Compare Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro vs Olympus 300mm F4 IS Pro vs Olympus 17mm F1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Silver, black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
17 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Aspherical ED lens, 2 Aspherical lenses, 1 SED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 HD lens groups
Three super ED, one extra-high refractive, three high refractive elements + ZERO nano coating groups
2 Aspherical, HR glass element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
79 mm / 3.11 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Length
160 mm / 6.30 in
227 mm / 8.94 in
36 mm / 1.42 in
Weight
880 g / 31.10 oz
1270 g / 44.88 oz
120 g / 4.24 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)
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
300 mm
17 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
600.0 mm
34.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.21x
0.24x
0.08x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-09-15
2016-01-06
2012-06-15

Reviews

Neofiliac score
58%
39%
76%
Pros
  • Internal zoom
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • One of the sharpest Olympus zooms
  • 600mm equivalent reach
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Good autofocus
  • Very sharp
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Good IQ stopped down
Cons
  • Long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Large and heavy
  • Rather expensive
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Expensive for what it is

Price

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