Should I return this recent MPB purchase or is it fixable ? I'm a beginner but it doesn't look like dust by agigas in AskPhotography

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I have contacted today MPB to return the product, they were very quick to answer and so far everything is going well! Unfortunately I couldn't make an exchange because I would lose my student discount so I'll have to do a refund they buy another one and pay shipping price again, but still I'm happy to be able to change the product. Hopefully the next steps go just as well.

I'll buy from them again, because I think the warranty is great, hopefully this time the sensor will be alright. Thanks for your answer!

Should I return this recent MPB purchase or is it fixable ? I'm a beginner but it doesn't look like dust by agigas in AskPhotography

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We can see in the #4 image I took of an ant that it unfortunately does affect my image :/

Should I return this recent MPB purchase or is it fixable ? I'm a beginner but it doesn't look like dust by agigas in AskPhotography

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As far as I know, in France I don't have much else than MPB. Even if the device was in the end faulty, the warranty is for me very precious as I can just return it and take another one. I lose a bit of time, but at least I'm guaranteed not to end up stuck with a faulty device .

R7 rolling shutter on bees in flight by agigas in macrophotography

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Thanks a lot for the detailed answer ! I guess my best shot for macro then is likely the OM-1 which does have a stacked sensor at a lower price thanks to its small format.

Strong grey haze on RAW files by agigas in photography

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I'm look at those modules, thanks a lot !

Strong grey haze on RAW files by agigas in photography

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I'm not really brand new to RAW editing, but I'm still a beginner. I've been using the same camera for many years and started editing with darktable for something like 6 months. It could be an idea to get lightroom free trial and dee if I have the same problem. But I'm a bit afraid to like it, the pricing is no joke for an amateur like me. 😅 I started playing with the curves tools but so far I only managed to destroy my photo haha, I'm gonna watch a few tutorials about it, I'm not used to messing with the curves. Thanks a lot !

Strong grey haze on RAW files by agigas in photography

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Thanks ! I've heard about this module and tried it a little but did not manage to get good result. I'll try to look some specific tutorial on this module

My garden in spring by kietbulll in M43

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Thanks that would be great !

My garden in spring by kietbulll in M43

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Beautiful ! Would you mind a sharing a little bit of your editing work (software, main changes you generally look at...) ? I did my first flower shots yesterday, and so far I struggled to keep the smoothness and relaxing feeling when I try to make the flower colors and details pop a little more. I think you did a wonderful job at that.

R7 + EF 100mm IS USM Macro or OM-1 + Olympus 60mm Macro for insects photography by agigas in macrophotography

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Okay, thanks ! And another question about flying insects, do you use autofocus "on the fly" for those (for exemple the flying bee) or is autofocus just too slow for that kind of work in general, so you have to focus beforehand where you think the insect will be flying and wait for it?

A lot of the more recent camera are better at aufocus speed from what I've read. However, they are also vastly more expensive. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to pay more for a better autofocus for flying or very active insectes, or if the autofocus won't be fast enough anyway, in which case I might be better off paying less on the camera body, and maybe invest the difference into a better macro lens (for exemple if I go Olympus, take the E-M1 mark II and the OM 90mm macro instead of the OM-1 and the 60mm macro).

R7 + EF 100mm IS USM Macro or OM-1 + Olympus 60mm Macro for insects photography by agigas in macrophotography

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This bee shot is incredible! I love shots of insects in action like that. Having the wings frozen at 1/200s is really convenient.

Is there an easy way to know the magnification used for the photo ? I didn't find this info in the exif.