Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-6.3 IS Review

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Specifications

Focal Length

Focal length (equiv. 35mm) 200 - 800 mm
Focal length 100 - 400 mm

Lens Construction

Angle of view 12 - 3.1°
Closest focusing distance 1.3 m
High-refractive element 2
ED lens elements 4
HR elements 2
Super HR elements 2
Focusing method High-speed Imager AF (MSC)
Lens configuration 21 elements / 15 groups
Maximum image magnification
0.29x (Micro Four Thirds) / 0.57x (35mm format)
Minimum field size 60.3 x 45.3 mm

Aperture

Maximum aperture F5.0 (wide) F6.3 (tele)
Minimum aperture F22
Number of aperture blades 9 Circular aperture diaphragm for natural background blurring

Image Stabiliser

Effective Compensation
Range
Up to 3 EV steps Not compatible with Sync IS

Converter Combinations

Effect on optical performance

MC-14
Maximum image
magnification
0.12 x (wide) / 0.40 x (tele)
0.24 x / 0.81 x (equiv. 35mm)
Minimum field size 143.5 x 107.9 mm (wide)
42.8 x 32.1 mm
Effective Compensation
Range
Up to 2 EV steps* (Lens IS)
* According to CIPA standards. With yaw and pitch applied and focal length set to 560mm

MC-20
Maximum image magnification
0.17 x (wide) / 0.57 x (tele)
0.34 x / 1.15 x (equiv. 35mm)
Minimum field size 101.2 x 76.0 mm (wide)
30.1 x 22.6 mm (tele)
Effective Compensation
Range
Up to 1.5 EV steps* (Lens IS)
* According to CIPA standards. With yaw and pitch applied and focal length set to 800mm.

Pro Features

Dust, splash & freezeproof

Dimensions / Weight

Diameter 86.4 mm (greatest dimension)
Length 205.7 mm
Weight 1.120 g
Filter diamater 72 mm