Thanks for that. This caveat looks like a marketing trick, unless the
mentioned lenses have some unique attribute. Well, one reason less to buy
Oly's flagship camera ;-).
I do like the fact that they add features in updated firmware though, like
Fuji does too.
2015-11-12 22:05 GMT+01:00 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>:
> On 11/12/2015 9:05 AM, Frank wrote:
>
>> I think focus stacking will be nice feature for macro, think it is e-m1
>> only though.
>>
>
> And, as it happens, Chuck has an E-M1. But lets get this straight:
>
> There are two related, but different, new features, Focus Stacking and
> Focus Bracketing.
>
> Focus Stacking, for the E-M1 only, "In Focus Stacking Mode, a single press
> of the shutter captures eight RAW or JPEG shots with varying focal
> positions and automatically composites them into a single JPEG file for a
> macro shot with incredible depth of field." Done in-camera.
>
> OTOH - HOWEVER - CAVEAT - "At this time, only the 60mm f/2.8 Macro,
> 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro and 40-150mm f/2.8 Pro are compatible with Focus Stacking
> mode." <
> http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/09/15/olympus-breathes-new-life-into-e-m1-with-big-firmware-update-e-m5-ii-ga>
> As I have the 60/2.8, but not an E-M1, I won't be trying this feature. :-)
>
> Focus Bracketing, for both E-M1 & E-M5II, "Users can also take their
> macro photography a step further with Focus Bracketing Mode, which captures
> up to 999 shots with varying focal positions. Third-party photo-editing
> software can be used to merge the files into one breathtaking image that
> reveals the details of any subject, from the small, like a bloom of a rose
> or an exotic insect, to a large depth of field in a telephoto landscape." I
> don't see where Oly says, but I imagine this may be Raw and/or JPEG, as
> with all other shooting.
>
> It's also not clear whether it may be used with High Resolution mode. Lets
> see, a focus bracket of 8, in HR mode, equals 64 shutter actuations!
>
> (For those new to focus stacking, Focus Bracketing is not necessarily the
> ideal solution. Changing focus changes image size, so your stacking
> software must be able to resample all but one of the resulting images. I
> believe many/most do, but know little about details, or how well they do
> that. Manually moving the camera, using a focusing rail, gives smaller
> changes in image size.)
>
> In this regard, Oly seems to be out in front of most other makers in
> attitude toward their buyers, "Frequent Feature Upgrades offer the most
> innovative imaging technology available today so you can love your camera
> longer."
>
> DoF is in the Details Moose
>
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