Compare Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro vs Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 45mm F1.2 Pro

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
21 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
15 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
1 ED, 4 HR, 1 aspherical groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
117 mm / 4.61 in
206 mm / 8.11 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
561 g / 19.82 oz
1120 g / 39.58 oz
410 g / 14.49 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)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/1.2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 100 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
45 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
90.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes (3 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)

Performance

Max Magnification
0.3x
0.57x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-66B (supplied)
Debut
2016-09-19
2020-08-04
2017-10-25

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
58%
84%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Constant aperture for an all-in-one
  • Exciting reach
  • Good price point
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • High maximum magnification
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Very sharp
  • Good rendering
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Priced like a full-frame all-in-one
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Priced like a full-frame portrait lens

Price

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