The type of photography that you are planning to use is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated the Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro and the Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS for their suitability to various photography scenarios:
Size and Weight Comparison
The size of a lens is a crucial factor to consider when comparing two lenses. Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS is the longer of the two lenses at 106mm. The Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro with a length of 82mm, is 24mm shorter. Besides being longer, the Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS also has a larger diameter of 89mm compared to the Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro's 56mm diameter.
The weight of a lens is equally significant as its external dimensions, particularly if you intend to handhold your camera and lens combination for extended periods. Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro weighs 186g, which means it is 779g (80%) lighter than the Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS which has a weight of 965g.
Filter Threads
The Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro has a filter size of 46mm whereas the Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS has a 72mm diameter. Larger filters are generally more expensive than the smaller ones given all the other features are equal.
Below are links to the 46mm filters that we recommend you to consider for the Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro:
And these are the 72mm filters that we recommend for the Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS:
Lens Mounts
The Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro has the Micro Four Thirds lens mount whereas the Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS has the Sony Alpha lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with these mounts are OM System OM-3 Astro, OM System OM-5 II and OM System OM-3 for the Micro Four Thirds Mount and Sony A99 II, Sony A68 and Sony A77 II for the Sony Alpha Mount.
Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS is also available in Canon EF , Pentax KAF and Nikon F (FX) mounts.
Focal Range
Olympus ED 60mm f2.8 Macro is a prime lens with fixed focal lenght of 60mm which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of
120mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
On the other hand, the Hartblei Macro 120mm F4 TS is a prime lens with fixed focal lenght of 121mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides a 35mm (FF) equivalent of 181.5mm.
