Compare Olympus 300mm F4 IS Pro vs Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
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
21 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
15 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three super ED, one extra-high refractive, three high refractive elements + ZERO nano coating groups
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements 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
86 mm / 3.39 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
227 mm / 8.94 in
206 mm / 8.11 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
1270 g / 44.88 oz
1120 g / 39.58 oz
561 g / 19.82 oz
Function
Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° 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/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
300 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
12 mm ~ 100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
600.0 mm
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (3 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.24x
0.57x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Debut
2016-01-06
2020-08-04
2016-09-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
58%
58%
Pros
- 600mm equivalent reach
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Good autofocus
- Very sharp
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Constant aperture for an all-in-one
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Rather expensive
- Dark maximum aperture
- Dark maximum aperture
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Priced like a full-frame all-in-one
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