Panasonic will release the “LUMIX S 100mm F2.8 MACRO” medium telephoto macro lens on February 15, 2024. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $999, including tax.
The LUMIX S MACRO is a medium-telephoto 100 millimeter single focus prime lens that uses a new optical design and a newly developed dual-phase linear motor. This makes it the smallest and lightest compact size with a weight of approximately 298g. Due to its small size and light weight, it exhibits high mobility in shooting scenes such as outdoors.
It achieves high-resolution performance, excellent descriptive power, beautiful bokeh expression unique to macro lenses, and a sense of depth.In addition to high-speed, high-precision AF performance with excellent tracking of moving objects, it also boasts highly silent AF performance. In addition, to meet the growing needs for video shooting, S series lenses are equipped with high video performance such as vibration suppression, aperture microstep control, and linear/non-linear focus ring selection, allowing videographers to enjoy high-quality video expression with this lens.
Features of the LUMIX S 100mm F2.8 MACRO
Smallest and lightest medium telephoto macro
The LUMIX S 100mm F2.8 MACRO is the smallest and lightest medium telephoto macro lens. A new double-focus configuration, an optical design that uses three aspherical lenses, and a newly developed dual-phase linear motor make it smaller and lighter. It works with an L Mount.
The newly developed dual-phase linear motor is approximately 50% smaller in size and over 50g lighter in weight than conventional linear motors, contributing to smaller size and lighter weight.
This lens will be useful not only for close-up photography at 1:1 magnification, but also for a variety of situations that take advantage of its mobility, such as natural snapshots typical of medium-telephoto lenses, and portrait photography.
High speed and precision
Demonstrates high resolution performance and precise depiction power in all shooting areas from the center to the periphery. This precision faithfully depicts the details of the subject, while producing the bokeh that is typical of a medium-telephoto macro lens. It combines high-speed, high-precision AF performance with excellent tracking of moving objects and quiet AF operation performance.
LUMIX S 100mm F2.8 MACRO Video performance
The lens suppresses the breathing phenomenon in which the angle of view changes as the focus position moves during focusing, and provides optimal video performance for video production. Equipped with a linear motor, it achieves high-speed AF control and quiet operation. In addition, by enabling high-performance aperture control, stable exposure control is achieved even under shooting conditions with large brightness differences (from outdoors to indoors).
Other features
The linear/non-linear setting of the MF ring supports focusing according to the photographer’s intention/scene.
- Non-linear (still image/rotation speed dependent):Moves the focus according to the rotation speed of the focus ring (according to the speed, precise focusing is possible)< /span>
- Linear (movie/rotation angle dependent):The focus moves according to the rotation angle of the focus ring (like traditional lenses, the focus changes by the amount that the focus ring is rotated). (focus moves)
In addition to its compact size, it offers maneuverability and robustness that allow users to use it in any shooting scene. It has a size and center of gravity balance that matches the S5II, is dust-proof, splash-proof, and low-temperature resistant, and has a focus limiter switch.
LUMIX S 100mm F2.8 MACRO Specification
| Lens configuration | 11 groups of 13 pieces |
| special lens | 3 aspherical lenses, 2 UED lenses, 1 ED lens |
| aperture blade | 9 pieces |
| Minimum shooting distance | 0.204m |
| Maximum shooting magnification | 1.0x |
| Filter diameter | Φ67mm |
| Focus method | inner focus |
| actuator | linear |
| OIS | × |
| Dustproof and splashproof | ○ |
| Low temperature resistance | ○ |
| hood lock button | ○ |
| switch | ○(AF/MF, focus limit) |
| size | Φ73.6×82.0mm |
| weight | Approximately 298g |
