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Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS : Specifications and Opinions

The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS is a tele lens for 4/3, manufactured from 2020 to 2025 (discontinued). The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it has image stabilization.

23 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Micro 4/3: this lens is compatible with mirrorless micro-4/3.

Specifications
Focal lenght	100-400 mm
Angle of view	12.3 - 3.1° (equivalent to a 202-808mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	4/3
Max. aperture	f/5-6.3
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	21 elements in 15 groups
Min. focus distance	1.30 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.28x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, external
Stabilization	Yes (built in lens)
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	Yes
Extenders	Yes
Filters	72 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	1120 g
Dimensions	86 x 206 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Esse

sent on February 10, 2025

Pros: Focal ratio. Robustness. Minimum distance of maf. Weight and dimensions with respect to angle of view eq in ff. Adequate AF (with light. But so much without it is not very usable). Once you understand how to use it, you take home great images in practice. Used price (between 800-900eur). Multipliable (more theoretical than practical advantage)

Cons: Little contrast compared to pro lenses. Maybe that's why beyond a certain distance it gets worse. Zoom a bit hard. Less pleasant to use than other pro lenses. Stabilization. In the photographic field I have more consistent results and it seems better to me using only the ibis of the camera body

Opinion: I've been using this lens for almost a year now. The results are very very good up to 10 meters. The closer you are, the more satisfactory the yield. over 10 meters it gets a little worse in my opinion. In general, there is a little less contrast than pro lenses, which requires a little more careful post production. In good light conditions, however, the situation improves. My sample has a better yield at 400mm than at 300mm. AF is quite fast

Loriga Ivan

sent on May 16, 2024

Pros: Very good focal range, great robustness, good lens hood and adapter ring

Cons: Weight, zoom ring a bit hard and with few degrees of rotation, not optimal sharpness, stabilization

Opinion: I have owned this lens for a year now I also had the 100 400 panalaica which I was more than satisfied with and which I sold reluctantly, after about a year I bought this one which is perhaps slightly more contrasted but with a less pleasant blur and less intense colors, the sharpness in this lens is not the best at least my specimen, The stabilization of the lens is almost useless always deactivated since the one on the sensor is clearly superior, a good advantage is to be able to use it with multipliers but on the other hand it loses sharpness further, even the focusing speed is not great my vote is a 7

Emanuele Lucchetti

sent on November 23, 2022

Pros: Build quality - Light weight - Compatible with 1.4x and 2x teleconverters.

Cons: AF good but not bright, suffers in low light - With teleconverters should only be used in emergency... Acceptable photos.

Opinion: I had this lens for over a year and used it on the Olympus E-M1 Mk3. I can not say that it is a bad goal, indeed I found it well done (excellent construction) and comfortable in use as well as being light and cheap. The photo quality is excellent in the right light conditions. The same goes for AF, with low light it trudges on the contrary during a sunny day the AF is very reactive. For close and stationary subjects it is excellent with very good results (sharp and color-rich photos), for those in flight it is good. It makes little sense to compare the M.Zuiko 100-400 to the 300 f/4 as it represents two different optics and born for a different audience. Even the price range is different, the 100-400 in the used market can be purchased for less than a thousand euros and for this price I believe that it is an excellent telephoto lens compared to the good photographic result that returns.

user210403

sent on April 24, 2022

Pros: Difficult to find merits

Cons: Stabilization,zoom ring hardness, non-bright autofocus

Opinion: Do I say so? but yes... It is one of the 100-400 most "ugly" I have had... Optically it is not at the level of the other 100-400 for ff and apsc.. But you could also turn a blind eye to this... Up to 300mm all in all it is not evil, then at the top it loses a little and "tarnishes" a little ... However, if the light is good and the short distance brings out some beautiful photos already at full aperture. But the real downside is the dislike you feel in using it... "Serious" thing in the micro 4/3 house where generally it is the pleasure of taking a strong point .. Lens stabilization not compatible with that of the camera (they do not add up, you have to use one or the other). The stabilization on the optics is poor, weak... I always keep it off. Fortunately, the stabilization of the camera puts a piece of cloth on it... But it is an uncomfortable and unpleasant mechanism to use on such a long telephoto lens... The zoom ring is very hard and woody... This creates considerable problems when you have to zoom in sports photography or in photo hunting, because it causes you to lose stability while working and shooting. The autofocus without infamy and without praise.... It's certainly not as accurate as the 300 Pro and is not compatible with the 25-50 FPS of the OM1. The problem at olympus is to fill the gap between the 40-150 Pro and the 300 Pro... this 100-400 does not... The 40-150 PRO optically with the tc could fill this void, especially with the 1.4x is very valid, but unfortunately it does not make it on the continuous autofocus side, with the multipliers it loses a lot. So the problem remains.. It would take a 50-250 F4

Kamik64

sent on May 10, 2021

Pros: Construction, AF precision, relatively light and un cumbersome for the equivalent focal, multiplied

Cons: Sharpening not at the top, the stabilizer does not interface with the one in the chamber

Opinion: A well-built zoom, apart from the very delicate and, risking detachable easily. Considering that it is an equivalent 200-800 in the FF format; all in all, it makes, together with the camera, the system light and compact. The stabilizer unfortunately does not interface with that present in the Olympus machine bodies so, via used alone, disabling that of the camera; however, it works excellently allowing the freehand use of the optics. The AF (used on OM-D-M1 MkII) is also excellent. As for sharpness, however, it has disappointed my expectations a little; although good even without closing the diaphragm, it is safely overcome by a crop of images taken with a 40-150 PRO + MC14 so, in the end, if one has this goal, in my opinion, it makes no sense to buy the 100-400; at the limit, better add the excellent MC20 duplicator. Speaking of duplicers, I tried to mount the MC14 and, I have to say, it has a good yield anyway.

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