Compare Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black and silver
Form Factor
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 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
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
411 g / 14.52 oz
112 g / 3.96 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)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
8 mm ~ 25 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
230 mm / 9.06 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Debut
2021-06-09
2011-06-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
48%
39%
Pros
- Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
- Beautifully constructed
- Weather-sealed
- Good IQ
- Light and compact
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
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