An Easy Way to Try Out Micro Four Thirds

May 2, 2011 by
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If you’re not already familiar with Micro Four Thirds, you should be. A standard camera spec that offers a nearly perfect compromise between the size of a high-end point-and-shoot, and the image quality and shooting flexibility of an SLR, Micro Four Thirds might be the perfect companion for your SLR, or high-end point-and-shoot. (You can learn all about Micro Four Thirds – what it is and why you should care – here. The best way to find out if Micro Four Thirds is right for you is to try it, and that’s now easier than ever thanks to Borrowlenses.com, which now rents Micro Four Thirds cameras and lenses. Check out their offerings, rent a camera, and see if Micro Four Thirds is right for you.

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  1. TOM GROLLMAN, MD on Wed, 4th May 2011 6:34 pm

    2. Ben,

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    Tom (Kauai)

  2. tom Jelen on Sat, 7th May 2011 11:19 am

    3. ‘Micro’ Four-Thirds ?
    I have a few Olympus Cameras and the lens to go with and have produced thousands of pictures with it.
    I really have to wonder about the marketing logic Olympus has with the word ‘Micro’ .
    Micro discounts the size of the sensor I see no advantage of using the word Micro in the advertising, people want something for their money and are comparing the sizes on line you can find compairisons anywhere, why discount your product right off the bat with the word Micro?
    I for one don’t want a micro sensor I want a sensor that compares to APS-c or larger and if your putting more pixels on a 4/3s sensor or it has less noise, advertise that, in stead of saying its a ‘Micro’ 4/3s sensor.

  3. Ben on Sat, 7th May 2011 9:32 pm

    4. The name “micro four thirds” is to differentiate from the “four thirds” standard which micro four thirds is a subset of. Micro doesn’t refer to sensor size, but to the smaller lens mount, which allows the lens to be closer to the sensor.

  4. An easy way to try new Micro Four Thirds | Digital Camera SLR Area on Fri, 11th May 2012 3:33 pm

    5. [...] Borrowlenses.com now offering Micro Four Thirds cameras. This is a great way to give it a try, if you ask, is whether this class new camera is right for you. complete digital photography [...]

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