Compare Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R vs Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black and silver
Black
Form Factor
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
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
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Micromotor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
8 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Weight
411 g / 14.52 oz
112 g / 3.96 oz
411 g / 14.52 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)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
8 mm ~ 25 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
8 mm ~ 25 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
0.19x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
230 mm / 9.06 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-06-09
2011-06-30
2021-06-09
Reviews
Neofiliac score
48%
39%
48%
Pros
- Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
- Beautifully constructed
- Weather-sealed
- Good IQ
- Light and compact
- Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
- Beautifully constructed
- Weather-sealed
- Good IQ
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather expensive for MFT
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather expensive for MFT
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