Compare Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R vs Olympus 7-14mm F2.8 PRO vs Panasonic DG 8-18mm F2.8-4.0
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black or Silver
Black
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
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
Micromotor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
14 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element groups
2 aspherical ED, 1 DSL, 1 aspherical, 3 super ED, 1 ED, 2 HR lenses groups
Aspherical ED, aspherical, ED, UHR elements + Nano Surface Coating. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
64 mm / 2.52 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
86 mm / 3.39 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Weight
190 g / 6.71 oz
534 g / 18.87 oz
315 g / 11.13 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)
114.2° Diagonal | 104.3° Horizontal | 81.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 62.0° Diagonal | 53.1° Horizontal | 36.9° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8–22 ~ f/4–22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
7 mm ~ 14 mm
8 mm ~ 18 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
14.0 mm ~ 28.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 36.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.11x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-06-30
2015-05-12
2017-04-19
Model Name
H-E08018
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
58%
60%
Pros
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Useful reach
- Weather-sealed
- Interesting focal range
- Good image quality
- Weather-sealed
- Good sharpness
- Well built
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Lacks front filter thread
- Priced like a full-frame lens
- Sized close to a full-frame lens
- Compact and lightweight
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