Compare Panasonic DG 50-200mm F2.8-4.0 vs Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 vs Panasonic G 42.5mm F1.7
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
28 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
18 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical + 2 UED + 2 ED elements, Nano Surface Coating groups
1 EDA + 4 super ED + 2 ED + 2 HR + 1 HD elements, Z Nano Coating groups
1 aspherical element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
76 mm / 2.99 in
116 mm / 4.57 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
132 mm / 5.20 in
214 mm / 8.43 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
655 g / 23.14 oz
1875 g / 66.25 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8–4 ~ f/22
f/4.5 ~ f/22 / f/5.6 ~ f/29 with built-in teleconverter
f/1.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
50 mm ~ 200 mm
150 mm ~ 400 mm / 187.5 mm ~ 500 mm with built-in teleconverter
42.5 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
100.0 mm ~ 400.0 mm
300.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm / 375 mm ~ 1000 mm with built-in teleconverter
85.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4.5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5x
0.71x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
750 mm / 29.53 in
1300 mm / 51.18 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2018-02-26
2019-01-24
2015-02-23
Model Name
H-ES50200
H-HS043
Reviews
Neofiliac score
69%
48%
69%
Pros
- Great sharpness
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Solid construction
- Built-in 1.25x teleconverter
- Optically stabilized
- Superb autofocus
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Good rendering
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Large and heavy for MFT
- Priced too high
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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