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Focus Bracketing / Focus Stacking

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Firmware Update Version 4.0 of the E-M5 Mark II provides the features of Focus Stacking and Focus Bracketing.

• Focus Bracketing is the shooting of multiple frames (JPEG and raw possible). You use third party software to produce a composite image

• Focus Stacking uses the camera to shoot 8 frames a variable number of frames (thanks to Paul Pavlinovich for testing) and produce a composite JPEG in-camera.

Compatible lenses are: (current as of December 2016):

• • M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO

  • M.Zuiko DIgital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO

  • M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO

  • M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO

  • M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO

  • M.Zuiko Digital ED 30mm F3.5 Macro

  • M.Zuiko Digital ED 60 F2.8 Macro

  • M.Zuiko Digital 12-100mm with firmware update

Further reading:

• • There is an appendix section in the revised pdf manual.

• Olympus article

  • Gary Ayton's article

  • Mirrorless Lessons article

  • Imaging Resource article

  • Pattaya Days article

  • Paul Pavlinovich's narrative

• Peter Baumgarten's article

  • Facebook group focussed on this activity

  • Facebook post by Kim Holst