Finally, I Bought The Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro

I have never actually owned the Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8 Macro lens before. Previously, I had one for long term loan from Olympus when I was involved with them as an Olympus Visionary (a fancy name for ambassador). Since I left, I have returned the macro lens together with a selection of other amazing lenses, and I never looked to purchase one for myself because macro photography was not what I was doing for a living. Fast forward many years to today, I found the Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro in the used marketplace at a really good price I cannot resist, so I bought one, and my hands got so itchy I went out to the nearby park to grab some insect macro images. I made a video about this, you can watch it here (click). 

I Bought New Wireless Microphone - Hollyland Lark M2

I bought a new wireless microphone set - the Hollyland Lark M2. I bought this to replace my old Sennheiser XSW-D Portable Wireless Microphone which has dying batteries, and they could barely last me 30 minutes of recording time in a single charge. The Sennheiser wireless setup has served me so well over the past few years, it had zero hiccup, super reliable and I still think the audio quality from the lavalier microphone in unmatched by any newer microphone offerings from other manufacturers. I also bought the new Hollyland Lark M2 to be used on my DJI Osmo Pocket 3 which I got just the basic set without the wireless microphone transmitter (available with the creator combo). I use the DJI Pocket 3 as my main vlogging camera, and for recording POV video for main YouTube channel. I brought the Hollyland Lark M2 out for the first time to test, and I did a quick vlog, you can check it out here (click). I am quite impressed with the tiny size, super ease of use and overall, the sound quality is not too bad. 

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Yongnuo 17mm F1.7 For Micro Four Thirds - Mini Review

This was probably the only time this happened so far, instead of the manufacturer approaching me to review a lens, it was the other way around, I requested a review sample of the 17mm F1.7 from Yongnuo. I did so because I was curious about how the new 17mm alternative lens performed and if it can do better than Olympus 17mm F1.8 which I openly talked about how much I disliked its rendering. Yongnuo sent me the lens and I did several street shooting sessions on the streets of Kuala Lumpur on my own OM System OM-1 and Olympus PEN E-PL7 cameras. Long story short, the lens performed admirably, and I do prefer the Yongnuo better than the Olympus 17mn lens. I have made a video to talk about this, you can view it here (click). 

Yongnuo 17mm F1.7 for Micro Four Thirds