Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro vs Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto 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
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
17 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
11 groups
13 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
1 Super ED glass element1 ED glass element3 HR glass elements1 E-HR glass element ZERO coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
561 g / 19.82 oz
423 g / 14.95 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)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4.8–6.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
12 mm ~ 100 mm
75 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.57x
0.3x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
900 mm / 35.43 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2020-08-04
2016-09-19
2013-01-30

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
58%
31%
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
  • Affordable for the useful reach
  • Rather light and compact for a super tele
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Priced like a full-frame all-in-one
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lens hood not included
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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