micro four thirds

Panasonic Lumix G6: A Micro Four Thirds For Video Junkies

Panasonic has announced a brand-new mid-range micro four thirds camera, the Lumix G6. It offers up a solid list of specs — and should appeal to fans of shooting video in particular.


Panasonic’s Beginner-Friendly Lumix GF6 Brings Wi-Fi To Micro Four Thirds

After last week’s leak, Panasonic has officially announced its new Lumix GF6: a major overhaul to last year’s GF5, which makes for an impressive-looking entry-level micro four thirds camera.


Olympus E-PL5 Review: Top-Notch Guts In An Awkward Body

Olympus has seen great success in the mirrorless camera world with its PEN series. The line’s latest iteration is the E-PL5, a micro four thirds camera that shares a few details with its more expensive brother, the OMD-EM5. It shoots beautifully — what’s the catch?


Panasonic Lumix G5 Review: Small, Mirrorless, Lots Of Control

With all the retro-styled mirrorless cameras today, the traditional DSLR form factor seems relegated to nothing but, well, DSLRs. The Panasonic G5 is a mirrorless camera clinging hard to the classic DSLR mould. But it’s smaller — and much cheaper.


Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3: The Hacker’s HD Video Camera Gets Its Bits Juiced

A whole community of filmmakers — amateur and pros alike — turned the Panasonic GH2 into a surprisingly successful camera. It turned out that a simple hack could allow the camera to record ultra-sharp 167Mbps, 1080p HD video. The results were spectacular. With the new GH3, Panasonic has beefed up its stock camera to look more like the powerful hack.


Olympus PEN E-PL5: Touchscreens Make Micro-Four Thirds Better

Last year’s Olympus Micro Four-Thirds cameras were very good. Well, now Olympus is bringing touchscreens to two of the cameras from the line that should make them easier to use than ever.


Olympus OMD EM-5 Review: Retro Photo A-Go-Go

The Olympus OMD EM-5 brings a retro design from yesteryear and crams it full of modern gadgets, bells and whistles — but is it any good as a camera?


Exploded Mirrorless Lenses Reveal Beautiful, Compact Design

I’ve always been fascinated by pancake lenses; it just amazes me that something that small can actually function. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we’ve been taking things apart to determine where and how (and sometimes if) the lenses can be adjusted optically.


Panasonic Lumix GF5 Micro Four Thirds Leaked

We like Panasonic’s Lumix GX1, so it’s exciting to see the new micro four thirds Panasonic GF5 leaked on Instagram. Its shape looks similar to the GF3.


Olympus OM-D Gets Aussie Prices

Olympus’ OM-D is an impressive looking Micro Four Thirds camera, and Olympus isn’t shy about viewing it as a DSLR replacement. Based on the Australian pricing, they’re going to want to be confident about how well it performs.


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