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

[BoltSnap]

Just a question of finding the $$$ to pay for a new rig

Quit eating, drinking and having any fun and save the $$$

 

[MB NZ]

Quit... ...having any fun...

That's right, I remember now. Underwater photography is mostly hard work, frustration and disappointment, all of which can be remedied by buying just one more outrageously expensive lens

 

[ItsNotNarcosis]

I spent a bit of time looking at stuff online yesterday. This is a very expensive business, maybe it always was, but I was in denial! If I do go down this path, think I'll stick with macro to avoid demoralisation and disappointment.

What's the story with 90mm lenses vs 60mm for M4/3?

I am a little bit tempted by a TG-7 to keep cost realistic, but haven't been super impressed by the images I've seen. Maybe an operator issue rather than the camera?

As others have said, go with the 4/3. I had the TG-6 (my starter) and did rather well with it. It had an accident and I decided to jump up to the Olympus EM10v4 witg the Backscatter/AOI Octo housing.
The TG6 made Macro SUPER EASY. It also was fun to put the big dome and the fisheye lens and do dramatic CFWA.

But the quality and clarity in the EM10, as long as I did what the camera needs, is fantastic. Being able to use a 60mm really opened up some great great shooting.

I also run the Kraken wet wide lense. Great results!!!
I added the quick bayonet adapters for my wet lenses and can go from Macro, to fish portrait, to CFWA in the same dive.

You CLEARLY have the skill to handle the better camera. The optics are just a great leap forward.

 

[Max.Depth]

As others have said, go with the 4/3. I had the TG-6 (my starter) and did rather well with it. It had an accident and I decided to jump up to the Olympus EM10v4 witg the Backscatter/AOI Octo housing.
The TG6 made Macro SUPER EASY. It also was fun to put the big dome and the fisheye lens and do dramatic CFWA.

But the quality and clarity in the EM10, as long as I did what the camera needs, is fantastic. Being able to use a 60mm really opened up some great great shooting.

I also run the Kraken wet wide lense. Great results!!!
I added the quick bayonet adapters for my wet lenses and can go from Macro, to fish portrait, to CFWA in the same dive.

You CLEARLY have the skill to handle the better camera. The optics are just a great leap forward.

I'm looking to upgrade from a TG6 to an OM E-M10 IV soon. What's your CFWA setup?

 

[bvanant]

For me the "best" CFWA is using the 30 macro and the Kraken wetlens. Lots of other ways to go but this is for me an awesome way to go.
Bill

 

[d^2b]

For me the "best" CFWA is using the 30 macro and the Kraken wetlens. Lots of other ways to go but this is for me an awesome way to go.
Bill

Is that the KRL-12, or something pricier?

 

[ACHiPo]

Watching this thread...

 

[grantmac]

Is that the KRL-12, or something pricier?

KRL-09S

 

[ACHiPo]

As others have said, go with the 4/3. I had the TG-6 (my starter) and did rather well with it. It had an accident and I decided to jump up to the Olympus EM10v4 witg the Backscatter/AOI Octo housing.
The TG6 made Macro SUPER EASY. It also was fun to put the big dome and the fisheye lens and do dramatic CFWA.

But the quality and clarity in the EM10, as long as I did what the camera needs, is fantastic. Being able to use a 60mm really opened up some great great shooting.

I also run the Kraken wet wide lense. Great results!!!
I added the quick bayonet adapters for my wet lenses and can go from Macro, to fish portrait, to CFWA in the same dive.

You CLEARLY have the skill to handle the better camera. The optics are just a great leap forward.

These are words of encouragement I need to read. After considering the TG for a few months, I just splurged on an E-M10 IV with housing and 60 mm macro and HF-1s. I hope to heck I can get some decent images! I'm already dreading packing and carrying everything in addition to my dive gear!

The way I plan to serve the two masters of macro and CFWA is to use the m43 for macro and settle for wide video from my GoPro with Backscatter's Sharp Wide wet lens. Wish me luck.