The wife and I took a little hike on the Goat trail to the Big Bluff overlooking the Buffalo National River near Ponca, AR. The trail is very narrow in places with sear drop-offs, we're standing on the trail. I took the opportunity to give the intervalometer a try and combine with a seven shot pano.
No, with microfourthirds it is not necessary unless you put the subjet in a few centimeters from your lens.