Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Panasonic DG 8-18mm F2.8-4.0 vs Panasonic DG 15mm F1.7
Construction
Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black, silver
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
15 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
Aspherical ED, aspherical, ED, UHR elements + Nano Surface Coating. groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
61 mm / 2.40 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Length
23 mm / 0.91 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
36 mm / 1.42 in
Weight
91 g / 3.22 oz
315 g / 11.13 oz
115 g / 4.06 oz
Function
Angle Of View
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 62.0° Diagonal | 53.1° Horizontal | 36.9° Vertical (tele)
71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8–22 ~ f/4–22
f/1.7 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
8 mm ~ 18 mm
15 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 36.0 mm
30.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.12x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-01-29
2017-04-19
2014-03-24
Model Name
H-E08018
H-X015
Reviews
Neofiliac score
67%
60%
78%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Weather-sealed
- Good sharpness
- Well built
- Compact and lightweight
- Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Compact and lightweight
- Not the best optical performance
- Leica tax
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