Goce for noticing, it was not easy looking for the right music!
My favorite...macro insects! Thanks Robin!
Thanks David, my favourite too
Thanks
Thanks!
Great video! The information on the 7ARTISANS 60mm F2.8 II lens as a solid budget macro option was very informative. The visuals and explanations made it easy to understand the capabilities of the lens. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise.
I have a TTArtisans 40mm macro, on a Sony APS-C and it has provided hours and hours of enjoyment and yielded some amazing results…so I totally get your reasoning behind buying this Robin. Anyone with even a passing curiosity regarding macro photography will find that any $100 macro lens is a small but good investment.
Indeed, there are so many budget options and it is good to explore photography without having to break the bank.
Great review and perfect timing as I ordered one last week and it is being delivered today. I cannot wait to begin shooting
Thanks David! Hope you like the lens!
Hello Robin, thank you this video. It's timing was perfect for me.
Thanks, glad you found that useful
Thank you for this video, Good decision for beginners macro as me. I already bought the lens
Thank you :)
Thanks Lecky, glad I can share
Amazing video as always, Robin. I totally agree about the very well chosen music for your videos. This is a very interesting lens, I don't have any macro lens yet and certainly it is nice to have a budget option. Your results with flash technique are really good!
will try them for product shots
Great pics! Hope I can try my own very soon, thank you Robin! Great video as always
Thanks! Go give it a try
If I didn't already have the Olympus 60mm macro, I would have checked this out. I thought the images were great.....then again, we all know you are the master of macro......
Thanks Dave, and yes that Olympus 60mm Macro is probably one of the best macro lenses ever!
That's some fine photography ❤ amazing 🎉
Thank you for the great information, I have been wondering about this lens
Not a bad lens at all, quite worth the money!
Your results make this look like a great little lens!
Thanks Mark. I really do like the lens
Very interesting Lens, i love results
There are so many great lens options for m43.
Indeed, it is a good thing to have options!
you have some amazing shots there
Robin this lens turns out some nice macro shots. I own a Canon 100 macro lens and the results are a look alike of this artisans lens! Nice work!
Thanks! The 7Artisans is no slouch!
Loved this one Robin.
I'd like to check out the Laowa 50 2.8 one day since has 2x magnification. This one looks like a good bang for your buck. Nice photos!
2x magnification is definitely a huge plus! However I don' need it, as my bugs here in Malaysia are not so tiny. And I don't want to just shoot the eyes of the insects, I want to show the body too!
The output from that lens is great! I'll have to see what mounts are available, as that would be nice on one of my film bodies. Thanks for the info!
It has native micro four thirds mount
I love this lens, it's fantastic value for money. I've found it much easier to work with than the Olympus 30mm, especially for focus accuracy and working distance. Using it with an E-M10 Mark4 and don't weight of the lens is still comfortably balanced.
Accidentally moving the aperture ring can be a little bit of a nuisance but not a big deal
The 60mm definitely is easier to work with if you need more distance from your subject, for example shooting a bug!
You have such a wonderful smile and a cheerful face sir. 🙂
very nice macro shots. so many interesting bugs. where is this place?
Good stuff Robin, I have the 60mm Oly lens, and can not afford the new 90 mil macro. I bought some dried beetles and bugs on Amazon (unethical??) But I thought about putting them on leaves in the backyard to practice, and my kitty won't eat them! Cheers!
1:39 have you done a video about the macro filter? I think what I really need to do for my macro experiments is to get a flash but I’m lazily looking at other things lol
Thank you Robin. Good presentation as usual.
If we look at full frame macro lenses, most of them are about 100mm and none particularly fast. This is to produce a useful DoF.
On MFT 60mm is probably a good compromise for macro. I notice the lens does have the macro scale markings alongside the focus distance.
And that flash snood diffuser, cool 😎
Thanks Jeff. Well for macro purposes, we don't shoot wide open much, and the closer we get to the subject the more we stop down the F-number for more depth of field. So I am ok if we don't get bright aperture, as I mostly shoot F5.6 or narrower for my macro shots.
However, the bright aperture helps if you use the lens in a non-macro environment, for example, shooting portraits!
Thanks for the great review, 100 $$? Where????
Thanks Robin 👍
Do you ever try to find out the names and habits of some of these bizarre little fellas?
I get into mushrooms (as a photographic subject) when they come up down here and am fascinated by their weird looks and life cycle. Using a sigma 105, f2.8, and a led light with diy modifier.
Cheers!
i am buying this lens today ! any tips please ?
Thank you for sharing your experience. But where did you find this lens for $100USD?
I suppose we don't have the exif with this lens and no indication in the viewfinder
Hi Robin! Lovely work! Which Olympus body would you recommend? I have a Sony A7s. Would it be good enough?
Micro four thirds camera capable to have more magnification 1.35 time more than apsc!
As always, excellent video. I am wondering how you made focus ajustement when you hold off camera flash in another hand? You put down that flash to focus or just use one hand? That is my concern when considering a manual macro lens. Also, Laowa has a 50mm macro lens too, seems better in all aspects than this one, also higher in price of course. Wondering do you have a chance te review that one? Maybe contact Laowa?😊
Hi Robin. I thought an autofocus lens would be preferable to do macro. It doesn’t seem to be a problem here !
Not at all, i find at 1:1 autofocus is really hard
@@emudojo Yes, for macro its often better to focus by moving closer to and further from from your subject rather than focussing the lens.
I generally do use AF when I shoot with the Olympus 60mm. But if I go all the way to full magnification, in some situations, manual focusing is more effective.
can i use this lens without the hand shed for the flash what do you call it ? thank you
When using my Olympus camera, I can’t get my ISO to be set at 200 without it automatically setting the exposure to -3.0. Is that how you are shooting it or are you able to alter some settings to be able to adjust the exposure?
Nice video !
I want to start macro-photography, i have a Sony alpha 6400 (so without stabilization), on my two lenses i have OSS, i'm really interested by that 7artisan macro lense but without OSS do you think that could be a problem or too hard to have sharp quality ?
Is this the Mark II or the Mark 1
does it matter what camera I use?
how did you focus the manual lens if your other hand was on the flash?!
Hi, can i have a link to buy the hand strap you are using? It looks nice
The strap is cheap and china made and quite badly made, I don't recommend it
Manual? Robin. I thought you hated manual lenses.
I still do!
Hi have you cropped in any of the photos or are they are the original photos?
if the photos are cropped it is mentioned in the captions.
I sure hope you got 100$ for your Olympus 60 mm macro. A smart move?
Of course smart. I never had the Olympus lens.
@@robinwong Ok, now I understand.
Such a shame all of these cheap lenses (7Artisans, TTArtisans, Laowa, etc.) are Chinese though!