The BEST Lenses for Micro Four Thirds Cameras!

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[@tomgwl65]

So flyfishing, tell me more🥰👌

[@lenscraftedlife]

It's nice to see a m43 post that isn't doom and gloom, so to speak.

[@GrimYak]

The doom and gloom is coming from OM mostly, they and Lumix is sharing this and for now it is Lumix that's taking the slack. OM needs to stop up.

[@kos2919]

What are you talking about? M43 got more positive videos now. People keep raving about how cheap they're and still making great pics.

[@bamsemh1]

He's a fullframer, don't worry. No crop will ever be pro enough for fullframers.

[@lenscraftedlife]

@@kos2919 maybe my algorithm, the majority of m43 videos I have seen of late are talking about it being a potentially dead system and om systems failures to impress in 2024.

[@theflyingdutchman7127]

finally a video that doesn't talk the MFT Death , but also just puts the positive sides of this beautiful, good and portable camera system in a positive way in the spotlight. that should happen more often as far as I'm concerned.

[@jacobh5817]

I’m using Hasselblad and Leica for my professional fashion/beauty stuff, but for my personal work, since a few months I’m using an OM1 with a few Pro lenses. It’s fantastic for travel, hiking and whatever other walk-around you’d want. Of course, I still love my M cameras, but they’re not always the practical choice. So, after tried almost all other options, I ended-up with an OM1. First out of nostalgia. My first camera was also an OM1, back in 1974. But after trying, I’m convinced. These are brilliant systems. Don’t let the small sensor fool you. You still can get images that almost all others mistake for full-frame. But the fact that you can carry a small backpack that contains a brilliant pro-camera with a range of 14mm to 1200mm pro lenses (FF equiv.) is staggering. I thoroughly enjoy M43 and wishing I did this years ago. No, it won’t replace my M11, SL3 and X2D, but for personal work this is way beyond ‘good enough’.

[@nickguzman1734]

Yeah it's really convenient with stull good results. People don't realize that the jump from FF to APSC is larger than the jump from APSC to m43.

[@demensf2555]

Thank you for adding the audio. In spite of my best attempts, I could not get past the silent episode just being Chris whispering sweet nothings to all of us.

[@johnjon1823]

According to Hitchcock silent cinema is pure cinema, but my take is you will have to lip read.

[@alanwainwright79]

A refreshing video, highlighting just how good M4/3rds is. Thanks for taking the time for this, rather than many others who spend their time crapping on M4/3

[@stuartcarden1371]

I started on m43s before being drawn into the sensor size rabbit hole. But after trying almost all the FF brands I came back to m43s and couldn't be happier. I love how flexible and discreet the system is.

[@robf-lm9ep]

Thanks for covering these lenses. MFT, both cameras and lenses, are often ignored by other top KZbin reviewers.

[@thieninh4153]

Lumix 20mm f1.7 is my favorite everyday lens, it basically lives on my camera. Anyone love this, too?

[@cyberyoyo7674]

Absolutely. I was fortunate enough to go to the original Oly Pen launch event with an appearance by David Bailey. This was the first lens I bought after the 14-42 kit zoom and I love the 40mm equivalent focal length. Took me a while before I realised it was an identical frame to the Oly Trip 35 I learned on in the nineties. And I’ve recently bought an original Rollei 35 with a lovely 40mm Tessar. A relatively rare standard lens focal length but pretty versatile.

[@artistjoh]

I have always preferred the standard 50/35/24 equivs, and so never use my 20 (40mm equiv) but totally understand why some people prefer the 40/30 equivs that include the Panasonic 20mm and 15mm lenses. We are all different, and have different needs. Personally I adore the Olympus 17mm f1.8. Not quite as small, but slightly wider and has that wonderful manual focus clutch, whereas I dislike manual focus on the 20/1.7 and the tighter view

[@johnbarber1824]

Same here! My f/2.8 Pro zoom never gets a chance to shine.

[@nineoneten]

I love it too. Great on a G9 body as a normal lens. I have though of the Olympus 20F1.4 but would I actually see any difference in normal use ? My two lens 'lightweight' outfit is the Pana 20mm and Olympus 45F1.8 For a zoom the Olympus 12-45F4 is excellent and has very close focus range that almost makes a macro lens redundant unless you are into really small bugs and such like - my 60mm Olympus Macro hasn't been out since I got the 12-45.

[@DCPiFilmServices]

If you guys are actually finding an OM 150-600 for $250 I would love to see a link, LOL. But seriously, always good to see more MFT representation. There are dozens of us MFT shooters! DOZENS!

[@neobluepill6051]

me too, what a deal 🤣

[@stevehageman6785]

I think they were still recovering from their last 'Drinking Game' when they annotated that slide. ;-)

[@jorismak]

Or were they thinking about the 75-300? Thats still more expensive but still 'affordable' though

[@MicheleBertocci]

Thank you for the suggestions, all great quality lenses. The Olympus 40-150 f4 pro should be mentioned, ultra compact, great quality, 80-300mm ff equivalent.

[@paximaxi]

Oh well, a typo can happen and there’s nothing wrong with it, it just shows how professional you have to be all the time, and how quickly people will point out when you make a tiny mistake 🎉 ❤❤

[@jamesscharnitz7640]

I love the M43 content. Very much appreciated by those of us who use the system!

[@philippedugout2278]

Hi Chris nice selection but you forgot to speak about the macro lenses where the micro 43 works great 😉

[@eternaleden3014]

Thank you for the 20mm f1.4 shout out. It is definitely an underrated lens. Almost optically perfect. The sharpness and contrast is fantastic. The price has dropped down enough that it is worth it for most people now, even more so used.

[@glennsak]

As a dedicated M4/3 user, I thank you.

[@MikeLindup42]

Thank you Chris and Jordan, some much overdue love for MFT and yes, you’re right about how much of a difference the lens can make. And then for video there’s also the Speedbooster options.

[@StefanHundhammer]

I just have to mention the glorious Sigma 56 f/1.4. It's a little bit long for a portrait lens, but it gives you beautiful bokeh, and it's razor-sharp. It relegated my trusty Olympus 45 f/1.8 to the stay-behind brigade on the shelf. Also, the PanaLeica 15 f/1.7 is by far my favorite prime on MFT. It's leightweight, razor-sharp and has great contrast and colors. And it pairs up nicely with the Sigma 56 f/1.4 for a very lightweight walkaround combo.

[@lorenschwiderski]

YES! Those you mentioned, IMO, represent the best of micro four thirds. Simple, sharp, small and light. They are made for small cameras. The Lumix 30mm macro or 45mm Olympus both do portraits well. Any sharper might need to be dialed back, the model might say! ;)

[@steventhomas231]

Yes the 56mm is very sharp and contrasty but very clinical imo

[@christofabt8958]

The 1,8/45 from Oly is very good, too. I bought it used for 103€!

[@jorismak]

When they said at the start that Sigma stopped with m43, i immediately thought about this. It's a nice trio of lenses, and the 56mm has sort of replaced my oly 45mm in the bag.

[@srodigital]

Totally agree in respect to the Sigma's. I have the trio of Sigma lenses, which are great, but the one that immediately stands out when you put your eye to the viewfinder is the newest one and that is the 56mm. Unitentionally I use mine a lot for spherical panoramics in conjunction with a proper dedicated tripod head, PTGui software and mostly high resolution mode (80Mp) on the Panasonic Lumix G9M1. The results are just crazy good.

[@dhlininger3159]

I just walked in from shooting some night shots of Christmas lights on my Pen E-P3 and you guys just helped direct me to my next lens. Thanks and happy holidays.

[@trulsdirio]

The Olympus 12-40mm 1:2.8 is what brought me to the system and it is my all time favourite lens. Super sharp, compact, looks and feels amazing, has a great close focussing distance and does everything I need on a daily basis. From product photography, over landscape, to some casual portraits it does everything as well as any standard zoom lens I have ever used.

[@FrenchLouie]

Yay! More micro 4/3 videos please! Would love to see a review of some of the crazy fast voightlander primes for 4/3

[@obscurelines]

The 10-25 and 25-50 are a great combo for stills as well. As a wedding set up, accepting the image will be mft, they are absolutely perfect.

[@ohwhoaitzjoe]

As someone who brings my camera camping, backcountry backpacking, and bike touring, m43 just gives me so much more rugged confidence and portability. I’m sure there are great options now from other manufacturers but OM System and LUMIX has been there from the start for me. Hopefully they’ll refresh the compact primes and add weather sealing.

[@allenthomas4280]

Thank you for giving a fair and honest presentation about micro 4/3. Finally a channel of notoriety sharing the positive attributes of this great form factor! Thanks again!

[@TheRenalicious]

As someone who invested a bit into the "standard" Four Thirds back in the day, it was disappointing when Olympus abandoned it. But, I can see how m43 is basically what their intent was all along. As much as I like my chunky 5D Mark 4 since I can swap lenses back and forth with a Canon film camera as well, I've never stopped eyeing the four thirds stuff as a small, compact, and light weight carry around solution for daily shooting.

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Mft is such a great system. Definitely deserves more love. Thank you guys for showing it🤗🤙

[@shogoth]

MFT is great for photo and even better for video! I'm using Oly Em1 MK2 and Panasonic GH5s on gimbal, what a combo! I'm waiting for GH7 to drop in price to grab one! And the lenses for this system are just outstanding! Long live MFT!

[@Princeton_James]

I just got the OM 20mm 1.4. It is amazing.

[@ElMundoDuro]

I have 3 of the lens picks from this list. I have found the Pan/Leica 12-60 is the lens that is on my camera the most.

[@FierceSleepingDog]

Good to see. I love my MFT gear. Great portability, price, capabilities, and photos.

[@McMaxW]

It would be great to see a budget-friendly video of micro 4/3s lenses!

[@timothykieper]

Yes, but seems mostly ignored in favor of big bulky gear ?

[@nickguzman1734]

It's really gonna be the lumix counterparts of these same exact lenses (100-300, 25mm, etc), other than maybe the Oly 40 150 R. That lens is STELLAR for 50 bucks

[@johnehman8685]

I just came in from shooting with the Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8. What a fantastically useful and fun lens! And its hood design is surprisingly important. I also couldn’t live without the 75mm f/1.8 for events and portraiture. The Laowa 6mm f/2 rounds out my top three favorites, though I probably use it less than the Olympus 12mm f/2.

[@774duke]

Yay!! M43 content! I'm currently using 50/50 Sony FF and Oly and m43 is such a fun system with great lenses

[@slothlovechunk]

No mention of the 50-200 2.8-4. Fantastic lens.

[@JohnSmith762A11B]

Good call on the Pana-Leica 42.5; it's a lens that almost justifies having an M4/3 camera alone. And I know that because I've moved on to full frame and still find myself thinking, "I really wish I had that old 42.5..."

[@ElMundoDuro]

There is something about that lens that makes things look amazing.

[@bastian.michel]

YEAH! Micro Four Thirds Content !!! ❤❤

[@tomm7910]

Thanks for covering M43!

[@Nonaxisymmetric]

I love the fact that the example lenses are well used - like a favourite set of tools! Great video.

[@LightoneD]

Olympus 12-100mm f4 is by far the best mft zoom lens. Good stab, crazy sharp, awesome range. Used it a lot on a Zcam, what a great combo.

[@photohomie]

Excellent video! I keep telling people that the range of glass for M4/3 is nothing short of incredible! I love full-frame as well but hands down my all time favorite lens to shoot with are on M4/3 system.

[@andyreichert499]

I love the little lumix 42.5 f1.7 lens. Short focal distance and a wide enough aperture make it a fun to carry lens for a lot of interesting shots. I keep it on a GM5, and that's quite a lot of power that fits in a jacket pocket.

[@nicknico4121]

I kept the 25mm 1.4 for so many years, it was my most used lens for sure for most situations. I also did a couple of paid contracts with the nocticron 42.5.

[@lionheart4424]

The portrait of Jordan at 7:30 and the slow-mo shot of Chris fishing at 9:51 are just top tier! That being said, please consider not using that "vintage style" background to showcase the pictures. The black lines look like hair strands on the screen and are distracting, in my opinion 😅

[@stephenroberts7828]

Excellent vid thnx guys.Gr8 to see M43 getting some love

[@xmeda]

12-100/4 is great one. Panasonic 25/1.7 and Oly 45/1.8 are both excellent price/performance lenses. 75-300 is also good one.

[@WaterfallJoe]

The OM System 8-25mm and 40-150mm f/4 PRO are both very high on my list of my next additions to my fleet.

[@REZrblde]

My most favourite camera-lens combo of all time is the Lumix GM1 with either the Lumix G 12-32mm or the Lumix G 20mm F1.7. Small body,small lens and a very low profile look. The thing is about the size of a pop tart so no need to bring a camera bag,just slip it into my pocket. Great street photography tool.

[@jocelynguevremont1116]

Chris you forgot to mention the most important lens and the reason i bought and use the OM1-mark2, MACRO photography, 60mm or 90mm lens plus focus stacking with a flash. i own 2 canon R5, a canon R8, i have most of the RF L glass but for MACRO nothing beats the micro 4/3 because it is light, efficient and gives amazing result.

[@glsracer]

I think you guys made some great picks. I use a lot of these lenses too. My picks are: PL 10-25 f/1.7 Oly 40-150 f/2.8 Lumix 20 f/1.7 II PL 12-60 f/2.8-4 Sigma 30 and 56 f/1.4 Lumix 12-32 f/3.5-5.6 Lumix 35-100 f/4-5.6 (the mini one) Honorable mention is the Lumix 45-200 II cause it's cheap, light weight, and optically decent for use on smaller bodies.

[@martin_the_artist_]

Nocticron domination!! Great video

[@chuckl7713]

I love my 40-150mm f/4. Small foot print and good reach. Works well in the urban landscape.

[@sassy-m5n]

My om 100 - 400 is practically glued to my OM 1! Finally ditched my old 7D in summer and couldn't be happier for casual birding and the occasional deer :)

[@albeck69]

My OM-1 is the perfect camera for me - small, rugged, great lens options, and the extra reach with the M43 sensor is handy.

[@glenellynrunner]

Well done. Thanks Jordan and Chris.

[@Caezar3]

Panasonic Lumix 35-100/2,8 is the best of the best! (IMHO)

[@martingreenberg870]

Buy the 12-35 and 35-100 lenses and you could be done for all but special situations. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

[@michaelatlas8072]

PanaLeica 50-200/2.8-4 + G9 II is the combo keeping me in M43 system. I also shoot FF. Perfect focal range for trackside motorsports work and weighs a whole kg less than any FF 100-400 lens.

[@kungula]

My favourites are the leica 8-25, the 40-150 pro f 2.8 and the 75/ 1.8. I own 6 Mft lenses.

[@Brightsparks1960]

Excellent summary of the key lenses in the MFT system. I am mainly an MFT user as I do also use several FF cameas from Leica, Sony and Panasonic. I keep coming back to my MFT systems when travelling as the overall combination of the smaller, lighter lenses and camera body means the FF gear is left at home. For my photography the sensor size or MP count is not an issue. My favourite lenses are the pana Leica 8-18 & 12-60 and 15mm f1.7, along with the OMS 20mm 1.4, OMS 40-150 f4 and Olympus 12-100 f4.

[@dmitrynova]

i slapped a manual tokina 75-260 on my em5-3 and i'm the coolest dude on the beach now.

[@SakaphotoGraphics]

With the Panasonic G97 announcement this week, there might be some renewed interest in the format. I'm always surprised at the people who make videos, no matter the product, who used something for 10 minutes and discovered everything was wrong. Thanks for always being thorough.

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[@steventhomas231]

I love micro four Thirds. The panasonic 12-60 f3.5 to 5.6 is my go to travel lens with a prime.

[@martingreenberg870]

I stumbled upon this lens. It came packaged with the GX9. The plan was to sell the lens to lower the cost basis of the body. After all, I own the PL version of this lens. Turns out I love this lens. It is small and lightweight. I live between f5.6-8. The focal length range is great. Other than the Fuji 18-55, this is my favorite zoom lens. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

[@cyvan1750]

My favourite and most versatile MFT lens I own is the Panasonic 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 zoom . I've done everyting from landscape, portraits, street and macro all in the same day with that lens. love it

[@RB-pp5tv]

You forgot this wonderful small prime lens, fun street or general purpose - Panny Leica 15mm. Pricey, but there's a Panasonic made clone that is 95% the same - the DJI 15mm f/1.7, available online for ~$200 from AliExpress, eBay and similar sources. Optically it is the same. It even gets detected as a PL 15mm by the camera. The only difference that matters is that CAF may not work for PDAF M43 cameras, only for older cameras. Someone said it does work if lens firmware is 1.1. To some, the DJI label instead of something Leica may also matter. 😉 For those purists who complain it's too wide, not the traditional 35mm EFL for Street, consider the 4:3 aspect ratio. When cropped to 3:2 or 135 film ratio, it is essentially the same as 35mm EFL.

[@GrayGhostDog1]

I haven't owned a MFT camera since 2012... until this year! I've gone through APS-C, to full-frame, and back to APS-C. All that searching for the right camera for me and I end up back where I first started my mirrorless journey.

[@shashiDodderi]

Excellent and thanks for covering the microfour third

[@ej_tech]

Lumix 35-100mm f/4-5.6. It's a 70-200 FF equivalent in the palm of your hand and thus I actually carry it with me way more often.

[@Jgatti41]

Great video guys. I have been struggling with the decision to keep two systems or sell off my Sony and commit to m 4/3 again. I have been doing some test shooting lately to try and see what one I prefer. When it comes to IQ in decent light ( how I do most of my shooting) crazy as it sounds. I have been liking my images out of my OM-1 compared to my Sony A7IV. One thing people love about FF is something I feel hurts in some ways. The crazy DOF. I don't always want it. In fact I prefer not having how shallow the depth of field is. It takes some getting used too. Having shot with Olympus for 17 years I ruined or missed some shots due to this. I often shoot in lower light when my subjects are not moving. I cannot hand hold the Sony at slower shutter speeds like I can my OM-1. I can hand hold a 2 second shot out of my OM-1 consistently. My Sony I need to boost my ISO and shoot around 1/30th. Big difference? No, but still. Keeping my ISO at 200 compared to 800-1000 at times? I recently started following a photographer who lives in Poland. His portrait work with an OM-1 and an old 14-35 4/3 lens , the 12-40 2.8 and the 25 1.2 is absolutely fantastic. This being what so many say m 4/3's can't do. I am getting back into the mindset of what is it exactly my OM-1 cannot do that my Sony can? In addition there are so many lenses I miss from m 4/3's I cannot get as cheap and small in FF. What to do what to do? lol Merry Christmas guys.

[@--Mano--]

Hey, can you tell what is the name/Instagram@ of that Polish photographer? Got me interested what one might achieve with mft.

[@TomOhle1]

@@--Mano--yes please share. I’m also interested. I found some amazing work from the guy over at the “f/stops here “ KZbin. He loved the m43 for portraiture. Actually said the skin tones out of camera were some of his favorite

[@Jdewilde]

Love the MFT content!!

[@tomlew55]

I have 7 mft lenses including a couple of 1.7 primes and a 100-400, but my favorite is the Panasonic 35-100 2.8. I still love my full frame gear in most situations. Different tools for different jobs. It's all good.

[@dominiquebabao6457]

Great review guys 👍🏻

[@LeeJMac]

I'm a huge fan of the OM 8-25 F4 - an utterly unique and fantastically useful range, and razor sharp corner to corner across the entire zoom and aperture range. I love to pair it with 40-150 F4, which is also razor sharp corner to corner across the zoom and aperture range, which allows me to cover 16-300mm equivalent with just two very light and compact yet ultra rugged and high quality lenses. An unsung advantage of Micro 4/3rds is that unlike most full frame lenses, they do not need to be stopped down for best performance.

[@mr_k4tz]

Panaleica 9mm f1.7 is such a gem of a wide angle lens. Small, light, affordable, fast aperture, fast autofocus. I don’t know what Jordan sees in that cumbersome, slow, expensive 8-25 (other than the versatile range - but that’s what feet are for)

[@4mooncheese]

The 9mm f1.7 is definitely a great wide angle prime lens.

[@peterrockai902]

My favorite lens too, extremely close focus, just love it...

[@ElMundoDuro]

That 9mm lens is also one of the best astrophotography lenses for MFT.

[@dylandubeau]

Adding a few of my faves, as well as some I'd like to pick up for the (hopefully) inevitable GX10. Pancakes! I quite like both the 20mm 1.7 and the 14mm 2.5. Super small and fun. Apparently the AFC now works on the 20mm on new bodies, so that's exciting. I surprisingly quite like the 12-32, though the lack of a manual focus ring does drive me crazy sometimes. I quite like the Olympus 45mm 1.8 - you may be noticing a pattern. I would like to pick up the Leica 9mm 1.7, the tiny collapsible 35-100 from Panasonic, the 15mm 1.7 from Leica and both bodycaps from Olympus, ideally in one of the colours. I can't stomach the price of the 10-25, but it does look quite nice! Thanks for the video. Always happy to see M43 content in the spotlight.

[@TripleKOShorts]

I've been a M43 shooter since 2011 and have never looked back. From my PEN-F to EM1X, they both fill my needs for any type of photography. Who needs Full Frame? ;)

[@MusabTahaTarik]

I missed sometimes my old Olympus e-m10 mark 3, it was retro-modernish fun camera for an amateur like me

[@BrownieX001]

I can't see a reason for average consumer unless they do a lot of low light and astro photography. I prefer my fuji apsc for nice balance.

[@Stan_the_Belgian]

Ff lenses are great and relatively cheap though, and easy to find used

[@MusabTahaTarik]

@@BrownieX001 👍🏻

[@giovannigio6217]

answering your questions, there may be some scenarios where that extra light and depth of field are needed, like sport and weddings. I tell you I am using APS-C, just to make sure you don't mistake me for some full frame fanboy. I don't do any of the two things, so I am happy. I believe we should look at cameras for their overall feature set and not discard some just because their sensor isn't full frame. having good grip, good menus and buttons and dials, and autofocus does make a difference and all these aspects combined can overcome the sensor size disadvantage. that's why for example I think panasonic cameras are the best for video, their feature set is what wins and I don't care if it's micro 4/3.

[@ChaitanyaShukla2503]

Most of my macro photography group has moved to micro 4/3 for macro and they all love 60mm and 90mm Macros from Olympus/OM Systems. Both lenses are highly recommended.

[@janetw2534]

Oh, my, how could you leave out the OM 90mm macro? I do a LOT of macro work, and have used a lot of macro lenses over the years, and this is an absolutely SPECTACULAR lens. And, because it has OIS, it even behaves itself when used on NON-IS bodies, which there still are a number of in the line. (Plus it takes a TC, if you want to really goose the reach). It's exceptional.

[@ryantang8146]

I think that Chris and Jordan are the only people on the KZbin space that actually takes M43 seriously. It is an oldest mirrorless system format that most people in 2024 that has not even noticed its existence because everyone only talks about full frame or Fuji apsc cameras. Most people have not even tried it before because Panasonic and OM system are now small players in this market and they have given up all the compact cameras and focus solely on all their flagship models. I’m sure if they just re release similar models in the past with just phase detect autofocus and updated some video specs, they will definitely sell heaps. Especially now people are now all realizing there are actual benefits of using a real camera instead of their phones.

[@ThePhotographyHobbyist]

1:53 You don't hear that enough. You buy the gear to make art. People should stop bickering over it, being obsessed about specs and arguing about specs, but at the end of the day, if you're not making art, what's the point? And this I think is what trips up people with m4/3, regarding people thinking you can't use that 'tiny' sensor to make good photos. Check the basic specs to be sure what you buy will support what you truly need to make your art, then go shoot and be happy (and stop arguing and making fun of each other's camera systems). I left DPReview due to all the nonsense whining and sarcastic/childish comments from people there. It feels good to be 'free' of the forums ;-)

[@bobaab]

Very thoughtful list! Thanks from another dedicated MFT user, this system is an enabler for me and has given me so much joy!

[@terrysanders1550]

For portraiture, the 45mm 1:8 Zuiko cannot be beat for compactness and smooth results. Very bright, light, and effective

[@LyndonPatrickSmith]

Still rockin’ the Olympus 12-40 2.8 Pro, 17 1.8, & 45 1.8. Sold the Oly 75 1.8; that was a sad day but I was underutilizing it. Thanks for the video guys.

[@rlrupert]

Missed the decimal point by one spot on that OM System 150-600mm. I thought that was an absolute STEAL for $250! I'm pretty sure it's $2500.

[@HeichKiu]

Why ...why there is not a mention about Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8 ver II ?? ...please🙏🏻

[@TonyHiggins]

Not a single mention of some of the best affordable M43 lenses in any of these categories - 'best' doesn't only mean technically best (by whatever criteria you may choose), but best choices, best values, best for photographers in given groups. My own inventory includes a 14-150 Olympus (best all-purpose/travel lens), a 75-100 Series II Olympus (best for my wife, who can't handle anything bigger and hold it steady), my own 100-400 IS Olympus (dang near as good as the pros, weather-sealed, and MUCH more affordable!), and the biggest bang for the buck portrait lens, the Olympus 45 f1.8. One of the great advantages of M43, especially with IBIS, is that lenses can be cheaper - or can be better quality at the same cost - when compared to lenses for larger formats.

[@taylorlimbeck6854]

8-18, Nocticron, 17mm 1.8 and PL 100-400II are always in my bag.

[@PlanetaryPenguin321]

I'm someone that didn't view M4/3 favorably but seeing how tiny those lenses are, I can see the appeal now. I do appreciate my smaller APSC lenses compared to full frame and I do think APSC is close enough to the best of both worlds, but wow are those M4/3 telephotos small. Easily could pack a couple lenses and make more room for lighting. The different aspect ratio might be fun too. Maybe I'll give a cheap M4/3 kit a try.

[@itsmejoric4180]

Thank you for bring M43 alive! Definitely love my OM 12-40mm f2.8 on a G9.

[@jazzcats1000]

The M43 System has a lot of very awesome lenses, it defines the system in a way that can hardly be duplicated in FF offerings.

[@dontipton4570]

The Olympus 40-150 f2.8 is my favorite lens and the reason I keep shooting MFT.

[@zayacz123]

The 150-400 looks amazing, but OUCH! I’ll be sticking to the 150-600. I love it!

[@robertcudlipp3426]

Excellent positive M43RDS glass review.

[@flcon16]

There are so many great lenses on M43! The 9mm, 15mm, and 42.5mm 1.7s didn't even get a shout out! I shoot 95% of the time on the 15 and 42.5. with them on the GM5 or GX85 I am always amazed with how great of images can come out of such a small package!

[@jameswong3105]

The 300mm and the 150-400mm are the reasons why I am into the m43 system.

[@ernieforni3221]

I just received a Yongnuo 17mm f1.7 lens. Great lens for the price. Not going to miss Sigma with all the MFT Yongnuo lenses that are availalbe.

[@foxorian]

I own a Lumix S1 as well as Lumix G9, and while the S1 (like any full frame camera) really makes you gawk when pixel-peeping, I find myself grabbing my G9 FAR more often when going out just because the small MFT lenses easier to carry around, while still delivering serious image quality that I have little complaint over. In the space of one Lumix S (full frame) prime, I can carry two, potentially even three Lumix G (MFT) primes. Big shoutout to the Pana-Leica 12-60 2.8-4 as well as being what lives on my G9 probably 80% of the time, it's a great all-rounder that you can nab on the used market for as little as $375-$425 range these days.

[@rafalebeta]

Welcome back !(Audio)

[@wnose]

For value, check out the Panny 12-32 for about $140, and the plastic fantastic Olympus 40-150 for $90 or so. If you need a low light lens, then possibly the Olympus 17mm f1.8 or the Panasonic 25mm f1.4. (each about $250+)

[@MyLifeFrAiurGaming]

im all for pana leica lenses, some of the most beautiful lens designs across all systems and brands!

[@Rbrocklehurst]

been an om system since the om 1 thanks for showing these lens GREAT work

[@randominterest8868]

Every system has its pros and cons, M4/3 seems to have a sweet spot, especially when pairing the OM Systems bodies and lenses. The EM1X is my fave, paired with the OM pro lenses that have in-body zoom and focusing...

[@Ces1um]

I"m a big fan of the Olympus kit lens - the 14-150 as a travel lens!