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7 Tips To Improve Your Macro Photography

French photographer Emilie Talpin did not pick up her first camera until 2018 but within just a few years, she became both an OM SYSTEM Ambassador and a highly respected photo educator best known for her favorite photography genres: macro and nature.

Panasonic 100mm f/2.8

Look How Small Panasonic’s New 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens Is

On Monday, Panasonic announced its 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens for full-frame L-mount cameras with the tagline of "smallest full-frame macro lens." While that came with a stipulation of "with a focal length greater than 90mm," don't let that distract from how compact it is.

David Joseph Spiders

Photographer Searches for Spiders Nightly for Amazing Macro Photos

The last time PetaPixel spoke with talented macro photographer David Joseph, he was using his smartphone to incredible effect. Joseph has now upgraded to a dedicated camera system and pointed his new macro lens at spiders, an oft-misunderstood and rarely appreciated arthropod that plays a vital role in ecosystems across every continent, save for Antarctica.

Laowa 10-50x Supermicro APO lens

The Venus Optics Laowa Aurogon is a 10-50x Microscope Lens

Venus Optics has announced a new Laowa super macro lens for a diverse range of full-frame cameras. The Aurogon FF 10-50x NA0.5 Supermicro APO lens has thus far only been announced in China, so information comes from translated sources, primarily information shared by Venus Optics on the Chinese social media network Weibo.

Tarantula Migration

Photos of the Tarantula Migration Through a Small Town in Colorado

In the southeast corner of Colorado sits a small town of just under 7,000 people called La Junta. Not only is this small town unique, what happens just outside of it is even more so: thousands of tarantulas “migrate” annually through the Comanche National Grasslands.

10 Tips on How To Photograph Spring Flowers

I love spring. Little flowers pop up everywhere -- in your garden, in nature, in parks, next to the roads: basically everywhere. And these flowers are great fun to photograph.

Apexel 100mm Macro Lens Kit Review: An Impressive Phone Add-On

A little while ago, when Apexel asked me to review the 200X LED Lens microscope adaptor, I told them I was interested in both the microscope and the macro lens kit. Due to stocking issues, they were able to send the microscope adaptor.

Testing the Apexel 200X LED Lens: A Microscope for Your Phone

I received a request from Apexel to review a phone accessory that connects to microscopes, telescopes, or binoculars. I replied to inform them that I had none of those pieces of equipment but I might be interested in reviewing a macro or microscope attachment to mobile phones.

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Your Disdain for Micro Four Thirds is Misguided

Micro Four Thirds (MFT) is perhaps the most derided of all camera formats in modern digital photography. It is constantly overlooked, scoffed at, and is the subject of disdain. It really shouldn't be, and you all are way too hard on it.