Compare Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro vs Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black and silver
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Aspherical ED lens, 2 Aspherical lenses, 1 SED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 HD lens groups
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
3 Aspherical glass elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
79 mm / 3.11 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
160 mm / 6.30 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
880 g / 31.10 oz
411 g / 14.52 oz
112 g / 3.96 oz

Function

Angle Of View
30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
8 mm ~ 25 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
No
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.21x
0.14x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Debut
2014-09-15
2021-06-09
2011-06-30

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
48%
39%
Pros
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • One of the sharpest Olympus zooms
  • Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
  • Beautifully constructed
  • Weather-sealed
  • Good IQ
  • Light and compact
Cons
  • Long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Rather expensive for MFT
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lens hood not included
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not good IQ-wise

Price

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