Compare Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II vs Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 Pro

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal
Motor
Micromotor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
18 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
13 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA, 1 Super HR, 2 HR, 2 aspherical, 2 ED elements + ZERO coating groups
1 Super ED glass element1 ED glass element3 HR glass elements1 E-HR glass element 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
58 mm / 2.28 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Weight
254 g / 8.98 oz
423 g / 14.95 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)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° 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/4.8–6.7 ~ 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
75 mm ~ 300 mm
12 mm ~ 40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
48.0 mm ~ 180.0 mm
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 80.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.5x
0.18x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
200 mm / 7.87 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: LH66 (supplied)
Debut
2020-02-12
2013-01-30
2013-09-10

Reviews

Neofiliac score
48%
31%
58%
Pros
  • Weather-sealed
  • Useful focal range
  • Useful 1:2 reproduction ratio
  • Affordable for the useful reach
  • Rather light and compact for a super tele
  • Weather-sealed
  • Useful and interesting focal range
  • Better IQ than the f/4 variant
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Not the best rendering
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lens hood not included
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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