Compare Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R vs Olympus 40-150mm F2.8 Pro vs Olympus 30mm F3.5 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black or Silver
Black
Form Factor
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Stepper motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element groups
1 Aspherical ED lens, 2 Aspherical lenses, 1 SED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 HD lens groups
1 aspherical, 1 ED, 1 dual super aspheric groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
64 mm / 2.52 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
86 mm / 3.39 in
160 mm / 6.30 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
190 g / 6.71 oz
880 g / 31.10 oz
128 g / 4.52 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)
30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
40 mm ~ 150 mm
40 mm ~ 150 mm
30 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
60.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.16x
0.21x
1.25x
Min Focus Distance
900 mm / 35.43 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2011-06-30
2014-09-15
2016-09-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
58%
58%
Pros
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Useful reach
- Internal zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- One of the sharpest Olympus zooms
- 1.25x maximum magnification
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest grade of build
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