Compare Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R vs Olympus 150-400mm F4.5 vs Panasonic G Macro 30mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
9 blades
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black or Silver
White
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
28 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
18 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element groups
1 EDA + 4 super ED + 2 ED + 2 HR + 1 HD elements, Z Nano Coating groups
1 aspheric element, multi-layer coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
64 mm / 2.52 in
116 mm / 4.57 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
Size | Length
86 mm / 3.39 in
214 mm / 8.43 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Weight
190 g / 6.71 oz
1875 g / 66.25 oz
180 g / 6.36 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)
8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4.5 ~ f/22 / f/5.6 ~ f/29 with built-in teleconverter
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
150 mm ~ 400 mm / 187.5 mm ~ 500 mm with built-in teleconverter
30 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
300.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm / 375 mm ~ 1000 mm with built-in teleconverter
60.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (4.5 stops)
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.71x
1x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
1300 mm / 51.18 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2011-06-30
2019-01-24
2015-02-23
Model Name
H-HS030
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
48%
69%
Pros
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Useful reach
- Built-in 1.25x teleconverter
- Optically stabilized
- Superb autofocus
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
- 1:1 maximum magnification
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Large and heavy for MFT
- Priced too high
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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