Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
561 g / 19.82 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) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
12 mm ~ 100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 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
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
150 mm / 5.91 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Debut
2020-08-04
2016-09-19

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
58%
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
  • Weather-sealed
  • Constant aperture for an all-in-one
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Priced like a full-frame all-in-one

Price

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