Links to the things I mention in the video: - Sony A7III Camera: amzn.to/2xM776q - Laowa 60mm 2x macro lens: bit.ly/mwlaowa60 - Laowa 25mm 2.5x-5x macro lens: bit.ly/mwlaowa25 - Meike MK-310 Flash (mounted with an adapter to fit my Sony camera): amzn.to/2XMhHou - Godox TT685s Flash and wireless transmitter: amzn.to/2SV3Xrf - Camera strap, Peak Design Leash: amzn.to/2XMi4iS - Sony Grip extension: amzn.to/2xHKsrR - The diffuser is of the brand DÖRR, and I bought it here: www.cyberphoto.se/foto-video/... - But there is a similar diffuser on Amazon: amzn.to/2LKnmKz - Sony X3000 action camera: amzn.to/2XGF2bf Thanks for watching! Subscribe for weekly videos! More regular content from me in these places: 💌 newsletter: mwroll.com 🎞 instagram: instagram.com/mwroll 🪙 patreon: patreon.com/micaelwidell 🐦 twitter: twitter.com/micaelwidell

You're a legend! I love your videos for the fact that you make everything so simple and no-nonsense.

Started 3 o 4 years ago lol an entire collection of cameras and lenses. Me crazy happy with my new used a7iii after 7 years

I‘m 35 and have the gear also in the glas cabinet. It was the idea of my wife, because in her opinion lenses looks pretty... I really love her 😂

Tack för en bra presentation. Är själv fortfarande en nybörjare när det gäller fotografering, fast jag har hållit på ett tag. Det fanns ett par bra tips jag kommer att titta på närmare.

I have that cabinet. I love it. Pull out a camera or lens from it everyday.

Thank you! I finally figured out how to fold this diffuser) What about new fixed version of Mitakon 1-5x? Does they fixed the sharpness and contrast?

Ring flashes are generally for forensics, hence in macro photography you get what you get

great video bang botak, salam photography.

Nice video and I got myself one of those light shades after watching your video.

Which makes me an infant (1 camera, one lens)!

Just a tip, the Laowa 100mm made for Sony FE mount weighs 650g. That is about what the Laowa 60mm and a cheap metal adapter weighs when put together. The 100 seems to stick out a lot more though so it will not feel the same of course. I have been using the 60mm with my a5100 for a couple of years now. Thanks for the idea of the flash diffuser that sits at the end of the lens. I use it with my internal flash... The other lens I use is the Sony 30mm f3.5 macro. I use that one almost exclusively in AF. The touch to shutter is a whole different way to macro. Where I live we have wind all the time, every flower and leaf are constantly moving along with whatever insects have climbed aboard. Touch to shutter lets me pick a spot I want sharp and then the camera takes the picture as soon as the image is sharp, which is instant to almost instant, or it fails and takes no picture on a rare occasions when the subject is just moving too much...

Appreciate if you can make a vid on diy diffusers please for macro photography. Love your vids.

Great advice!, I'm already staring in the right direction with the a7III, next a Laowa macro lens, and a flash diffuser

Thank you for the awesome video and tips!

Thx for wonderfull share,..brilliant set up👌

Great video ! Thank u. Keep doing what your doing

Thank you for your time and effort I am just beginning my journey into macro I have a Nikon D810 and the 105 macro lens. The Laowa range looks interesting, I will be taking a look at these. You are on my subscribed list, I am looking forward to watching more. Thanks.

Great info, thanks!

That was useful, thanks Micael. Finally Amazon have enabled shipping of the diffuser to the uk. I shall look forward to trying it (even if, according to Amazon reviews, I have to keep coming back to this video to learn how to fold it up!)

Panasonic Lumix S5 is full frame, Mirrorless - absolutely wonderful!

Yes please do a full go through of your gear. Also why do you use the old Laowa macro over the newer 60 or 100?

thank you for all the info...

I am more interested in composing and creating pictures than gear. That would be very interesting

Gillar dina videos skarpt! Självklart måste du göra en video på alla dina kameraprylar!😃 Följer dig på instagram, riktigt duktig är du 😊 Längtar så efter mina macrosaker jag beställt, långa leveranstider pga corona dock :/ Tummen upp!

I can't afford you're camera, lens , the only thing i can afford easily is the diffuser.😊

I use the Canon EOS R for my stuff and love the ergonomics!!

I like the shape of that 25mm laowa lens, its how all macro lenses should be, narrow at the front so you can properly get to your subject and shoot at a natural angle out in the field rather than a staged shot indoors. Your camera cabinet gets full old man approval from me 🤗. A nice vid on its contents would be rather splendid too 😎👍.

My bag - fujifilm x-t100, with rokinon 100mm f2.8 1:1, and meike mk-14ext ring flash

Great video, thanks for making it! For macro, I used to use my full frame Nikon D800, but then I bought a Fujifilm X-T3 (mainly for video). It got me thinking. For macro shallow dof doesn't really matter because you'll be shooting stopped down all the time. Low light performance doesn't really matter because you'll either have a lot of natural light or be using a flash. Same goes for dynamic range. Not that the X-T3 is bad in these areas. Also, for macro, by using a crop sensor it turns that 65mm Laowa lens into a 100mm (97.5) lens and I'm putting 26.1 MP on the subject whereas on my D800, even though it has 36 MP, if I put it in dx mode I only have 16 MP. The Sony A7 III is 10 MP in dx mode. Add to that how so very light the little Fuji setup is and I no longer lug my huge, heavy D800 and 105 macro lens around, lol. I did tests with both cameras and if I crop in on the D800 to match the Fuji, the Fuji image if much better. Great images, btw! Love the lighting you came up with. I think I'll get one of those diffusers! Cheers!

Your diffuser is way better than my no name copy. That center part that holds on to the lens needs to be properly made like on yours whereas the one I found was uneven and not elastic...

Hello Micael, many thanks for your Videos. I'm looking for a Macro Lens and you're Right with the Magnification. 1:1 is good but 1:2 etc are much more fun and intressting in my opinion. But can i reach a Magnification of 1:2 with a Sony 90mm 1:1 and an Extension tube?? Is this possible to get the same magnification like the laowa 60mm for expample. And my second question is what do you think about the nissin mf18 ringlight.? Many thanks and greetings from germany:)

Based on your recommendation for diffuser, I found something really similar from a local camera shop. The brand-name on mine is "Falcon Eyes", but it looks almost identical! I may be a little bit smaller perhaps? But I don't know. It works well for diffusing the light, that is really helpful! Thanks for the tip. I find however that it makes holding and focusing the lens more inconvenient (Laowa 65mm for APS-C). How do you deal with that when holding the camera and needing to adjust focus without losing the framing and the subject?

what camera did you use to film this video and what kind of microphone. Thank you Micael. also you said all you need was the Sony x3000 and what? in your pocket to make the video. I guess you were talking about the small tripod thing.

Hi Micael. Looking good! I was just wondering if you ever considered evaluating the Lume Cube panel mini for macro photography? Pro: adjustable tight temp. Con: will not freeze action like a flash.

@Micael Widell why are you useing sony a7iii instead sony a7r iii? Are you try useing sigma 135mm f1.8 instead canon 135mm? Are you usein canon 135mm with sony camera?

could you show how to fold this diffuser "slowly"? I can't figure it out lol

Is that beer in the glass ? Respect !

Greetings from the Philippines... I love your cabinet, is it moisture proofed?

May i ask - why not the OSS sony 90mm? i understand the 60 (2:1 too) gives more of a background story, but as i hear when using apsc lenses on FF cameras - the pixels arent the same.

Did you ever try the Panasonic G85 for macro photography? It has focus bracketing and focus stacking, which your current Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark iii has. I cannot find any decent macro reviews on the Panasonic G85.

And my Macro camera bag 2020 - Panasonic Lumix G9, (or may be olympus OM-D-Em-1 or Panasonic Lumix GX80) Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro, Yondnuo 565with DIY Ddiffusor, Raynox DCS 250.

glass cabinet!!!)))

Is it possible To use the laowa macro lens with Extension Tube?

Diffusor link does not work...

Micael, great presentation. you didn’t mention about Tripod or Monopod?

Can you please just help me re getting a flash for Sony A7iii ? Which lower cost flash would you suggest now (July 2020)?

I love to see more wide angle macro. :)

Quick question. Your first Sony a7 the one that has no stabilisation. How the hell did you keep your shots from being blurred when hand held. I can’t do it! Lol I can achieve good results with my lumix. But the Sony is giving me headaches.....I love the camera and it’s quality and it was all I could afford in full frame at the time. The a7ii or a7iii was way out of my reach.

Speaking of Macro lenses: are you planning on a re-test of the redesigned Mitakon Macro? Would be great how much the company improved the lens over the first iteration.

excellent video can you link the cabinet please.

Do you ever use a polarizing filter ?

I have a olympus M10 maar as the idee Macro camera , smalle and without foto staking in the camera , try it

would you be able to tell me what flash you use with the 25mm laowa please as my meike mk320 fires on full power every time even in manual as the laowa lens is fully manual and so can't communicate with the camera, therefore it fires at full power by default. thanks and great video

I don't use ring lights, does that mean you like my macro photography? ;) Joking aside awesome video mate :)

Is it near impossible to take good, sharp handheld shots with a Laowa 1:2 macrolens...?....

Hi, what microphone are you using ? Sounds great.

Don’t you need dry cabinet for your lens?

hi Micael.what do you think about Raynox DCR-0250 Super Makro macrolens,if you have experience with it? how can you evaluate it? thanks

Thank you for the useful info! Also, you need to tell us what you're drinking :)

Hi! Can the dome diffuser replace the selene dome or the magmod? what do you think of the lens 7 artisans 60mm macro? greetings from Cancun

Micael; I enjoy your videos, but I notice on your video camera there appears to be a piece of Velcro over the microphone holes. What is it, and why do you use it? Do you record sound with your camera during the videos? Thank you. C.

What about Laowa lenses ? Two of them are Macro lenses. Thank you for your description.

Can we use flash mounted diffuser?

are the legs on that cabinet wood or metal? ikea stuff isnt known for being very durable thats why i ask

Hej Micael, Vart kan man köpa "Doomen"? Tack!

I know they can be heavy, but what about bellows? Why don’t you use?

Do you have to compose images when shooting a macro? Thanks

Sir where I found this type of diffuser..?

What are you drinking😊

OK my dear friend and by now, GoPro has undergone several improvements, etc, whereas I think Sony has given up on the action camera concept. So are you still using that faithful x3000 Sony or now you have a GoPro or something else for the videography? Additionally, I'm very curious to know what camera setup this channel is using that produces abnormally great video macro footage. They do not reply to me so just wanted to know if you have a clue. To find it, I'll leave a URL link in reply as sometimes YT auto censors all the link format comments, but if that doesn't show up, please copy the below line and use it in the search box of YT, you will see it as the first or second choice in a search result: 👉👉 SUPER MACRO WORLD in 8K ULTRA HD 👈👈 Again thanks a lot for all the good things you have provided the community, over many many years, and long lives.

If you are good at something DON'T give it for free if somebody is making money from it! For educational purposes I salute that ;)

Micael I saw you at the Trump rally

Drinking during your video is actually rude and distracting. I think your vids are better without that. You can always pause the recording, take a sip, and then resume. Still, I enjoy your vids.

Micael you are really a wimpy boy, my main job is landscaper and every time I get my camera my back and knees hurt so mulch 😅😂😂😂😂 bro you kind of cry about something insignificant… I feel pity for you

Greetings from the Philippines... I love your cabinet, is it moisture proofed?