Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R vs Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R
Construction
Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black, silver
Black and silver
Black or Silver
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
8 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
7 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
1 ED glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
61 mm / 2.40 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
23 mm / 0.91 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
Weight
91 g / 3.22 oz
112 g / 3.96 oz
190 g / 6.71 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)
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)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ 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
14 mm ~ 42 mm
40 mm ~ 150 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.19x
0.16x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2014-01-29
2011-06-30
2011-06-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
67%
39%
39%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Light and compact
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Useful reach
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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