Compare Olympus 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ vs Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ vs Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II

Construction

Aperture Blades
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
5 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black
Black, silver
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard 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
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
10 elements
8 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
7 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 Aspherical glass elements groups
3 Aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element, 1 S-HR glass element groups
1 Super ED glass element1 ED glass element3 HR glass elements1 E-HR glass element ZERO coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
23 mm / 0.91 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
211 g / 7.46 oz
91 g / 3.22 oz
423 g / 14.95 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)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4.8–6.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm ~ 50 mm
14 mm ~ 42 mm
75 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm ~ 100.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
External zoom, Power-zoom enabled
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.36x
0.23x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
900 mm / 35.43 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: No 'official' hood (sold separately), LC-37C automatic lens cap
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2011-12-14
2014-01-29
2013-01-30

Reviews

Neofiliac score
67%
67%
31%
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
  • Affordable for the useful reach
  • Rather light and compact for a super tele
Cons
  • Lens hood not included
  • Not the strongest optical performance
  • Lens hood not included
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • Lens hood not included
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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