Continuing the discussion from Good cameras for nature shots:
I’ve got a TG5. It was recommended by the Texas Parks and Wildlife rare plant specialists for getting high quality photos with GPS. Question I have is with the stacking. I’m having trouble with software not camera. Are you using Olympus, Photoshop, or third party software for Focus Stacking?
It has built in Focus Stacking. To use it you must turn to the microscope dial.
When I downloaded into Photos (mac), it came out with 30 separate shots and no way to stack them. I could not make heads or tails of the Olympus software and even somehow changed the page view which keeps me from seeing all my photos with the software. Help/documentation on Olympus software is non-existent. Maybe the problem is Photos and some other software would be better, hence my question being about software.
Yes, turn the dial to microscope, then it is the second icon along the bottom from the left. I use it regularly, but it is difficult to get good focus handheld.
It sounds like you had the camera on focus bracketing. I haven’t had any luck using that setting and I end up deleting 30 bad photos too.
https://havecamerawilltravel.com/photographer/olympus-tg5-macro-focus-stacking/ gives a brief summary. Otherwise you should look at Zerene or Helicon (Unless you have the full Photoshop (Merge). Or Affinity Photo?
Hey all. This topic is really more about the elements of a particular camera than nature and not really suitable for a separate topic in “Nature Talk.” @johnbarr, if you’d like to combine this into a summary post in the main camera topic you referenced that would be great. @robertarcher397 had a suggestion for one resource and others can add online camera forum or other resources in the original camera topic. I’m going to set a timer to close this topic in a few hours. Thanks!
I’ve used Helicon to stack macro photos of insects with good results. It was pretty easy to learn too.
The focus stacking on Olympus TG-5 is a bit finnicky. You need to hold the camera perfectly still (hand holding is usually not good enough). Just a note of warning. Get a tripod for it if such a thing exists, and you’ll be thankful.
I hear many people who use this camera for macros of lichens or plants. A pity it is difficult to make a good picture with it.
I use focus stacking with the Olympus TG-5. Good light, extremely steady, and in microscope mode for extreme close-up is the only way to get this right. I have excellent results: I posted a few today using this method.
btw, also I just load this up to my mac, too. I agree with pbedell sounds like you had camera on focus bracketing.
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