Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Panasonic DG 50-200mm F2.8-4.0 vs Panasonic DG 8-18mm F2.8-4.0
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
21 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
15 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
2 aspherical + 2 UED + 2 ED elements, Nano Surface Coating groups
Aspherical ED, aspherical, ED, UHR elements + Nano Surface Coating. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
76 mm / 2.99 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
132 mm / 5.20 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
655 g / 23.14 oz
315 g / 11.13 oz
Function
Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 62.0° Diagonal | 53.1° Horizontal | 36.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/2.8–4 ~ f/22
f/2.8–22 ~ f/4–22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
50 mm ~ 200 mm
8 mm ~ 18 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
100.0 mm ~ 400.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 36.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.57x
0.5x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
750 mm / 29.53 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-08-04
2018-02-26
2017-04-19
Model Name
H-ES50200
H-E08018
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
69%
60%
Pros
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Great sharpness
- Very useful focal range
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Solid construction
- Weather-sealed
- Good sharpness
- Well built
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Compact and lightweight
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