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All skill levels are welcome (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult), Any camera model is welcome, but for some of the sessions utilizing computational technologies you will place your SD card into a loaner OM SYSTEM camera.

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, please note that for some of the sessions utilizing computational technologies you will place your SD card into a loaner OM SYSTEM camera.

  • BEST

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

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

    • OM3

    • 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

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