Olympus TG6 initial efforts

[klausi]

I purchased the Olympus TG6 a few weeks ago and I am quite excited about its macro capabilities. I use it with a Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobe, mostly in Aperture priority mode for still photography. The photographs are from Dauin in the Philippines.

An anemone shrimp:

Fire sea urchin anal bulb:

A very tiny goby on a sponge, next to some crustaceans.

 

[tursiops]

The TG-6 is great for Macro. It is barely adequate for anything else, primarily due to lack of manual or shutter-priority settings.
Be advised, Klausi, the TG-6 only has two f-stops: f/2 and f/2.8 (which get smaller if you Zoom). It achieves equivalent higher f-stops by using a 3x neutral density filter, so you get the reduction in light associated with (say) f/8 but not the greater depth-of-field. The only reason the macro dof looks good is because the sensor is so small (thus the lens is so short).

 

[deeper thoughts]

Nice shots

 

[klausi]

Nice shots

Thank you!

 

[klausi]

The TG-6 is great for Macro. It is barely adequate for anything else, primarily due to lack of manual or shutter-priority settings.
Be advised, Klausi, the TG-6 only has two f-stops: f/2 and f/2.8 (which get smaller if you Zoom). It achieves equivalent higher f-stops by using a 3x neutral density filter, so you get the reduction in light associated with (say) f/8 but not the greater depth-of-field. The only reason the macro dof looks good is because the sensor is so small (thus the lens is so short).

Interesting, I didn't know that. So the f18 I can get with full Zoom is f2.8 plus a lot of filter? Do you have a link to describe the technology in detail? It sure looks like it. It's possible to trick the A priority mode into a min shutter speed, but that trick has its limits too.

 

[hedonist222]

Well done!

What shutter,aperture, and ISO on the first shot?

 

[hedonist222]

Interesting, I didn't know that. So the f18 I can get with full Zoom is f2.8 plus a lot of filter? Do you have a link to describe the technology in detail? It sure looks like it. It's possible to trick the A priority mode into a min shutter speed, but that trick has its limits too.

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[tursiops]

Do you have a link to describe the technology in detail?

It is not in the manual. You have to look at some reviews. This is from Olympus TG-6 Review - Specifications

 

[arew+4]

Nice images.
Here is a barely adequate picture of a turtle.

 

[klausi]

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It is not in the manual. You have to look at some reviews. This is from Olympus TG-6 Review - Specifications

Thank you!! It's noticeable how the f stop jumps in odd increments, makes sense if its in fact not a real f-stop.