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Best Micro Four Thirds cameras under $1,000

Mid-tier MFT bodies from Olympus, OM System, and Panasonic. Compact, weather-sealed, with computational features (high-res shot, live ND, live composite) you usually only see on the format.

24 models match the filter. Default rank: current price as a percentage of MSRP, so the camera at the steepest discount sits at #1. How we compute this.

  1. #1
    Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 1 source · 21 listings
    Lowest now
    $424
    $1,999 MSRP
    21% MSRP
  2. #2
    Olympus OM-D E-M1X
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 10 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $644
    $2,999 MSRP
    21% MSRP
  3. #3
    Panasonic Lumix GH5
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix GH · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 2 sources · 47 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $484
    $1,999 MSRP
    24% MSRP
  4. #4
    Olympus PEN E-P5
    Olympus · Olympus PEN · MFT · MFT
    discontinued 1 source · 2 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $249
    $999 MSRP
    25% MSRP
  5. #5
    Panasonic Lumix G7
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix G · MFT · MFT
    discontinued 1 source · 37 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $249
    $799 MSRP
    31% MSRP
  6. #6
    Olympus PEN E-PL3
    Olympus · Olympus PEN · MFT · MFT
    discontinued 1 source · 6 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $189
    $599 MSRP
    32% MSRP
  7. #7
    Panasonic Lumix G9
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix G · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 2 sources · 9 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $559
    $1,699 MSRP
    33% MSRP
  8. #8
    Panasonic Lumix GX1
    Panasonic · Panasonic · MFT · MFT
    discontinued 1 source · 2 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $234
    $699 MSRP
    33% MSRP
  9. #9
    Panasonic Lumix G95
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix G · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 10 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $379
    $999 MSRP
    38% MSRP
  10. #10
    Panasonic Lumix G85
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix G · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 2 sources · 10 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $349
    $899 MSRP
    39% MSRP
  11. #11
    Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 10 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $734
    $1,799 MSRP
    41% MSRP
  12. #12
    Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT
    likely discontinued 1 source · 19 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $449
    $1,099 MSRP
    41% MSRP
  13. #13
    Panasonic Lumix GH6
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix GH · MFT · MFT
    current 2 sources · 8 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $944
    $2,199 MSRP
    43% MSRP
  14. #14
    Panasonic Lumix GX8
    Panasonic · Panasonic · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 2 sources · 5 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $544
    $1,199 MSRP
    45% MSRP
  15. #15
    Panasonic Lumix GH5 II
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix GH · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 10 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $799
    $1,699 MSRP
    47% MSRP
  16. #16
    Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 1 source · 14 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $329
    $649 MSRP
    51% MSRP
  17. #17
    Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 4 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $619
    $1,199 MSRP
    52% MSRP
  18. #18
    Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 12 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $349
    $649 MSRP
    54% MSRP
  19. #19
    Olympus PEN E-PL8
    Olympus · Olympus PEN · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 1 source · 4 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $324
    $549 MSRP
    59% MSRP
  20. #20
    Panasonic Lumix GX85
    Panasonic · Panasonic · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 1 source · 16 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $494
    $799 MSRP
    62% MSRP
  21. #21
    Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV
    Olympus · Olympus OM-D · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 23 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $454
    $699 MSRP
    65% MSRP
  22. #22
    Panasonic Lumix GX9
    Panasonic · Panasonic · MFT · MFT
    likely discontinued 1 source · 3 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $694
    $999 MSRP
    69% MSRP
  23. #23
    Olympus PEN E-PL9
    Olympus · Olympus PEN · MFT · MFT
    current 1 source · 2 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $419
    $599 MSRP
    70% MSRP
  24. #24
    Panasonic Lumix LX100
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix LX · MFT · Fixed Lens
    1 source · 1 listing · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $779
    $900 MSRP
    87% MSRP

How we built this list

Camera Shelf tracks used prices across the major used-gear sites every night. This list filters the catalog to cameras that match the criteria above, then ranks by deal score, so the camera at the steepest discount from its launch MSRP comes first. Prices and rankings refresh whenever the crawler completes (typically once per day).

See the methodology page for how prices are collected, how seller conditions are normalized, and what the deal score does and doesn't measure.

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