Compare Olympus 17mm F1.8 vs Olympus 45mm F1.8 vs Olympus 30mm F3.5 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades
Colors
Silver, black
Silver, Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Plastic barrel, metal mount
Motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
9 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
8 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Aspherical, HR glass element groups
2 E-HR glass elements groups
1 aspherical, 1 ED, 1 dual super aspheric groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
36 mm / 1.42 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
120 g / 4.24 oz
116 g / 4.10 oz
128 g / 4.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
17 mm
45 mm
30 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
34.0 mm
90.0 mm
60.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.08x
0.11x
1.25x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-40B (sold separately), Lens Hood LH-40B
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2012-06-15
2011-06-30
2016-09-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
76%
67%
58%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight
- Good IQ stopped down
- Compact and lightweight
- Smooth rendering
- 1.25x maximum magnification
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Expensive for what it is
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best build from Olympus
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest grade of build
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