Compare Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades
Colors
White
Black, silver
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
28 elements
8 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
18 groups
7 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 EDA + 4 super ED + 2 ED + 2 HR + 1 HD elements, Z Nano Coating groups
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
116 mm / 4.57 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
214 mm / 8.43 in
23 mm / 0.91 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1875 g / 66.25 oz
91 g / 3.22 oz
561 g / 19.82 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)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.5 ~ f/22 / f/5.6 ~ f/29 with built-in teleconverter
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
150 mm ~ 400 mm / 187.5 mm ~ 500 mm with built-in teleconverter
14 mm ~ 42 mm
12 mm ~ 100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
300.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm / 375 mm ~ 1000 mm with built-in teleconverter
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes (4.5 stops)
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.71x
0.23x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
1300 mm / 51.18 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
150 mm / 5.91 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Debut
2019-01-24
2014-01-29
2016-09-19

Reviews

Neofiliac score
48%
67%
58%
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
  • Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
  • Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Constant aperture for an all-in-one
Cons
  • Large and heavy for MFT
  • Priced too high
  • Lens hood not included
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Priced like a full-frame all-in-one

Price

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