Olympus used to make some really unusual and useful attachments for their hotshoe accessory port back in the earlier days of Micro Four Thirds (as far back as E-P2). One of such products was the Macro Arm Light MAL-1, which has two flexible arms with adjustable LED light for small subject illumination. I recently found one and I just could not resist testing it for my usual macro shooting session. I found that the idea of the macro arm light was practical and helpful for macro shooting - flexible arms for precise lighting placement, two separate directional lighting sources with selectable brightness, no need for battery or charging as the power is drawn from the camera via hotshoe mount, and the overall package being so small and light, easy to carry and setup for use. However, it has one big flaw - the light is just not powerful enough for meaningful macro work that requires large magnification and deeper DOF, eg insect macro. Nevertheless, I did have fun shooting with it, and I am sharing some sample shots taken with the Olympus E-M1 OG, 60mm F2.8 Macro together with the Macro Arm Light MAL-1. I have also made a video on this topic here (click).
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