Compare Panasonic DG 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 vs Panasonic DG 200mm F2.8 vs Panasonic DG 15mm F1.7

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
15 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
13 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical ED, 1 UED, 2 ED elements groups
2 ultra extra-low dispersion + Nano Surface Coating groups
3 aspherical elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Length
172 mm / 6.77 in
174 mm / 6.85 in
36 mm / 1.42 in
Weight
985 g / 34.81 oz
1245 g / 43.99 oz
115 g / 4.06 oz

Function

Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4–6.3 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.7 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
200 mm
15 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
400.0 mm
30.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
0.2x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
1300 mm / 51.18 in
1150 mm / 45.28 in
200 mm / 7.87 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-01-05
2017-11-08
2014-03-24
Model Name
H-RS100400
H-ES200
H-X015

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
60%
78%
Pros
  • Amazing 800mm equivalent reach
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb sharpness
  • Good optical performance
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Bundled with 1.4x teleconverter
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Rather long and quite heavy
  • Professionals may prefer FF instead
  • Not the best optical performance
  • Leica tax

Price

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