Compare Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II vs Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
7 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black
Black and silver
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal
Motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
18 elements
12 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
9 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Super ED glass element1 ED glass element3 HR glass elements1 E-HR glass element ZERO coating groups
1 DSA, 1 Super HR, 2 HR, 2 aspherical, 2 ED elements + ZERO coating groups
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
69 mm / 2.72 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
117 mm / 4.61 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Weight
423 g / 14.95 oz
254 g / 8.98 oz
112 g / 3.96 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)
48.6° Diagonal | 41.1° Horizontal | 28.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4.8–6.7 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
75 mm ~ 300 mm
24 mm ~ 90 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
48.0 mm ~ 180.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.18x
0.5x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Debut
2013-01-30
2020-02-12
2011-06-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
31%
48%
39%
Pros
- Affordable for the useful reach
- Rather light and compact for a super tele
- Weather-sealed
- Useful focal range
- Useful 1:2 reproduction ratio
- Light and compact
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not the best rendering
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
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