Micro Four Thirds Lenses – A Complete List

This is a complete list of just about every lens available for Panasonic and Olympus micro four-thirds cameras, including native brands and third-party brands. Use this list to find the best mft lenses.

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Micro Four Thirds Lenses List

Before I get into the list I want to say there are a few ways to say Micro Four Thirds that the photography world likes to use. There is MFT, M43, and Micro 4/3. Those are the three most popular. I’ll use them interchangeably.

I’ve listed all the 35mm equivalencies alongside the lenses to make things a little easier if you come from that world. I’ve also built a 35mm equivalency calculator.

Can I use Olympus lenses on Panasonic?

Olympus and Panasonic lenses are interchangeable between systems, and you can even use them on Blackmagic cameras. Autofocus will work, but you’ll sometimes lose some advanced lens functionality like OIS, and there could be a reduction in the IBIS performance. 

Each camera IBIS system is designed to work with the lens’s OIS for enhanced performance; you will lose this if you mix and match lenses.

Panasonic lenses with aperture rings and function buttons will also not function on Olympus and Blackmagic cameras. You have to control the aperture through the camera.

Olympus Micro Four Thirds Lenses

Olympus M43 Zoom & Prime Lenses – Full Auto

A list of all of the Olympus MFT zoom and prime lenses still available on the market.

Panasonic MFT Lenses

Panasonic MFT Prime & Zoom Lenses – Full Auto

Panasonic Prime lenses and even their Zoom lenses are very good, especially those built in collaboration with Leica.

In this Panasonic Lens List, I’ve labeled all the Leica collaboration lenses as Leica, and the Panasonic lenses are listed as Lumix.

You can now sort this list to see only lenses that are Zooms, Primes, weathersealed, or lenses that feature OIS.

American Third-Party MFT Lenses

Lensbaby Micro Four-Thirds Lenses

Lensbaby is an American company that makes specialty art lenses for special effects, tilts, macro, or just fun. Some of the lenses, like the Burnside, have an effects aperture for applying different looks.

German Lenses

Meyer-Optik Gorlitz

One of the unique characteristics of these Meyer-Optik Gorlitz lenses is their extremely low element count. These will produce some very good micro-contrast with a classic rendering and unique character, but they won’t match the technical performance of some of the higher-element alternatives.

The Cinema Primes listed here are 35mm lenses with the Micro Four Thirds Mount, and the mounts are interchangeable. A great investment. They also come in two versions, one where the measurements are in metric and the other in feet. Some lenses don’t have a specification as to what they are. I’ve tried to list the links here in feet.

Zeiss M43 Lenses

Japanese Lenses

Fujinon Cine Lenses

The Fujifilm company Fujinon has made some really lovely super 35mm cine lenses that are very loved among cinematographers. These are available for the Micro Four Thirds system but you’ll have to keep in mind the crop factor when ordering these lenses. The widest field of view you’ll be able to achieve is around 36mm.

Gizmon Lenses

Gizmon a small company out of southern Japan has a few interesting pancake lenses.

Kowa Micro 4 3 Lenses

Kowa is a Japanese company that makes scopes, binoculars, accessories, and more. Most of its lenses are made for industrial use and often come in the C mount, but it has also made a few lenses with the micro four-thirds mount.

Sigma Micro Four Thirds Lenses – Full Auto

Sigma has a few great options for the micro four-thirds system, and they offer really good performance at a price.

Tamron Micro Four Thirds Lenses – Full Auto

Surprisingly, this is the only Tamron MFT lens. They are one of the best third-party lens companies.

Tokina MFT Prime Lenses – Full Manual

There are a few Tokina micro-four third lenses out there. A Cinema ultra-wide zoom and a tele. It’s a little pricey, though.

Voigtlander M43 Primes – Full Manual

If you’re an E-Mount or Lecia shooter, you’ve probably heard the Voigtlander hype. These lenses are actually fantastic for the price, and they are worth checking out.

Yasuhara Lenses

Yasuhara is a Japanese designer who has released a few interesting designs. He is also developing more full-frame lenses like the Anthy 35mm. Hopefully, these full-frame lenses end up with micro four-thirds mounts since they are small and perform well.

Korean Lenses

Samyang / Rokinon  Primes

Samyang is a brand that has blossomed over the last few years. Ten years ago they just made decent lenses, today their lenses are actually really good. Good coatings, and good optical designs and they’ve improved their build quality. Definitely don’t ignore Rokinon lenses. I have several of them for my APS-C system and they come very close to rivaling my Fujinon lenses.

Russian Lenses

Zenit Lenses / Lomography

Zenit, the maker of Lomography, has engineered some very old vintage designs that offer some very unique character. They make most of their designs for the DSLR mount and one lens in the M43 mount.

Swiss Brand Lenses

IRIX Cine MFT Lenses

Irix a company out of Switzerland that uses Japanese optics has a series of Cine lenses for the Panasonic and Olympus micro four-thirds. These lenses are full-frame Cine lenses that are weather-sealed.

List of Irix Cine lenses for the Micro Four Thirds mount.

Chinese Lenses

This section includes all the Chinese-made lenses. Not for any particular reason other than, many of these lens companies come from the same manufacturing plants. So they’ll mix up the aperture or the build, maybe change the element then come out and market themselves as a different brand. For example, Opteka lenses are very similar to Meike lenses.

There are some very good Chinese lenses, like Kamlan, Kipon, Loawa, and even SLR Magic / ZY Optics, which are getting better. You could probably safely say Kipon could rival Voigtlander in terms of build and performance. At least they are very close.

Kamlan lenses are well constructed, but some older builds aren’t as great optically. All their latest lenses have been very good.

7Artisans Micro Four Thirds Lenses

7Artisans has been around for a while, and their lenses continue to improve in design and optics as their technology and team continue to advance. Their original lenses were more budget-friendly and often had some technical issues, but they’ve refined their builds and optics over the years. You can now find some gems among their lenses, offering great value.

The 7Artisans cine lenses are built with T-stops rated so that all the lenses have the same light sensitivity, which is very helpful when changing lenses under fixed lighting setups.

AstrHori M43 Lenses

Brightin Star

DZO Cine Lenses For M43

DZO makes some parafocal cinema zoom lenses.

Hengyijia / Zonlia M43 Lenses

These lenses look pretty similar to 7Artisans. I had them listed with Zonlai before, but since there are a few options under Hengyijia now, I’ll decide to make a new section.

Kamlan Micro Four-Thirds Lenses

Kamlan Micro Four Thirds lenses have some incredible build quality. Some of their early optical designs were a bit hit-and-miss but their MK II lenses are very good and they’ve really grown as a lens company. You should definitely pay attention to their new lens releases.

I personally really love their 50mm f1.1 mark II. Super fun, but much heavier. It’s in my top 10 favorite third-party lenses.

Kipon Lenses

Kipon makes various lenses in various mounts. They currently make the Ibelux 40mm specifically for the micro four-thirds mount. You can use their Iberit lenses in a Leica Mount and adapt them to Micro Four Thirds. Kipon also makes some of the best adapters for the price. They are a bit more expensive than the cheaper adapters, but the quality is much better.

The Ibelux 40mm f0.85 II is a solid lens that performs very well for an f0.85. It’s just big.

Meike Lenses

Meike is the most practical of cheap Chinese lenses.

They don’t produce any crazy cheap ultra-fast lenses, which never produce great image quality. Rather, they make good f1.8 to f2.8 lenses that perform well. The build quality of their lenses is also pretty tough.

Mitakon Micro 4 3 Primes

Some people like Mitakon lenses because of their speed, but from what I’ve seen, they are only so-so optically. Here is a list of the MFT Mitakon prime lenses. They tend to use a lot of highly refractive polymers for their speed masters to simulate the fast apertures, but they don’t usually perform at a T stop in those ranges.

My biggest problem is weekend couch reviewers always praise them, but the durability isn’t there if you’re going to use the lenses all the time. I’ve had many SLR Magic / Mitakon lenses that just don’t hold up, which is a bummer because they can be a lot of fun. They do continue to get better as they make more lenses, so always keep an eye out for new releases.

McoPLus Lenses

NiSi Lenses

NiSi, renowned for its filters, currently offers a single lens specifically designed for the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system:

Opteka lenses for Micro Four Thirds

It looks like Meike and Opteka are sharing optical and mechanical designs. They might be the same lenses, just rebranded.

Pergear Micro 4 3 Lens

PerGear has released a few lenses for the micro-four thirds mount. Most of their low-element lenses will deliver a very classic rendering with a lot of micro-contrast and flare.

The Pergear 35mm f1.6 is very nice with a great build and image quality to match.

Sirui Cine Lens

Sirui is a new anamorphic lens that has hit the market. It is very competitively priced compared to the other anamorphic lenses on the market.

The Sirui 50mm f1.8 will produce a squeezed aspect ratio of 2.4:1 when shot onto a 16:9 sensor.

SLR Magic Micro 4 3 Lenses

SLR Magic lenses come from the family of Mitakon or ZY Optics. They are essentially OEM Mitakon lenses with different mechanical arrangements for cinema purposes.

With ZY Optic lenses, watch out for sticky focus, which happens a lot in sub-freezing conditions which I’m not sure they’ve resolved yet.

Some of their lenses you can order with ND filter kits.