Compare Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R vs Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black and silver
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
8 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
7 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
117 mm / 4.61 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
561 g / 19.82 oz
112 g / 3.96 oz
561 g / 19.82 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) ~ 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 ~ f/22
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
12 mm ~ 100 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
12 mm ~ 100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.3x
0.19x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Debut
2016-09-19
2011-06-30
2016-09-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
39%
58%
Pros
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Constant aperture for an all-in-one
- Light and compact
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Constant aperture for an all-in-one
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Priced like a full-frame all-in-one
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
- Dark maximum aperture
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Priced like a full-frame all-in-one
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