Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Panasonic G 45-175mm F4.0-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
9 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black, silver
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
plastic barrel, metal mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Linear Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
21 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
15 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
2 aspherical elements, 2 ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
61 mm / 2.40 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Length
23 mm / 0.91 in
206 mm / 8.11 in
90 mm / 3.54 in
Weight
91 g / 3.22 oz
1120 g / 39.58 oz
210 g / 7.42 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)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 7.1° Diagonal | 5.9° Horizontal | 3.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ 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
14 mm ~ 42 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
45 mm ~ 175 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
90.0 mm ~ 350.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (3 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Internal zoom, Power-zoom enabled
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.57x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: H-PS45175 (supplied)
Debut
2014-01-29
2020-08-04
2011-08-26
Model Name
H-PS45175
Reviews
Neofiliac score
67%
58%
86%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Exciting reach
- Good price point
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- Internal zoom
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Dark maximum aperture
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
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