I will try that approach with the macro's I'm going to lose a lot of light like that. Do I use an external flash or the on board? The lens is a Tamron 90 f2.8 no vibration reduction at all. Macro yes but 11 inches closest
An on-board flash, or the tiny ones that fit a number of the more modern Olympus cameras, can be surprisingly useful. I've tested the FL-LM2 and FL-LM3 flashes, and by ramping the ISO to 800, can get a usable amount of light out to about 9 metres. Pretty useful, that.
For more serious flash work, I have an FL-35R from my FTs days. After that, it's my studio strobes. With home made diffuser:
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