Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Construction
Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black, silver
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal
Motor
Stepper motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
12 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
9 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
1 DSA, 1 Super HR, 2 HR, 2 aspherical, 2 ED elements + ZERO coating groups
1 Super ED glass element1 ED glass element3 HR glass elements1 E-HR glass element ZERO coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
61 mm / 2.40 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
23 mm / 0.91 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
91 g / 3.22 oz
254 g / 8.98 oz
423 g / 14.95 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)
48.6° Diagonal | 41.1° Horizontal | 28.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4.8–6.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
24 mm ~ 90 mm
75 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
48.0 mm ~ 180.0 mm
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.5x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
120 mm / 4.72 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 sold separately
Debut
2014-01-29
2020-02-12
2013-01-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
67%
48%
31%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Weather-sealed
- Useful focal range
- Useful 1:2 reproduction ratio
- Affordable for the useful reach
- Rather light and compact for a super tele
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best rendering
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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