Compare Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 vs Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
White
White
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Canon EF-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium
Motor
Stepper motor
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
28 elements
18 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
12 groups
16 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 EDA + 4 super ED + 2 ED + 2 HR + 1 HD elements, Z Nano Coating groups
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
Air Sphere, fluorine coatings; Super ED element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
116 mm / 4.57 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
94 mm / 3.70 in
Size | Length
214 mm / 8.43 in
233 mm / 9.17 in
193 mm / 7.60 in
Weight
1875 g / 66.25 oz
2100 g / 74.20 oz
1570 g / 55.48 oz

Function

Angle Of View
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5 ~ f/22 / f/5.6 ~ f/29 with built-in teleconverter
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/32–40
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 400 mm / 187.5 mm ~ 500 mm with built-in teleconverter
400 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
300.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm / 375 mm ~ 1000 mm with built-in teleconverter
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4.5 stops)
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.71x
0.13x
0.31x
Min Focus Distance
1300 mm / 51.18 in
3300 mm / 129.92 in
980 mm / 38.58 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens Hood: ET-38D (supplied)
Debut
2019-01-24
2014-09-15
2014-11-11

Reviews

Neofiliac score
48%
62%
52%
Pros
  • Built-in 1.25x teleconverter
  • Optically stabilized
  • Superb autofocus
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • High maximum magnification
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb autofocus performance
  • Very sharp
  • Good flare resistance
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Solid construction
Cons
  • Large and heavy for MFT
  • Priced too high
  • Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
  • Large and heavy

Price

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