Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R vs Olympus 12mm F2 vs Panasonic G 14mm F2.5 II
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, circular diaphragm
Colors
Black and silver
Silver
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
11 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
8 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
ZERO (ZUIKO Extra-low Reflection Optical) coating groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Size | Length
50 mm / 1.97 in
43 mm / 1.69 in
21 mm / 0.83 in
Weight
112 g / 3.96 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
55 g / 1.94 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)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.5 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
12 mm
14 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
24.0 mm
28.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.08x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: n/a (sold separately)
Debut
2011-06-30
2011-06-30
2014-09-15
Model Name
H-H014A
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
58%
69%
Pros
- Light and compact
- Compact and lightweight
- Good center sharpness
- Very compact and lightweight
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
- Lens hood not included
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Rather expensive for what it is
- Not the best optical performance
- Lens hood not included
- A bit expensive for a pancake lens
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