Compare Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R vs Olympus 40-150mm F4-5.6 R vs Olympus 45mm F1.2 Pro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
9 blades
Colors
Black and silver
Black or Silver
Black
Form Factor
Standard Zoom Lens
Telephoto Zoom Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
13 elements
14 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 ED, 4 HR, 1 aspherical groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Size | Length
50 mm / 1.97 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
112 g / 3.96 oz
190 g / 6.71 oz
410 g / 14.49 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)
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22
f/1.2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
14 mm ~ 42 mm
40 mm ~ 150 mm
45 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
28.0 mm ~ 84.0 mm
80.0 mm ~ 300.0 mm
90.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.19x
0.16x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-40 (sold separately)
Lens hood sold separately
Lens Hood: LH-66B (supplied)
Debut
2011-06-30
2011-06-30
2017-10-25
Reviews
Neofiliac score
39%
39%
84%
Pros
- Light and compact
- Light in the hand
- Very affordable
- Useful reach
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp
- Good rendering
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
- Priced like a full-frame portrait lens
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