Best Micro Four Thirds cameras under $500
MFT bodies at entry-budget pricing. The smaller sensor format means smaller cameras and smaller lenses, so a complete kit can land for the price of a single full-frame body.
25 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#1Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix GH · MFT · MFT · 2009discontinued 1 source · 2 listingsLowest now$154$1,499 MSRP10% MSRP
- 2Lowest now$123$799 MSRP15% MSRP
- 3Lowest now$123$699 MSRP18% MSRP
- 4Lowest now$234$1,299 MSRP18% MSRP
- 5Lowest now$164$900 MSRP18% MSRP
- 6Lowest now$329$1,700 MSRP19% MSRP
- 8Lowest now$128$599 MSRP21% MSRP
- 9Lowest now$174$799 MSRP22% MSRP
- 10Lowest now$164$749 MSRP22% MSRP
- 12Lowest now$499$1,999 MSRP25% MSRP
- 13Lowest now$159$599 MSRP27% MSRP
- 15Lowest now$274$999 MSRP27% MSRP
- 16Lowest now$194$699 MSRP28% MSRP
- 17Lowest now$169$599 MSRP28% MSRP
- 18Lowest now$199$699 MSRP28% MSRP
- 19Lowest now$144$500 MSRP29% MSRP
- 20Lowest now$499$1,699 MSRP29% MSRP
- 21Lowest now$149$499 MSRP30% MSRP
- 22Lowest now$329$1,099 MSRP30% MSRP
- 23Lowest now$244$799 MSRP31% MSRP
- 24Lowest now$189$599 MSRP32% MSRP
- 25Lowest now$259$749 MSRP35% MSRP
How we built this list
Gear Gauge tracks used prices across the major used-gear sites. 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 daily.
See the methodology page for how prices are sourced, how seller conditions are normalized, and what the deal score does and doesn't measure.
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