The type of photography that you are planning to use is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated the Pentax 01 Standard Prime and the Olympus ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ for their suitability to various photography scenarios:
Size and Weight Comparison
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. Pentax 01 Standard Prime weighs 37g, which means it is 54g (59%) lighter than the Olympus ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ which has a weight of 91g.
Filter Threads
The Pentax 01 Standard Prime has a filter size of 41mm whereas the Olympus ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ has a 37mm diameter. Larger filters are generally more expensive than the smaller ones given all the other features are equal.
Below are links to the 41mm filters that we recommend you to consider for the Pentax 01 Standard Prime:
And these are the 37mm filters that we recommend for the Olympus ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ:
Lens Mounts
The Pentax 01 Standard Prime has the Pentax Q lens mount whereas the Olympus ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ has the Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with these mounts are , and for the Pentax Q Mount and OM System OM-3 Astro, OM System OM-5 II and OM System OM-3 for the Micro Four Thirds Mount.
Focal Range
Pentax 01 Standard Prime is a prime lens with fixed focal lenght of 9mm which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of
40.95mm when used on a 1/1.7" format camera.
On the other hand, the Olympus ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ has a focal range of 14-42mm and 3.0X zoom ratio which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of 28-84mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
