Micro Four Thirds photographers often need lenses with bright apertures to help them take the best photographs with minimal grain. A bright lens is not ideal for night photography, but also for portraits, thanks to the beautiful bokeh it produces.
If you are a Micro Four Thirds user who wants a lens below f2, then you have come to the right place. The five lenses mentioned in our article are some great options to choose from for you. . thephoblographer.com
Jordan and I regularly give our two cents about the lenses we enjoy the most from each of the major manufacturers. Taking each brand in turn, we list our favorite wide-angle, normal zooms, normal primes, portrait, and telephoto lenses. petapixel.com »
2024-12-19 18:02
While most of the attention in the photography world is focused on full-frame and APS-C products -- hardly surprising since those are what most companies focus on -- Micro Four Thirds is still one of the best systems on the market. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-05-02 22:37
If you shoot with Micro Four Thirds, then you probably really crave great low light performance. Sure, the zoom lenses are great. But they can't compare to the primes. In this case, the best Micro Four Thirds lenses for low light photography are some very fast aperture prime lenses. thephoblographer.com »
2023-01-31 20:00
Micro Four Thirds cameras receive a bad rap, mainly because the platform is misunderstood. You see, long ago, Full-Frame elitists would look down their noses at those who shot with M4/3. Their biggest 'insult,' if you can even call it that, was that it's impossible to create bokeh with cameras that offer up a 2x crop. thephoblographer.com »
2020-11-07 08:00
Between 1978 and 1985 Pentax sold the Pentax Auto 110 (and later, the Auto 110 Super), a miniature SLR system built around Kodak's small-format 110 film cartridges. The 110 system is no longer with us, but thanks to an almost identical frame size, its lenses are a perfect match for the Micro Four Thirds system. dpreview.com »
2020-02-29 11:00
Micro Four Thirds cameras don't get a whole lot of love these days thanks to the arrival of incredibly affordable and feature-packed Full Frame and APS-cameras, but the platform still shouldn't be overlooked. thephoblographer.com »
2020-01-13 02:00
The Micro Four Thirds system doesn't seem to get much love these days, and that's a shame. This platform is a firm favorite with many thanks to the smaller size of M4/3 cameras and their overall performance. thephoblographer.com »
2019-09-25 01:00
Based on reader feedback, we've updated our selections for best travel zoom and best tele-zoom lenses in our Micro Four Thirds lens buying guide. The new travel zoom is more versatile choice, while the tele-zoom is an older lens but an incredible bargain. dpreview.com »
2019-07-10 16:00
There are some truly great lenses available for many different genres on the Micro Four Thirds platform, and the lenses that have been designed specifically for portrait photographers are some of the best. thephoblographer.com »
2019-05-05 13:00
The Micro Four Thirds platform has some truly amazing weather sealed lenses available for photographers. Whether you're a street photographer, wedding photographer, portrait artist, or are a wanderluster who likes taking pictures of their travels, there are certainly weather sealed lenses for you. thephoblographer.com »
2019-01-03 02:00
Probably the most common form of photography practiced by the general public is portraiture, people wanting to take pictures of their kids, family, etc. But everyone is looking for that shallow depth of field, that ‘professional look’ and in the micro four thirds ecosystem, it takes some extreme lenses in order to achieve that look. thephoblographer.com »
2018-03-06 14:00
A gallery of hands-on photos of the Kowa Prominar Micro Four Thirds Cine lenses.
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photographyblog.com »2017-03-21 17:00
Chinese lens and accessory maker Kipon has introduced a pair of focal length reducers that allow users to mount Nikon F and Leica R lenses to Micro Four Thirds cameras to give a 1. 4x crop factor. dpreview.com »
2016-08-12 23:14
Rumors about Fujifilm releasing a 1-inch sensor have excited users. This is not the company's first venture into smaller sensor cameras, but it is certainly a big deal in a full-frame era. While loyalists are still reeling from the news, it now appears that Fujifilm may have another innovation under its veil.
A photographer recovered wedding photos from a waterlogged camera that she lost in a river in Colorado 13 years ago.
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Photographer Ronaldo Carvalho took an old and broken fixed-lens Olympus film camera lens and adapted it to work on a new Canon EOS R6, breathing new life into retired gear. [Read More]
The Olympus OMD EM1 Mk III is right now around $1,499 brand new. But you can get it a bit cheaper over on Amazon. Head on over using this link. Then click on New and Used. There you'll find at least one listing offering it for a more attractive price.
Summer is nearly here in the US. And there's never been a better time to get into film! There's a plethora of great ones out there. And more specifically, there's a ton in great shape over at KEH.
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