Compare Olympus 12mm F2 vs Olympus 300mm F4 IS Pro vs Olympus 12mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
9 blades
7 blades, Circular aperture diaphragm
Colors
Silver
Black
Silver
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Micromotor
Micro-type ultrasonic
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
17 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
ZERO (ZUIKO Extra-low Reflection Optical) coating groups
Three super ED, one extra-high refractive, three high refractive elements + ZERO nano coating groups
ZERO (ZUIKO Extra-low Reflection Optical) coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
56 mm / 2.20 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Size | Length
43 mm / 1.69 in
227 mm / 8.94 in
43 mm / 1.69 in
Weight
130 g / 4.59 oz
1270 g / 44.88 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm
300 mm
12 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
600.0 mm
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.08x
0.24x
0.08x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
1400 mm / 55.12 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2011-06-30
2016-01-06
2011-06-30
Reviews
Neofiliac score
58%
39%
58%
Pros
- Compact and lightweight
- Good center sharpness
- 600mm equivalent reach
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Good autofocus
- Very sharp
- Compact and lightweight
- Good center sharpness
Cons
- Lens hood not included
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Rather expensive for what it is
- Large and heavy
- Rather expensive
- Lens hood not included
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Rather expensive for what it is
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