Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 is an Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Leica SL mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 is compatible with cameras that have Leica SL lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Leica SL lenses are Sigma fp L, Leica SL2-S and Panasonic S5.
Focal Range
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 has a focal range of 70-200mm and 2.9X zoom ratio.
Teleconverter Compatibility
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 is compatible with the Teleconverter lenses below:
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 Focal Range and Aperture Change with Teleconverter
Weather Sealings
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 with a weather sealed camera body such as Sigma fp L, Leica SL2-S and Panasonic S5.
Optical Image Stabilization
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Zoom Method
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 features Rotary (internal) zoom method where the length of the lens doesn't change while you are zooming in or out. Even though this design has a size disadvantage in general compare to extending designs, it has the benefits of better sealing against dust and moisture, no zoom creep and no weight balance shift while zooming.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.25x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.92m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.25x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f4 from 70mm all the way to the 200mm .
Optical Formula
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4's optical formula consists of 23 elements in 17 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 aspherical
- 1 UED
- 3 ED
- 1 UHR elements
- fluorine coating
Lens Hood
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Panasonic S 70-200mm F4 is available in Black color.
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