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No macro enthusiast is unfamiliar with John Hallmén. If you aren’t, let’s fix that right away. We should really provide a list. I recommend following them all. When we say …

Writing this article was actually a bit unplanned. As soon as I picked up one of the macro + wide-angle phone lenses—bought at work for a totally different purpose—to test …

“Macro” is my keyword. In many situations I’m tight-lipped, but when it comes to macro I’m hard to shut up. Feel free to test me 🙂 Like anglers’ tall tales …

I had long been paying attention to Murat Öztürk—whom I met on Facebook—for his macro work using a reversed 18–55 mm kit lens. After seeing these successful shots, which practically contradicted …

When we went to visit the elders in the family last weekend, I rummaged through the cupboards where my old belongings were kept. I found the binocular I had scraped …

People who want to start macro shooting—or just try it a bit—often feel undecided when faced with so many options. I get a lot of messages about this. “Which lens …

After opening the doors to the macro world with my Tamron 90mm lens, a flash didn’t even cross my mind for a long time in everyday use. I insisted on …

We have a camera, and we want to shoot macro photos. Where do we start? Can’t we do something with the equipment we already have without spending money? Or is …

Almost all modern lenses offer autofocus. We press the shutter without worrying about focus and enjoy it. In dim environments and wide-aperture portrait shots, autofocus comes to the rescue. Friends …

In the previous post I said that what defines a true macro photograph is the 1:1 magnification ratio. Of course, that statement was entirely about the definitional side of things. …