Can an M4/3 setup be as versatile as TG6 for macro & wide?

[bvanant]

a solution is to use the 30 macro lens (olympic) and then use the

KRAKEN KRL-09S WIDE ANGLE CONVERSION LENS​

that gets you about 155 degree wide angle. It costs $1000, The Nauticam equivalent MWL 1 is not $2200, it is only $2196. I suspect the Nauticam has "better corners" but if it is only for the occasional big thing that swims by while you are shooting macro then I would go with the Kraken. Both are big and heavy; make sure you have a sturdy flip adapter.
Bill

 

[BoltSnap]

a solution is to use the 30 macro lens (olympic) and then use the

KRAKEN KRL-09S WIDE ANGLE CONVERSION LENS​

that gets you about 155 degree wide angle. It costs $1000, The Nauticam equivalent MWL 1 is not $2200, it is only $2196. I suspect the Nauticam has "better corners" but if it is only for the occasional big thing that swims by while you are shooting macro then I would go with the Kraken. Both are big and heavy; make sure you have a sturdy flip adapter.
Bill

This appears to work only with the 30mm lens, not the 12-50mm as the Nauticam works with both, is this correct?

 

[d^2b]

This appears to work only with the 30mm lens, not the 12-50mm as the Nauticam works with both, is this correct?

I used an inexpensive closeup lens (UCL-165m67) lens with the 12-50 for a while for macro at the 50mm end, it worked OK. 12mm was wide enough most of the time for me at the wide end, but I mainly used that for portraits of turtles and sharks.

 

[bvanant]

This appears to work only with the 30mm lens, not the 12-50mm as the Nauticam works with both, is this correct?

Even if it works with the 12-50, why would you. At 30 mm the 12-50 is decidedly not macro. My remembrance of the specs (it is no longer available) is that the magnification was like 0.35 or so.

Bill

 

[BoltSnap]

Even if it works with the 12-50, why would you. At 30 mm the 12-50 is decidedly not macro.
Bill

But not wide angle enough for certain subjects. You can use the MWL-1 with the 12-50mm but you can't with the KRAKEN KRL-09S?

 

[bvanant]

I don't know, I suspect that field of view is field of view, but the original goal was macro plus wide. With the 12-50 you get not wide enough at 12 mm, no macro and most likely pretty good wide angle with either.
Bill

 

[BoltSnap]

no macro and most likely pretty good wide angle with either.

No, it has a 43mm macro mode. I can also get very close to the subject through almost the entire range especially > 35mm.

It is a great lens to use when you are jumping in a location not knowing what's there or when, for me, I am in a competition and I have to do macro/WA photos.

 

[MB NZ]

As I'm thinking about getting back in to underwater photography (and diving) in general, this thread is a good read. I shot M4/3. What always bothered me about underwater photography was having to choose between macro and WA before jumping in the water, plus I didn't enjoy lens port swaps or air travel with all the associated gear. It seems that things haven't moved on very much.

No underwater photograph makes me happier than a good WA shot, but opportunities are limited and when the opportunities present themselves, especially in the form of wildlife, pulling off a good shot is the next challenge. In contrast, it's not hard to find attractive subjects for macro and I find it technically easier to take good photos. A conundrum!

 

[BoltSnap]

As I'm thinking about getting back in to underwater photography (and diving) in general, this thread is a good read. I shot M4/3. What always bothered me about underwater photography was having to choose between macro and WA before jumping in the water, plus I didn't enjoy lens port swaps or air travel with all the associated gear. It seems that things haven't moved on very much.

No underwater photograph makes me happier than a good WA shot, but opportunities are limited and when the opportunities present themselves, especially in the form of wildlife, pulling off a good shot is the next challenge. In contrast, it's not hard to find attractive subjects for macro and I find it technically easier to take good photos. A conundrum!

These are your images??

 

[MB NZ]

These are your images??

Yes.