Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R vs Olympus 14-150mm F4-5.6 II vs Olympus 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, rounded blades
7 blades, Circular aperture
Colors
Black and silver
Black
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
All-in-One Zoom Lens
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
15 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
11 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspherical glass elements groups
DSA, aspherical, ED, and 3 HR elements groups
1 Super ED glass element1 ED glass element3 HR glass elements1 E-HR glass element ZERO coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
50 mm / 1.97 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
112 g / 3.96 oz
285 g / 10.07 oz
423 g / 14.95 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)
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 8.3° Diagonal | 6.9° Horizontal | 4.6° Vertical (tele)
16.4° Diagonal | 13.7° Horizontal | 9.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4.8–6.7 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
14 mm ~ 150 mm
75 mm ~ 300 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
28.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
150.0 mm ~ 600.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.22x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Lens Hood: LH-61C (sold separately)
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2011-06-30
2015-02-05
2013-01-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
31%
31%
Pros
- Light and compact
- Weather-sealed
- Interesting focal range
- Affordable for the useful reach
- Rather light and compact for a super tele
Cons
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not good IQ-wise
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- All-in-one lenses tend to offer lower IQ
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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