ROBIN WONG

There is this huge public park not too far from where I live but I have never explored that location for insect macro shooting. I thought it would be nice to have a change of scenery and shoot at a different location, hopefully I would be able to find more diverse tiny bugs and creatures. I brought the Olympus PEN E-PL7 with the M.Zuiko 60mm F2.8 Macro and Olympus FL-50R flash, fitted with AK Diffuser (thanks again to Emilie Talpin who sent it all the way from the US). The session was fun, but as expected the variety of insects and critters did not vary too much from my other locations, I am technically still in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after all. I also made a video to share my thoughts on why Micro Four Thirds is an awesome format for insect macro photography; you can find it here (click). 

I suddenly have an afternoon free yesterday, and I was thinking of several things to do which would involve the least travel time and minimal effort. The answer that came up was to do something at a park nearby, a quick 2-3 hours shooting session, so I decided on insect macro photography. Thank goodness all the necessary batteries (camera, AA reusable batteries for flash) were fully charged and ready to go. I packed the OM System OM-1 and Olympus 60mm F2.8 Macro lens, together with my old yet trusty Olympus FL-50R flash with AK diffuser attached for this session. With the short amount of time, I think I got some decent results! No particular goal, just wanted to sweat a little and work the camera. I said I wanted to do more macro this year, and so I did!

I attended my friend Bihzhu's latest mini concert about a month ago, going as an audience with a fixed seated position, so I thought I'd bring a minimal setup to grab some quick shots. I had with me the humble Olympus E-M10 original and 40-150mm F4-5.6 R, and I thought this combo performed incredibly well. We often think that we need the latest and greatest and most expensive gear to achieve great results, the truth is, knowing how to use your gear, shooting discipline and understanding the game are far more important than having the best gear. I got some shots from this session that I am quite happy with. I made a video to talk more about this (click). I am sharing the shots from that mini concert here. 

I miss shooting tennis. It has been years since I last caught a tournament live, and I am glad I shot the KL Open 2025, using this opportunity to test the new OM System 50-200mm F2.8 IS PRO. I find it strange that many reviewers or content creators tested this lens for wildlife photography. Not that the lens isn't suitable for wildlife, I thought it was also an awesome lens that can perform incredibly well shooting sports. It did deliver great results from the tennis sessions, and I got some keeper shots I was quite satisfied with. Continuing from the previous blog post (click), I am sharing more images taken with the OM System 50-200mm F2.8 PRO on my OM-1 in this entry. 

Special thanks to OM System Malaysia, I got the loaner OM System 50-200mm F2.8 IS PRO lens to play with over the weekend. Coincidentally, there was a local tennis tournament happening, so I brought the OM System 50-200mm PRO mounted on my OM-1 to shoot some sports action at the Kuala Lumpur Open 2025. With versatile zoom range, long focal length that reaches 200mm, constant F2.8 aperture and powerful stabilization, I find this to be an awesome lens for sports photography! I have also made a video about this session; you can check it out here (click).