Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS is an Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with L-Mount mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS is compatible with cameras that have L-Mount lens mount.Some of the latest released cameras with L-Mount lens mount are
Sigma fp L,
Leica SL2-S and
Panasonic S5.
Sensor Coverage
Max sensor coverage of Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS is 35mm FF.
Focal Range
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS has a focal range of 70-300mm and 4.3X zoom ratio.
Optical Image Stabilization
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Body Colour
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS is available in Black color.
Zoom Method
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS has a Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
Aperture
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f4.5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 70mm, and a max aperture of f5.6 and minimum aperture of f22 at 300mm .
Optical Formula
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS's optical formula consists of 17 elements in 11 groups. Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 UED
- 1 UHR
- 2 ED elements