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 Leica L mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS is compatible with cameras that have Leica L lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Leica L lenses are Sigma fp L, Leica SL2-S and Panasonic S5.
Focal Range
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS has a focal range of 70-300mm and 4.3X zoom ratio.
Weather Sealings
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS 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 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS with a weather sealed camera body such as Sigma fp L, Leica SL2-S and Panasonic S5.
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.
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.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.5x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.54m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.5x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
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
Lens Hood
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Panasonic S 70-300 F4.5-5.6 OIS is available in Black color.
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