Chris Niccolls is a big fan of OM System gear, and he got to experience a barely-known gem hidden within their Japanese product catalogue that’s a real winner.

OM-3 at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, OM store USA.

ePhotozine published the full OM-3 review:

We are so spoilt with choices, from huge pixel counts on full frame, through the more compact APS-C ranges, and then through to the much more compact and lighter MFT format in delightful cameras such as the OM-3. OM System cameras have always been beautiful objects in themselves, and they still have that sense of style. The OM-3 received some appreciative glances and even comments during this review process. It has the looks and the style for sure.
However, the main purpose of a camera is not just to look good, although it helps in pride of ownership, but to be functional, efficient and reliable. The OM-3 has all of this, being weather resistant, solid, operationally slick and fast, all in a body that is compact enough to take anywhere. Could this be the perfect travel camera? Creative and computational features open up easy access to images and filmic styles. The lenses are also compact, weather sealed and excellent performers, perfect companions to the small OM System bodies.
Within the OM range, this is a step up from the very compact OM-5 and lies comfortably between that and the flagship OM-1 II. A superb camera that has been a great shooting experience and is a definite Editor’s Choice.

Micro Four Nerds considers these to be the best low light lenses for MFT:

• Voigtländer Nokton 17,5mm f/0,95 (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama)
• Olympus 25mm f/1.2 PRO (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama)
• Leica 15mm f/1.7 (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama)
• TTartisan 50mm f/1.2 (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama)
• Olympus 8mm f/1.8 PRO (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama)
• Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama)

Do you agree or do you habve a different list to propose?

Kyle McDougall used the very affordable used Olympus OM-D E-M5II to make professional film scans. Kyle writes:

In this video, I’m testing out using Pixel Shift technology to get high-resolution film scans from lower MP sensors. I ended up going down a rabbit hole and eventually built a setup using an old and very affordable digital camera to see how it performs. The results surprised me!

Gary W writes:

Can you get amazing background blur using Micro Four Thirds camera? Join me in today’s video as I tried to create some beautiful background blur photos using Micro Four Thirds camera and various lenses. People think that the smaller sensor of MFT camera can’t produce sufficient background blur, so today I want to experiment with it, trying to get the most background blur out of MFT camera, and also explained some tips to get the most bokeh with just using a kit lens.

Tom writes:

This largely forgotten about camera packs an incredible range of features in to a tiny and lightweight frame, and these day you can pick one up for around $200-250. I’m talking about the original Olympus OM-D E-M10, which I think might just be one of the best budget, pocket-sized mirrorless cameras you can buy.

The YN455 MFT camera is perhaps one of the most underrated cameras on the market. In principle, it has features that no other camera on the market currently has. Yongnuo probably needs to insist on this concept and compensate for some of the current limitations.

You can buy the Yongnuo YN455 MFT cameras for under $1,000 on eBay.