Compare Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro vs M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA, 1 Super HR, 2 HR, 2 aspherical, 2 ED elements + ZERO coating groups
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
1 aspherical element, 1 dual-sided aspherical element, 2 ED glass elements, 2 HR glass elements, 1 EDA glass element, 1 HD glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Weight
254 g / 8.98 oz
411 g / 14.52 oz
382 g / 13.50 oz
Function
Angle Of View
48.6° Diagonal | 41.1° Horizontal | 28.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
24 mm ~ 90 mm
8 mm ~ 25 mm
12 mm ~ 40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
48.0 mm ~ 180.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 80.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5x
0.14x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-02-12
2021-06-09
2022-02-15
Reviews
Neofiliac score
48%
48%
50%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Useful focal range
- Useful 1:2 reproduction ratio
- Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
- Beautifully constructed
- Weather-sealed
- Good IQ
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best rendering
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Rather expensive for MFT
- External zoom without zoom lock
- The same lens repackaged?
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