Compare Panasonic G 45-175mm F4.0-5.6 vs Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 vs M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
9 blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
White
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
plastic barrel, metal mount
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
28 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
18 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 2 ED elements groups
1 EDA + 4 super ED + 2 ED + 2 HR + 1 HD elements, Z Nano Coating groups
1 aspherical element, 1 dual-sided aspherical element, 2 ED glass elements, 2 HR glass elements, 1 EDA glass element, 1 HD glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
116 mm / 4.57 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
90 mm / 3.54 in
214 mm / 8.43 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Weight
210 g / 7.42 oz
1875 g / 66.25 oz
382 g / 13.50 oz
Function
Angle Of View
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.1° Diagonal | 5.9° Horizontal | 3.9° Vertical (tele)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4.5 ~ f/22 / f/5.6 ~ f/29 with built-in teleconverter
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
45 mm ~ 175 mm
150 mm ~ 400 mm / 187.5 mm ~ 500 mm with built-in teleconverter
12 mm ~ 40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
90.0 mm ~ 350.0 mm
300.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm / 375 mm ~ 1000 mm with built-in teleconverter
24.0 mm ~ 80.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (4.5 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.71x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
1300 mm / 51.18 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: H-PS45175 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-08-26
2019-01-24
2022-02-15
Model Name
H-PS45175
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
48%
50%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Internal zoom
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Built-in 1.25x teleconverter
- Optically stabilized
- Superb autofocus
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- Large and heavy for MFT
- Priced too high
- External zoom without zoom lock
- The same lens repackaged?
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