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#1Olympus E-510Olympus · Olympus E-System · MFT · Four Thirds · 2007discontinued 1 source · 10 listingsLowest now$50$799 MSRP-94%
- 2Lowest now$50$699 MSRP-93%
- 3Lowest now$119$1,499 MSRP-92%
- 4Lowest now$40$500 MSRP-92%
- 5Lowest now$150$1,699 MSRP-91%
- 6Lowest now$147$1,299 MSRP-89%
- 7Lowest now$70$599 MSRP-88%
- 8Lowest now$85$699 MSRP-88%
- 9Lowest now$135$1,099 MSRP-88%
- 10Lowest now$75$599 MSRP-87%
- 11Lowest now$173$1,300 MSRP-87%
- 12Lowest now$80$599 MSRP-87%
- 13Lowest now$80$599 MSRP-87%
- 14Lowest now$109$799 MSRP-86%
- 15Lowest now$99$699 MSRP-86%
- 16Lowest now$86$599 MSRP-86%
- 17Lowest now$130$900 MSRP-86%
- 18Lowest now$110$749 MSRP-85%
- 19Lowest now$300$1,999 MSRP-85%
- 20Lowest now$136$899 MSRP-85%
- 21Lowest now$265$1,700 MSRP-84%
- 22Lowest now$125$799 MSRP-84%
- 23Lowest now$119$749 MSRP-84%
- 24Lowest now$330$1,995 MSRP-83%
- 25Lowest now$100$599 MSRP-83%
How we built this list
Should You Buy This Camera 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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