Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

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Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

Name: Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
Brand: Panasonic
SKU: 5025232953806
Price: 999.0 GBP
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Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

The Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens is the world's smallest and lightest macro lens* designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras. Offering 1:1 life-size magnification, this ultra-compact macro lens captures stunning close-up details with exceptional clarity. Ideal for both macro photography and medium-telephoto portraiture, it delivers superb optical performance with a highly portable design, perfect for creative professionals on the go.

Key Features:

1:1 life-size macro photography: Capture subjects in stunning detail, ideal for flowers, insects, craftworks, and more.
Compact and lightweight: Two-thirds shorter and half the weight of conventional macro lenses, perfect for handheld shooting.
Dual Phase Linear Motor: Delivers high-speed, precise autofocus for both photography and videography, with minimal focus breathing.
Superior optical performance: Incorporates 3 aspherical elements, 2 UED elements, and 1 ED element to reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations.
Weather-resistant design: Dust- and splash-resistant, built to perform in temperatures as low as -10°C.
Fast f/2.8 maximum aperture: Offers excellent low-light performance and the ability to create beautiful background bokeh with a 9-bladed circular diaphragm.

Compact and Powerful Macro Lens

Weighing just 298g and designed for easy portability, the Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 is ideal for on-the-go photographers and videographers. Despite its compact size, this lens delivers exceptional optical quality and 1:1 life-size magnification, allowing you to capture intricate details with remarkable sharpness.

High-Speed Autofocus with Dual Phase Linear Motor

Featuring Panasonic's Dual Phase Linear Motor, this lens offers fast, silent autofocus for both stills and video. The advanced focus bracketing allows for multiple shots at varying apertures, ensuring you achieve the perfect depth of field for your subject. It's especially useful for videographers needing smooth, precise focusing.

Advanced Optical Construction

The lens is constructed with 13 elements in 11 groups, including 3 aspherical elements, 2 ultra extra-low dispersion (UED) elements, and 1 extra-low dispersion (ED) element, reducing aberrations and ensuring high-resolution, sharp images across the entire frame.

Built for Tough Conditions

The Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro is built to withstand challenging environments. Its dust and splash-resistant design ensures reliability in adverse weather, making it perfect for outdoor shoots in harsh conditions. The lens operates in temperatures as low as -10°C, making it a reliable choice for professionals.

Capture stunning macro details and portrait photography with the Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens—a compact, lightweight lens offering superb optical performance and high-speed autofocus in a durable, weather-resistant design.

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Understanding: Aperture

Aperture is the opening in a camera lens that controls how much light enters the camera. It's measured in f-stops like f/2.8 or f/8. Lower f-stop numbers mean wider openings, letting in more light and creating a shallow depth of field (blurry background). Higher f-stop numbers mean smaller openings, letting in less light and creating a larger depth of field (more of the scene in focus). Aperture also affects the quality of out-of-focus areas in the image (bokeh).

Understanding: Lens Types

Different lenses have different purposes to achieve different styles of images, some popular ones include:
Prime Lens: Fixed focal length, sharp images, great for portraits and dark settings.
Zoom Lens: Variable focal length, versatile for different shots and everyday use..
Wide-Angle Lens: Captures wide scenes like landscapes.
Telephoto Lens: Magnifies distant subjects, ideal for sports & wildlife.
Macro Lens: Perfect for close-up photography of small subjects.
Fisheye Lens: Ultra-wide perspective, creates unique images.

Understanding: Lens Mounts

Different camera brands use different lens mounts, which are like connectors that attach lenses to camera bodies. Each mount is specific to a particular brand and camera series. For example, Canon uses the EF and RF mounts, Nikon uses the F mount, Sony uses the E mount for its mirrorless cameras. These mounts dictate which lenses are compatible with which cameras. Some brands offer adapters to use lenses from other systems, but it's essential to ensure compatibility for proper functionality and autofocus performance.

Understanding: Manual and Autofocus

Manual focus and autofocus are two ways to adjust the sharpness of a camera lens. With manual focus, you turn a ring on the lens to bring the subject into focus yourself, giving you full control over what appears sharp in the image. Autofocus, on the other hand, relies on the camera's built-in technology to automatically adjust the focus for you, usually by detecting contrast or phase differences in the scene. Autofocus can be convenient, especially for fast-moving subjects or when you need to capture a quick shot, whereas manual focus allows for precise adjustments and creative control over the final image.