Compare Olympus 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs M.Zuiko 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II
Construction
Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular diaphragm
Colors
Black
Black, silver
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
10 elements
8 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
7 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Aspherical glass elements groups
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
1 aspherical element, 1 dual-sided aspherical element, 2 ED glass elements, 2 HR glass elements, 1 EDA glass element, 1 HD glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
23 mm / 0.91 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Weight
211 g / 7.46 oz
91 g / 3.22 oz
382 g / 13.50 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical (tele)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 50 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
12 mm ~ 40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 100.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 80.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.36x
0.23x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-12-14
2014-01-29
2022-02-15
Reviews
Neofiliac score
67%
67%
50%
Pros
- Light in the hand
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Power zoom
- Compact and lightweight pancake form factor
- Power zoom for smooth zoom pools in video
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Not the strongest optical performance
- Lens hood not included
- External zoom without zoom lock
- The same lens repackaged?
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