Compare Olympus 300mm F4 IS Pro vs Olympus 12mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Silver
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three super ED, one extra-high refractive, three high refractive elements + ZERO nano coating groups
ZERO (ZUIKO Extra-low Reflection Optical) coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
93 mm / 3.66 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Size | Length
227 mm / 8.94 in
43 mm / 1.69 in
Weight
1270 g / 44.88 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
300 mm
12 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
600.0 mm
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.24x
0.08x
Min Focus Distance
1400 mm / 55.12 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2016-01-06
2011-06-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
58%
Pros
- 600mm equivalent reach
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Good autofocus
- Very sharp
- Compact and lightweight
- Good center sharpness
Cons
- Large and heavy
- Rather expensive
- Lens hood not included
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Rather expensive for what it is
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