Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black, silver
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale
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
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
7 groups
9 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
1 aspherical element, 1 dual-sided aspherical element, 2 ED glass elements, 2 HR glass elements, 1 EDA glass element, 1 HD glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
23 mm / 0.91 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
91 g / 3.22 oz
382 g / 13.50 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
12 mm ~ 40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 80.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.57x
0.23x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-08-04
2014-01-29
2022-02-15
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
67%
50%
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
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lens hood not included
- External zoom without zoom lock
- The same lens repackaged?
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