Compare Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Tamron 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular Diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black, silver
Form Factor
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
8 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
7 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA, 1 Super HR, 2 HR, 2 aspherical, 2 ED elements + ZERO coating groups
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
1 Low Dispersion glass element, 2 Anomalous Dispersion glass elements, 2 Molded-Glass Aspherical elements, 1 Hybrid Aspherical element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
23 mm / 0.91 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
254 g / 8.98 oz
91 g / 3.22 oz
285 g / 10.07 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)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
24 mm ~ 90 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
14 mm ~ 150 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
48.0 mm ~ 180.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5x
0.23x
0.26x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-02-12
2014-01-29
2014-06-19
Model Name
C001
Reviews
Neofiliac score
48%
67%
41%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Useful focal range
- Useful 1:2 reproduction ratio
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Rather useful focal range
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best rendering
- Lens hood not included
- Not the strongest performer
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