Compare Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black, silver
Black
Form Factor
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
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
16 elements
8 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element 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
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
23 mm / 0.91 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Weight
411 g / 14.52 oz
91 g / 3.22 oz
382 g / 13.50 oz
Function
Angle Of View
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° 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 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
8 mm ~ 25 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
12 mm ~ 40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 80.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
0.23x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
230 mm / 9.06 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-06-09
2014-01-29
2022-02-15
Reviews
Neofiliac score
48%
67%
50%
Pros
- Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
- Beautifully constructed
- Weather-sealed
- Good IQ
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather expensive for MFT
- Lens hood not included
- External zoom without zoom lock
- The same lens repackaged?
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