Compare Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro vs Olympus 300mm F4 IS Pro 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 Prime 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
Motor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
17 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups
Three super ED, one extra-high refractive, three high refractive elements + ZERO nano coating groups
1 ED, 4 HR, 1 aspherical groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
117 mm / 4.61 in
227 mm / 8.94 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
561 g / 19.82 oz
1270 g / 44.88 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)
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ 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
300 mm
45 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
600.0 mm
90.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
Yes
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.3x
0.24x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
1400 mm / 55.12 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
2016-01-06
2017-10-25

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
39%
84%
Pros
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Constant aperture for an all-in-one
  • 600mm equivalent reach
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Good autofocus
  • Very sharp
  • 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
  • Large and heavy
  • Rather expensive
  • Priced like a full-frame portrait lens

Price

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