Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 vs Olympus 75mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
9 blades
9 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black, silver
White
Silver, Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime 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
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
28 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
18 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
1 EDA + 4 super ED + 2 ED + 2 HR + 1 HD elements, Z Nano Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
61 mm / 2.40 in
116 mm / 4.57 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
23 mm / 0.91 in
214 mm / 8.43 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Weight
91 g / 3.22 oz
1875 g / 66.25 oz
305 g / 10.78 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)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4.5 ~ f/22 / f/5.6 ~ f/29 with built-in teleconverter
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
150 mm ~ 400 mm / 187.5 mm ~ 500 mm with built-in teleconverter
75 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
300.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm / 375 mm ~ 1000 mm with built-in teleconverter
150.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (4.5 stops)
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.71x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
1300 mm / 51.18 in
840 mm / 33.07 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-61F (Optional) (sold separately)
Debut
2014-01-29
2019-01-24
2012-02-08
Reviews
Neofiliac score
67%
48%
48%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Built-in 1.25x teleconverter
- Optically stabilized
- Superb autofocus
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Beautifully constructed
- Smooth rendering
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Large and heavy for MFT
- Priced too high
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Priced like full-frame
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