Compare Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 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

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Weight
254 g / 8.98 oz
411 g / 14.52 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)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
24 mm ~ 90 mm
8 mm ~ 25 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
48.0 mm ~ 180.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.5x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
230 mm / 9.06 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-02-12
2021-06-09

Reviews

Neofiliac score
48%
48%
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
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

Price

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