Olympus OM-D Focus Bracketing and Stacking with Flash Tutorial ep.330
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Your BEST EVER how-to video, Mr Trek 👏!!! Absolutely superb 🍻
Only thing not fully explained was how the steps 1-10 then adjusted 1-15 related to the increment 1 that you selected. Perhaps you can add a subtitle to the finished video to clarify what those numbers are? But, even so, this was the clearest explanation of using focus-bracketing in flash product photography ever. A real winner, sir.
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Flashback (see what I did there?) to "Rob Trek: Guy with a Camera"! Excellent step-by-step instruction with comparisons of actual shots. Thanks, as always, Rob.
Haha! Yes, very reminiscent. Thanks.
A year ago I bought an EM10 Mark II, and since then I follow you on CZcams and I learned photography from you Rob.
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This was really well-done, Rob. From beginning to end, showing the full process and optimisations.
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This is great Rob. For over 2 weeks now I am the proud owner of the OM System OM-5, after photographing with a Nikon D7500. This was way too heavy for me, wrist problems and so. The concept is so different, thought I'd never learn this. But watching your videos help me so much. Especially because macro is the one I love most. Learning every day, more and more. Thank you
Thanks and congrats on your OM-5!
A winter project for me is to learn how-to focus bracket with my Olympus gear. Thank you for another easy to follow and understand tutorial. Your extra tips regarding the flash, and using the paper as a reflector is so simple but would've been overlooked by myself. Appreciate your work !
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Thanks Rob. Love the resourcefulness in this video.
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This is not the type of photography I do but I watched and enjoyed every second of this very interesting tutorial. One of your very best and that means a lot.
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You make understanding of these things so much easier. Thank you Sir 🫡
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Thanks so much for a really wonderful explanation of the whole process. Much appreciated Rob.
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These are really great videos Rob, so clearly presented and packed with information. 👍 thanks.
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Beautifully explained in terms an ameteur or even a complete noob can understand!
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Thanks, Rob! Very useful tutorial.
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Great instructional video Rob will definitely give this a go. Many thanks from the UK.
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Hey Rob , Thanks ...this has given me inspiration and the knowledge set to do this in the winter that is coming just around the corner ...hope your well .......
Thanks! Doing well. Hope all is well with you too.
Although I already knew what you were teaching I watched anyway since you are a pro in bringing it so clear to understand that it is really worth it to watch what and even more how you are telling us how to do things. Thanks Rob!
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Really well presented informative video as usual, thanks Rob.
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Fantastic in depth advice which will really help my macro shots. Cheers for putting this super video online
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Excellent video!
Rob, I noticed that if you set the focus increment to a value, say 5, that the increment gets bigger if you use a more stopped down aperture on my EM5iii. So the focus range will be wider at f/8 than at f/2 even if you don't change the differential. I tried this on my 17mm/1.8 lens and EM10ii as well. If I set a large number of shots say 40 and increment to some middle value or maybe 7 plus, the shooting stops before 40 shots because infinity is reached. In fact at FD of 10 I can get it down to 6 shots at f/8 or f/16 to reach infinity from 0.25 metres at the start. Whereas at f/1.8, it fires all 40 shots at f/8 and doesn't get past about a metre. It's fascinating. So it takes some trial and error. Aperture selection is a key factor so I've set stacking to the C custom setting on the mode dial while using aperture priority. I might try using the ISO button as you have and use C for keystone conpensation because that is a pain to set up each time.
Also, the in camera focus stacking doesn't always work very well because there are only 8 shots and it gets fooled by bokeh balls and anything that creates out of focus images that still have edges. Even if the faraway last image goes beyond the object, the stacked image can still have out of focus areas especially further from the lens. I may do a couple of videos on this.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It's definitely a trial & error process.
Awesome tutorial! Very helpful
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Very good method to isolate your subject! I am new to photography and this was very enlightening. Thanks!
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Excellent vid Rob.
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Thanks for this great video on focus bracketing. A couple of cups of coffee on their way.
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Excellent tutorial!
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One of your top 10 (5, maybe?) vids. TY!
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Very well explained! I thought, i need to buy an expansive Helikon Focus. Now I will give PS a Chance!
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@Rob Trek Very good explaination video. 1,5 year ago I tried focusbracketing and used Olympus Workspace own feature for this and it worked, worth trying a video perhaps?
Thanks. Great idea!
Great job Rob . . . . I always learn something from your videos. Since I don't use flash very often it takes me a while to manipulate the flash equipment; I eventually get there. Do you have a video in your archive that goes into a step by step setup of the trigger and flash . . . Thanks.
Thanks. Yes I have a video here czcams.com/video/pbBSXxfqUJs/video.html
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I've a new Canon R10, and I've learned that when (and only when) the camera is in AUTO FOCUS, the camera can do "in -camera" bracketing and stacking. I wanted to do this with flash, but folks at a Canon forum said that one couldn't use flash with the in-camera bracketing and stacking. You are doing just that with your Olympus - so shouldn''t I be able to do it with my camera??
Many thanks in advance for yhour anticipated knowledgeable response.
Unfortunately, I don't have a Canon camera to try this. If the R10 uses a mechanical shutter for focus bracketing, it should work. You just have to keep your flash power at 1/32 power or lower. This is to keep the flash recycle time to a minimum. Also try using a higher aperture number to keep the shutter speed slower. Let me know if that worked. -Rob
@@RobTrek Rob, the Canon R10 uses an electronic shutter for bracketing and focusing. Bummer.
Thanks for the response.
Thanks for the video and there is much to learn from it.
Is there any rule to estimate the proper differential value and number of photos to taken in the first place?
Thanks. There really isn't a formula for the differential value. Generally, the closer the object or the smaller the depth of field, the smaller the differential you should use.
Great explanation! What are using to set the flash?
Thanks. I used the Godox Xpro trigger.
Hi Rob, thanks for this video. But I would lern how to use focus bracketing with tele objectives in landscape photography with distances of 1500 to 4500 ft and aperture of f8-f11. Thanks in advance
Hi. Sorry I missed your question. Next time I go out I'll do some bracketing and see. Generally, you focus at the closest point in the frame, then set the maximum number of shots with the smallest increment. But I'll have to experiment.
Excellent tutorial! I think there is also the possibility to remote control the camera using a tablet with live view and place the focus points manually.
I tried using the app but it doesn't seem to support focus bracketing. However, it's very likely this would work via the Olympus tethering app for PC and Mac.
@@RobTrek The idea is to position the focus point on the tablet manually, take an image then set a new focus point, take an image ... and so on.
This can be done without touching and shaking the camera.
If not too much images are required, this could be practical.
Thanks for the insight!
May the final edition be done (with similar results) in Olympus Workspace instead of Photoshop?
If you used a "focus stacking" compatible lens, then yes. Mostly pro lenses only have this feature. I was using a kit lens, so could not use Workspace. If the "focus stacking" feature is greyed out in your camera menu, then you can't use Workspace.
Thanks for an excellent, informative, and very clear video. I have two questions. Would it be correct to say that I can't use TTL with the flash because the stacking requires the electronic shutter? Why do you use JPEGs rather than raw? Thanks once again.
Hi. Sorry for the late reply. You can use TTL with silent shutter, including focus bracketing/stacking. You're limited to 1/50 sec sync speed below iso8000, and 1/20 sec at iso 8000 and higher. As for using jpg, I simply didn't bother setting to raw for this demo. Normally I would shoot in raw.
The bkt number appears in the exif data ie you get 1 to 15 bkt in the exif data
I didn't know that! Thanks for the tip.
Great! On EM-10 M2 I dont have flash charge delay setting
Ive read somewhere and tried this.If you connect your flash via an Off Camera Cable (Not a radio link) So its the same as having the flash on the camera.Using focus bracketing the camera will wait for the flash to recharge before moving to the next shot.
@@geraldreynolds9650 will it works if my flash is manual? So it can not says "I am ready" to a camera.
@@imagerider1843 Iv'e just tried it with my camera and a Godox TT350 on manual (Camera and flash on manual) And it worked fine.
Hi Rob, I have a question, the godox xpro-f ttl for fuji that appears on your amazon store, can work on a olympus omd em5 mark III, and the same question for the godox v1-f speedlite??, and by the way, thats and incredible video that you make, congrats
Thanks, Hector! I'm not sure if the Fujifilm version will work. I do know that my friends Nikon Godox Trigger on his Nikon Z7 works with my Olympus Godox flashes perfectly. So if you have the flash, all you need is the trigger that matches the camera brand.
Loved your video, Rob! I had just decided to do a focus bracketing series yesterday and here I find your recent video on that very subject. How did you know? ;-) I do have one perhaps stupid question about something only semi-related, about that snoot. At about 7:15 you say that you made it out of a "can core" (I think that's what you said). Um, what's a can core? That looks like a good, inventive way to use it, but I don't know what it is.
It's a can cooler. The thing you put your can of soda in to keep it cool. I used to get them free at conferences. They sell them at the dollar store sometimes.
@@RobTrek I you are Australian you would call it a "stubby holder!"
great video Rob. I actually never use flash with bracketing, but normally use one or two LED s instead. Also I would use focus stacking when just stacking 15 images together. Is there any reason why you did not use focus stacking ?
Thanks. Focus stacking only works with Pro lenses. I was using a kit lens.
@@RobTrek ohh yes, I forgot !
...and focus stacking in OM-D E-M5 mark III is limited to 8 fotos (big sisters of E-M1 series have abilities to stack up to 15 fotos).
@@rudiwolff1484 that' s one reason why I have the EM1 III
Can you merge bracketed photos in Olympus Workspace? Could you have used Workspace instead of Lightroom in this particular instance?
Workspace does have a focus stacking tool. However, it only works when using lenses compatible with the camera's focus stacking feature. I believe most pro lenses will work, but I was using a kit lens. You'll know if a lens is compatible when the "Focus Stacking" menu item in the camera is not greyed out. In this video, in-camera "Focus Stacking" was not available, so that means it won't work in Workspace either.
OM workspace doesn't work with my 14-150, but Helicon is a gorgeous software
what flash model is it?
I was using the Godox tt350 with xpro trigger.