Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ vs Panasonic G 45-175mm F4.0-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto 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
plastic barrel, metal mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
10 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
2 Aspherical glass elements groups
2 aspherical elements, 2 ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
211 g / 7.46 oz
210 g / 7.42 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (tele)
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.1° Diagonal | 5.9° Horizontal | 3.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
12 mm ~ 50 mm
45 mm ~ 175 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 100.0 mm
90.0 mm ~ 350.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Internal zoom
Internal zoom, Power-zoom enabled
Performance
Max Magnification
0.57x
0.36x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: H-PS45175 (supplied)
Debut
2020-08-04
2011-12-14
2011-08-26
Model Name
H-PS45175
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
67%
86%
Pros
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Light in the hand
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Power zoom
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Internal zoom
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lens hood not included
- Not the strongest optical performance
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
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