Compare Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro vs Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black or Silver
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
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
21 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
15 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Aspherical ED lens, 2 Aspherical lenses, 1 SED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 HD lens groups
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
1 ED glass element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
79 mm / 3.11 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
160 mm / 6.30 in
206 mm / 8.11 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
Weight
880 g / 31.10 oz
1120 g / 39.58 oz
190 g / 6.71 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)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
40 mm ~ 150 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (3 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
No
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.21x
0.57x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
900 mm / 35.43 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2014-09-15
2020-08-04
2011-06-30

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
58%
39%
Pros
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • One of the sharpest Olympus zooms
  • Exciting reach
  • Good price point
  • Optically stabilized
  • Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
  • High maximum magnification
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Light in the hand
  • Very affordable
  • Useful reach
Cons
  • Long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lens hood not included
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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