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Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO vs Panasonic Leica DG 50-200mm f/2.8-4

The Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO and the Panasonic Leica DG 50-200mm f/2.8-4 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO if you want a wider view (from 80mm equivalent). Pick the Panasonic Leica DG 50-200mm f/2.8-4 if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it; more reach (to 400mm equivalent); and a lighter lens (655 g against 880 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.
Spec	Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO	Panasonic Leica DG 50-200mm f/2.8-4
Maker	Olympus	Panasonic
Focal length	40-150mm (zoom)	50-200mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	80-300mm on Micro Four Thirds	100-400mm on Micro Four Thirds
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8-4
Made for	Micro Four Thirds	Micro Four Thirds
Mounts	Micro Four Thirds	Micro Four Thirds
Stabilised	no	yesstabilised
Autofocus	yes	yes
Zoom range	3.8×	4.0×
Weight	880 g	655 glighter
Cameras it fits	49 in this guide	49 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO: 40-150mm on Micro Four Thirds, like 80-300mm.

Panasonic Leica DG 50-200mm f/2.8-4: 50-200mm on Micro Four Thirds, like 100-400mm.

Aperture

Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO: f/2.8 wide open.

Panasonic Leica DG 50-200mm f/2.8-4: f/2.8 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

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.