Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Panasonic G Vario 12-60mm F3.5-5.6

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
3 aspherical + 1 ED elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 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) ~ 20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
12 mm ~ 60 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 120.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.57x
0.27x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
200 mm / 7.87 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-08-04
2016-02-24
Model Name
H-FS12060

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
78%
Pros
  • Exciting reach
  • Good price point
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • High maximum magnification
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Optically stabilized
  • Light in the hand
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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