Compare Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black and silver
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
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
21 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
15 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
206 mm / 8.11 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
1120 g / 39.58 oz
112 g / 3.96 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)
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
14 mm ~ 42 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (3 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.57x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Debut
2020-08-04
2011-06-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
39%
Pros
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Light and compact
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
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