Required and Highly Recommended Equipment for the Macro Retreat

• MACRO LENS (Required)

  • You may choose to bring other lenses to, but a dedicated prime macro lens is required for this retreat

  • 90mm (https://tinyurl.com/lisatom-OM90mm) or 60mm https://tinyurl.com/LisatomOM60 OM SYSTEM macro lens

  • While all camera make/models Macro lenses can be used for some sessions, participants will use a OM SYSTEM loaner for in-camera focus-stacking.

• Camera Equipment (Required)

  • Extra camera batteries, battery charger, memory cards (You will be taking a LOT when using focus bracketing and focus stacking! so bring ALL of your cards)

• Photography Gear

  • Required (can share with a friend):

    • Flashlight, Flashlight Snoot

    • Light Diffuser

  • Highly Recommended:

    • Remote (For the OM1/OM1 mark II, the wireless https://tinyurl.com/OMRetreat-wirelessremote is awesome but the less expensive cable remote https://amzn.to/3Re9mZq is fine. The remote cable for other Olympus/OM SYSTEM camera models https://amzn.to/3Re9mZq)

    • Flash with Flash diffuser

      • AK Diffuser:

        • 90mm https://tinyl.io/BrgC

        • 60mm https://tinyl.io/Brg8

        • Other lenses https://tinyl.io/BrgE

      • Cygnustech: https://www.cygnustechdiffuser.com/?ref=CHRISMCGINNIS

• CAMERA:

  • While all camera makes/models can be used for some sessions, participants will use a OM SYSTEM loaner for in-camera focus-stacking and live composite.

  • BEST

    • OM1 https://tinyurl.com/OMRetreat-OM1

    • OM1 Mark II https://tinyurl.com/OMRetreat-OM2

    • OM5 https://tinyurl.com/OMRetreat-OM5

  • GOOD

    • EM1 mark III, EM1X https://tinyurl.com/OMRetreat-OMgear

    • EM1 mark II, EM5 mark II/III https://tinyurl.com/OMRetreat-OMgear

    Highly Recommended Equipment for the Macro Retreat

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