Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro vs Olympus 30mm F3.5 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black, silver
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
16 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
1 Aspherical ED lens, 2 Aspherical lenses, 1 SED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 HD lens groups
1 aspherical, 1 ED, 1 dual super aspheric 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
79 mm / 3.11 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
23 mm / 0.91 in
160 mm / 6.30 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
91 g / 3.22 oz
880 g / 31.10 oz
128 g / 4.52 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)
30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
40 mm ~ 150 mm
30 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
60.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.21x
1.25x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2014-01-29
2014-09-15
2016-09-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
67%
58%
58%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- One of the sharpest Olympus zooms
- 1.25x maximum magnification
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest grade of build
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