Compare Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R vs Olympus 12-45mm F4 Pro vs Olympus 12-100mm F4.0 IS Pro

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black or Silver
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Zoom Lens
All-in-One 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
Material
Metal
Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
12 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element groups
1 DSA, 1 Super HR, 2 HR, 2 aspherical, 2 ED elements + ZERO coating groups
1 DSA lens, 3 Aspherical lenses, 5 ED lenses, 2 Super HR lenses, 1 HR lens groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
64 mm / 2.52 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
86 mm / 3.39 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
190 g / 6.71 oz
254 g / 8.98 oz
561 g / 19.82 oz

Function

Angle Of View
30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
48.6° Diagonal | 41.1° Horizontal | 28.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 13.7° Diagonal | 11.4° Horizontal | 7.6° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
24 mm ~ 90 mm
12 mm ~ 100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
48.0 mm ~ 180.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 200.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.16x
0.5x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
150 mm / 5.91 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH-76B (supplied)
Debut
2011-06-30
2020-02-12
2016-09-19

Reviews

Neofiliac score
39%
48%
58%
Pros
  • Light in the hand
  • Very affordable
  • Useful reach
  • Weather-sealed
  • Useful focal range
  • Useful 1:2 reproduction ratio
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Constant aperture for an all-in-one
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
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
  • Priced like a full-frame all-in-one

Price

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