Compare Pentax DA 55-300mm F4.0-5.8 vs Fujifilm XC 50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II vs Fujifilm XF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
7 blades, Rounded diaphragm
9 blades
Colors
Black
Silver
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Pentax K-mount
Fujifilm X-mount
Fujifilm X-mount
Material
Composite
Motor
Screw drive from camera
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
13 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
ED glass elements groups
1 aspherical lens, 1 ED glass element groups
Five ED and 1 Super ED element + fluorine coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
71 mm / 2.80 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
111 mm / 4.37 in
211 mm / 8.31 in
Weight
466 g / 16.47 oz
1375 g / 48.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical (tele)
32.2° Diagonal | 27.0° Horizontal | 18.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.2° Diagonal | 6.0° Horizontal | 4.0° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–5.8 ~ f/22–32
f/4.5–6.7 ~ f/22
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
55 mm ~ 300 mm
50 mm ~ 230 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
82.5 mm ~ 450.0 mm
75.0 mm ~ 345.0 mm
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.28x
0.2x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
1750 mm / 68.90 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: PH-RBI 58mm (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-10-07
2015-01-15
2016-01-15
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
62%
43%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Great price for the price
- Optically stabilized
- Very useful focal range
- Affordable
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great image quality
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best from Pentax
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the highest grade of build
- Not really sharp
- Very dark maximum aperture
- Large and heavy like a full-frame lens
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