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Great option for underwater photography
By Scott Gietler

Olympus 60mm macro lens review for underwater photographers

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Olympus 60mm Macro Lens Review
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Great option for underwater photography

After a long wait, the Olympus 60mm macro lens is out. This is great news for micro-four thirds camera owners, because the existing macro lens, the Panasonic 45mm macro lens, is a little slow to focus.

Olympus F2.8 60mm macro lens features

  • 13 lens elements, 10 groups of lenses

  • 1:1 reproduction ratio (photos will be 17.5mm across at closest focusing distance)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

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Nikon just announced the FX D600, which appears to be very similar to the D7000, with a full-frame sensor.
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Nikon Announces Full Frame D600

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Nikon just announced the FX D600, which appears to be very similar to the D7000, with a full-frame sensor.

Nikon D600 Announced

Nikon's new full frame D600 falls between the D7000 and D800

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The Nauticam OM-D E-M5 housing is coming out in early July. Find out what makes this combo special.
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Nauticam OM-D E-M5 underwater housing

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The Nauticam OM-D E-M5 housing is coming out in early July. Find out what makes this combo special.

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UWPG writer and esteemed underwater photographer Kevin Lee has nudibranch photos now on display at the University of Connecticut.
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Kevin Lee Photos Featured At Univ Of Connecticut

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UWPG writer and esteemed underwater photographer Kevin Lee has nudibranch photos now on display at the University of Connecticut.

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UWPG writer and esteemed underwater photographer Kevin Lee has nudibranch photos now on display at the University of Connecticut

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Renowned macro photographer and nudibranch specialist, Kevin Lee, was recently honored at Chapman University in Orange, CA.
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Nauticam proudly announces the NA-GX1 Housing for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
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Nauticam GX1 housing announced for the Panasonic GX1

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Canon 5D MK III specs and comparison with the Nikon D800 & 5D MK II
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Canon 5D MK III specs and comparison

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Adobe Lightroom 4 released, with video editing for just $149
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Adobe Lightroom 4 released, with video editing

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36 Megapixels, wow! Nikon D800 specs, and comparison with the Nikon D700 and D4
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Nikon D800 specs and comparison

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36 Megapixels, wow!

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