Compare Panasonic DG 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 vs Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 12-200mm F3.5-6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
21 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
15 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical ED, 1 UED, 2 ED elements groups
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
3 Aspherical lenses, 2 Super ED, 2 ED, 1 Super HR, 2 HR elements + ZERO coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
172 mm / 6.77 in
206 mm / 8.11 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Weight
985 g / 34.81 oz
1120 g / 39.58 oz
455 g / 16.08 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)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–6.3 ~ f/22
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
12 mm ~ 200 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 400.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (3 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.57x
0.46x
Min Focus Distance
1300 mm / 51.18 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-01-05
2020-08-04
2019-02-13
Model Name
H-RS100400
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
58%
48%
Pros
- Amazing 800mm equivalent reach
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb sharpness
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Weather-sealed
- Convenient focal range
- Reasonably well-built for an all-in-one
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
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