Compare Olympus 300mm F4 IS Pro vs Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three super ED, one extra-high refractive, three high refractive elements + ZERO nano coating groups
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
93 mm / 3.66 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
227 mm / 8.94 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1270 g / 44.88 oz
411 g / 14.52 oz
561 g / 19.82 oz

Function

Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° 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 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
300 mm
8 mm ~ 25 mm
12 mm ~ 100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
600.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.24x
0.14x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
150 mm / 5.91 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Debut
2016-01-06
2021-06-09
2016-09-19

Reviews

Neofiliac score
39%
48%
58%
Pros
  • 600mm equivalent reach
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Good autofocus
  • Very sharp
  • Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
  • Beautifully constructed
  • Weather-sealed
  • Good IQ
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Constant aperture for an all-in-one
Cons
  • Large and heavy
  • Rather expensive
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Rather expensive for MFT
  • 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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