I figured it would be good to ask here, since there’s a lot of people who are very skilled with macro photography and I’ve seen a few posts about technique floating around. If this is an inappropriate topic for the scope of this forum, let me know. I’ve been getting more and more into learning good…

I have an LED ring flash and it can be set to continuous light rather than flash. I got it for macro videos mostly but it might be something that could work for you. I also usually carry an LED flashlight and a clamp to hold it to help in tricky light situations and have gotten some good results wit…

Something to consider of everyone’s advice here is the different definitions of what “macro” is. For some “macro” might be considered 1:2 magnification and I think by most definitions it’s at least 1:1 magnification. What you’re proposing is 2:1 up to 5:1, right? Like, crazy close right? For the ul…

Sure, it´s always good if you have a broad set-up. But that was not really the question here… the question was, whether a flash is needed for macro-photography. I don´t think so. But as I and tadamcochran pointed out, it also depends a lot on what you envision your results to be. Yes, you can balan…

As gvbox is talking about ultra-macro photography (2:1 to 5:1 magnification), I have to disagree with all the posters above who say that using natural light is fine. There’s no way you can get a sharp image with natural light at 2:1 or smaller unless you’re using a tripod and a fixed subject. For th…

Again, as others said, for real close macro you will need additional light anyway, no matter if it’s flash or constant light setup. You don’t need flash for stacks, but they either require more time or buying more gear to make it easier, which is expensive, so for fast photos using flash will give y…

To come at this from another angle… Can you change anything about how you shoot to avoid seeing the flash? I use a Canon SX70 bridge camera for macro both with and without flash. Because I can need my reading glasses to see the LCD display, I often use the viewfinder when shooting. With one eye cl…

Ok, I kind of overread that the OP want´s to go in ultra-macro … different story

I wish plants didn’t move. Many of my pictures are fingers with flower, as there is always a breeze. Just. In the moment when I click the shutter.

I use an Olympus Stylus TG-4 camera. It has “microscope” settings for close ups and an LED ring that clips over the lens. It is a small point and shoot type camera a fair digital telephoto. Also it has built in GPS. It is my go-to camera for i-Naturalist.

[image] zygy: @annkatrinrose mentioned an LED ring flash with a continuous mode, which sounds perfect, although strangely they didn’t provide any information about it (brand, model, price, etc.). It’s an Amaran Halo and this particular model seems to have been discontinued for years which ren…

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