Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 25mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black, silver
Black or Silver
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Normal Prime 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
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
8 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
7 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
2 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
23 mm / 0.91 in
41 mm / 1.61 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
91 g / 3.22 oz
136 g / 4.81 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)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
25 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
50.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
Performance
Max Magnification
0.57x
0.23x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
240 mm / 9.45 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens Hood: LH-49B (supplied)
Debut
2020-08-04
2014-01-29
2014-01-29
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
67%
76%
Pros
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lens hood not included
- Not the sharpest normal lens
- Not competitively priced
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