Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Panasonic DG Nocticron 42.5mm F1.2 vs Panasonic G 42.5mm F1.7
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, Circular aperture
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Physical aperture ring
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
21 elements
14 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
2 aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 UHR glass element. Nano surface coating. groups
1 aspherical element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
425 g / 15.02 oz
130 g / 4.59 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)
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/1.2 ~ f/16
f/1.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
42.5 mm
42.5 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
85.0 mm
85.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.57x
0.1x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2020-08-04
2014-01-06
2015-02-23
Model Name
H-NS043
H-HS043
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
86%
69%
Pros
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Good rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- Optically stabilized
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Well built
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Good rendering
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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