Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R vs Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R vs Olympus 8-25mm F4 Pro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades
Colors
Black and silver
Black or Silver
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Telephoto 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
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
13 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
1 ED glass element groups
1 DSA + 1 Super ED + 1 ED + 1 HR + 2 aspherical ED elements, ZERO coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
50 mm / 1.97 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Weight
112 g / 3.96 oz
190 g / 6.71 oz
411 g / 14.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical (tele)
30.3° Diagonal | 25.4° Horizontal | 17.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
40 mm ~ 150 mm
8 mm ~ 25 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
16.0 mm ~ 50.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.16x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-06-30
2011-06-30
2021-06-09
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
39%
48%
Pros
- Light and compact
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Useful reach
- Very appealing ultra-wide to normal focal range
- Beautifully constructed
- Weather-sealed
- Good IQ
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
- 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
- Rather expensive for MFT
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