Compare Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro vs Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 vs Tamron 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
7 blades, Circular Diaphragm
Colors
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
Full-Frame
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
19 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
15 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups
1 Low Dispersion glass element, 2 Anomalous Dispersion glass elements, 2 Molded-Glass Aspherical elements, 1 Hybrid Aspherical element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
117 mm / 4.61 in
96 mm / 3.78 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
561 g / 19.82 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
285 g / 10.07 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/3.5–5.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 100 mm
28 mm ~ 300 mm
14 mm ~ 150 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.3x
0.29x
0.26x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
490 mm / 19.29 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-19
2014-02-06
2014-06-19
Model Name
A010
C001

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
60%
41%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Constant aperture for an all-in-one
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • Rather useful focal range
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Priced like a full-frame all-in-one
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Not the highest grade of build
  • Not the strongest performer

Price

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