What I Miss About Micro Four Thirds Cameras

This is an excerpt from my article in the Live View online magazine on Medium.com. CLICK HERE to read the full article. A lot of photographers have ventured into the […]

Written By Rob Knight

On April 3, 2025
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This is an excerpt from my article in the Live View online magazine on Medium.com. CLICK HERE to read the full article.

A lot of photographers have ventured into the realm of Micro Four Thirds since Panasonic’s original proof-of-concept. My m4/3 adventure began in 2011 when I purchased an Olympus PEN E-P3. I had no idea how that purchase would end up changing my life.

By 2012 I was using m4/3 exclusively. I was a Panasonic LUMIX ambassador for six years, and an Olympus Educator for two years after that. After ten years I had used 25 different m4/3 cameras to capture over 267,000 images. All that to say that my opinions are based on a breath of personal experience with the m/43 system.

Exploring the alternatives

In 2021 I took a “day job” photographing luxury real estate, since my trips and photo workshops had been canceled the prior year due to the pandemic. I decided to explore mirrorless systems with larger sensors because I was not happy with the dynamic range in the files from my Olympus E-M1III. I could get the outcome I was looking for, but only with multiple exposures and a lot of post processing. Having only used m4/3 cameras for 10 years, I figured I should at least explore other options.

You may not be surprised to learn that there are some compelling reasons why many photographers choose cameras with 35mm sensors. I was honestly a bit embarrassed when I learned how much difference there is between m4/3 and full-frame in some metrics. Dynamic range and high ISO performance were among my biggest surprises. By the end of 2021 I had completely switched to full-frame mirrorless cameras.

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