Compare Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II vs Olympus 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 vs Panasonic G 42.5mm F1.7
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
9 blades
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short 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
Micromotor
Linear Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
21 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
15 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Super ED glass element1 ED glass element3 HR glass elements1 E-HR glass element ZERO coating groups
4 ED, 2 Super HR, 2 HR elements groups
1 aspherical element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
69 mm / 2.72 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
117 mm / 4.61 in
206 mm / 8.11 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
423 g / 14.95 oz
1120 g / 39.58 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.8–6.7 ~ f/22
f/5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/1.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
75 mm ~ 300 mm
100 mm ~ 400 mm
42.5 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
85.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (3 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.18x
0.57x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2013-01-30
2020-08-04
2015-02-23
Model Name
H-HS043
Reviews
Neofiliac score
31%
58%
69%
Pros
- Affordable for the useful reach
- Rather light and compact for a super tele
- 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
- Good rendering
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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