r/M43 • • 5d ago

It's M43 Monday! Ask Us Anything about Micro Four-Thirds Photography - all questions welcome!

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Please use this thread to ask your burning questions about anything micro four-thirds related.

  • Wondering which lens you should buy next?
  • Can't decide between Olympus and Panasonic?
  • Confused about how the clutch system works on some lenses?

These are all great questions, but you probably have better ones. Post 'em and we'll do our best to answer them.


r/M43 • • 1d ago

It's 'Post your M43 photo' Thursday! Come share your best work with the community!

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You've spent an entire week with your Micro Four-Thirds camera, documenting the world as it is, how it was, or how you think it should be. It's time to show us those photos and bask in the glory that only a weekly photo thread can bring!

Rules:

  1. The photo must be your own. No cross-posting someone else's work.
  2. You may only post one photo per week. Pick only your best work and show it off!
  3. Post your photo in a top-level comment for maximum exposure! (hehe get it, "exposure"?)
  4. Include as much detail as possible about the camera, the lens and the environment as possible. Good: "Shot with Olympus OM-D E-M1 w/ Panasonic 25mm f/1.8 lens @ 25mm f/2.0 ISO100 Time: 5:40PM in Los Angeles, California" Bad: "Look at this shot, isn't it neat?"
  5. Above all, be respectful. There's a big difference between the following comments: "OMG THAT PHOTO IS HORRIBLE" and "The lighting coming off his face looks uneven".

r/M43 • • 3h ago

New to M43!

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Im the guy who asked some weeks ago if changing from an a6000 to a gx85 was worth it, and I finally did it!! So happy so far, these are some of my first shots (pretty basic, just trying around).


r/M43 • • 6h ago

Small souls

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69 Upvotes

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🌍 Portugal, Costa da Caparica

📷 OM-5

🔍 Laowa 17mm f1.7

https://www.instagram.com/jmecs

Hello,

​I had another opportunity to take the OM-5 out for another photo therapy session...

Along with it, I took the Laowa 17mm f/1.8 again, this time to a coast nearby.

​A crowded place, good for street shots, but I'm not used to taking chaotic street shots, so I went for a more comfortable approach—capturing a few human elements surrounded by the environment. A feeling of feeling small, contemplative, and quiet in a wide space.


r/M43 • • 9h ago

kietbull at a coffee shop, taking photos of random stuff

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75 Upvotes

OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark I & OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro 2:1 IS PRO + Godox V860 III O + Trần Thế Ngọc's MACRO Diffuser


r/M43 • • 1h ago

The White Mountains in the fall

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All shot on OM1 with 12-40 2.8 ii

TECHNICALLY 2 of these shots are from late summer (like early September) but you get the point. New England is underrated.


r/M43 • • 10h ago

Om3 - 25mm 1.2 Pro

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41 Upvotes

I’ve really liked the quality this combination provides, which is included in the Dehancer Photo edition.


r/M43 • • 9h ago

Halloween Horror Nights with the Om System Pen

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28 Upvotes

All images taken with the PEN and my trusty 45mm f1.8, SOOC jpegs.

I think I'm in love with this camera.


r/M43 • • 3h ago

White tour boat on a river in Krka National Park, Croatia

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9 Upvotes

Epl6 + 14-42mm


r/M43 • • 3h ago

First day out with the OM-1 when I actually needed the weather sealing.

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It wasn't pouring anymore, but whenever the wind blew through the trees, things got wet. I think I was in worse shape than the camera when I got back to the car.


r/M43 • • 2h ago

Backyard birding with the 75-300 ii

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7 Upvotes

r/M43 • • 1d ago

E-plate? Shipping containers. LUMIX G3, Sigma 60mm f2.8

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436 Upvotes

r/M43 • • 3h ago

E-plate? A cottage garden, I’m half expecting a fox or a postman to pass by. LUMIX G3, 20mm f1.7.

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3 Upvotes

r/M43 • • 4h ago

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. OC Olympus OM-D E-M1X

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4 Upvotes

r/M43 • • 19h ago

New to M43, took OM-3 with Oly 40-150mm f2.8 and OM 60mm macro out for fall shoot- SOOC

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59 Upvotes

I recently got the OM-3 after selling off some Canon full frame gear. Love the looks of the camera and wanted a smaller overall kit. It’s definitely a great EDC system. And although the 40-150mm f2.8 is chonky relative to most m43 lenses, it’s not too big and the results out of it are stunning. I took that and the 60mm macro to a local botanic garden for some fall weather shooting and am really pleased with the results. Enjoyed it immensely. Also love that I don't have to worry about inclement weather!

All images were shot with a custom recipe that slightly upped the saturation for some colors. Photos 1-6 were shot with the 40-150mm f2.8, and photos 7-10 were with the 60mm macro.


r/M43 • • 22h ago

This camera rulez!!

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108 Upvotes

I sold the GX-85, trying to cut heart strings to my GM1+PL15F1.7. What a joy it is to use the OM-3. The 40-150 arrived yesterday, I’ve never taken pictures at longer focal lengths. I also want to try astral photos. This camera rulez!!!!


r/M43 • • 23h ago

First time photography - EM10 Mk1 with TTartisan 25mm F/2 manual lens

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53 Upvotes

Hello, this is my first time doing photography with an actual camera, and I just got back from a trip to Washington state. Looking to improve my compositions, so any critiques are appreciated!


r/M43 • • 2h ago

Lightweight + wide, perfect for urban photography

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r/M43 • • 1d ago

More from Porto with the PEN - SOOC

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49 Upvotes

Its a very photogenic town


r/M43 • • 23h ago

OM-3 with the plain old 40-150 plastic fantastic

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34 Upvotes

My favorite m4/3 lens is the Oly 17mm f1.8, but I've had the 40-150 plastic baby on my OM-3 the last few days and just going for detail shots. It's been fun. (Editing in DxO photo lab but mostly just pulling blacks and shadows down and pushing contrast a bit harder.)


r/M43 • • 23h ago

Amateur MFT shooter, software engineer by trade. I built a free tool that groups bursts and picks the sharpest frame

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I’m not a pro photographer, just someone who comes back from a city weekend with 1–2k photos and hates going through them. I write software for a living, so I built a tool to do the boring part. With Pro Capture and high-fps bursts, MFT is probably where this matters most.

What it does:

  • Groups bursts into series and stars the best frame, scored on sharpness, exposure and noise (handy given MFT at high ISO)
  • Suggests one keeper per series. Accept them all with one click, or go through with P / X / 1–5
  • Explains every score (“Best of its series of 5”, “Sharp”, “Eyes closed”)
  • Ranks your bodies and lenses by keeper rate and shows which focal lengths you actually use. I found this one surprisingly honest about my lens collection.
  • ORF and RW2 RAWs, RAW+JPEG pairs kept together, decisions written to XMP sidecars. Originals are never touched.

It’s free and GPL open source, and it runs entirely on your computer: no account, no subscription, no uploads. It works on Linux, macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows; HEIC on Windows is still in progress.

Next I’d like to make scoring genre-aware with modules for birds, landscapes and so on. I don’t shoot birds myself, so I’m curious what people here would want it to judge.

It’s a 0.1, so feedback and bug reports are very welcome.

https://denyszorinets.github.io/picturesque/


r/M43 • • 18h ago

First time MFT owner!

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10 Upvotes

r/M43 • • 17h ago

Getting to know

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8 Upvotes

First steps with the OM3, 20 1.4 pro prime. Had the Pen in mind originally, might still get it as EDC


r/M43 • • 9h ago

Kodachrome on om1-ii?

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Is there any recipe to get Kodachrome on om1-ii? I know the OM1-ii isn't has good with recipes as the OM3 and Pen but if anyone had one they'd like to share i'd love to try it out. If you have pic examples I'd love to see them too. I'm trying to go for the Saul Leiter look and I believe he shot a lot of Kodachrome. Thanks!


r/M43 • • 22h ago

OM-1 1,100-400 ii. Sometimes it just comes together

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