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Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO vs Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II

The Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO and the Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it and a wider view (from 24mm equivalent). Pick the Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II if you want more reach (to 300mm equivalent) and a lighter lens (285 g against 561 g).

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecOlympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS PROOlympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II
MakerOlympusOlympus
Focal length12-100mm (zoom)14-150mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent24-200mm on Micro Four Thirds28-300mm on Micro Four Thirds
Maximum aperturef/4f/4-5.6
Made forMicro Four ThirdsMicro Four Thirds
MountsMicro Four ThirdsMicro Four Thirds
Stabilisedyesstabilisedno
Autofocusyesyes
Zoom range8.3×10.7×more range
Weight561 g285 glighter
Cameras it fits49 in this guide49 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080024-200mm equiv.M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4
Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO: 12-100mm on Micro Four Thirds, like 24-200mm.
142435508513520040080028-300mm equiv.M.Zuiko 14-150mm
Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II: 14-150mm on Micro Four Thirds, like 28-300mm.

Aperture

f/4
Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO: f/4 wide open.
f/4
Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II: f/4 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 at 12mm · 74°M.Zuiko 14-150mm at 14mm · 65°M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 at 100mm · 10°M.Zuiko 14-150mm at 150mm · 7°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

49 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.

Olympus M.Zuiko 12-100mm f/4 IS PRO

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Olympus M.Zuiko 14-150mm f/4-5.6 II

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