Panasonic Lumix S 18mm f/1.8 Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens

Panasonic Lumix S 18mm f/1.8 Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens

Designed for full-frame L-mount mirrorless cameras, the Lumix S 18mm f/1.8 from Panasonic is a sleek and compact ultra-wide-angle prime lens. It's 18mm focal length is ideally suited for landscapes, architectural, and interior photography and provides a strong sense of perspective and scale. Its bright f/1.8 maximum aperture offers shallow depth of field control, and the nine-blade circular aperture creates a soft, beautiful bokeh effect. Featuring an uncompromising optical design and the power to capture broad landscapes with corner-to-corner sharpness, this lens provides rich and detailed stills and smooth and compelling still and video images.

This fast f/1.8 lens is comprised of thirteen lens elements in twelve groups. It includes three aspherical elements, three extra-low dispersion elements, one ultra-extra-low dispersion element, and one ultra-high refractive index element. This advanced design effectively suppresses chromatic aberration, while also achieving high descriptive performance and beautiful bokeh. The ultra-wide angle of view makes this lens suitable for a wide range of imaging situations including landscapes, astrophotography, and architectural photography. It can also be used for close-up shots thanks to the minimum focusing distance of about 7".

A prime ultra-wide-angle lens designed for full-frame L-mount mirrorless cameras but can also be used on APS-C models where it provides a 27mm equivalent focal length.

Benefitting professional video applications, linear focus ring control for mechanical-based follow focus systems moves the focus at a constant speed in accordance with the rotating angle of the focus ring.

Offers the same approximate size, weight, and filter size as other f/1.8 S-series prime lenses to minimize balance reset time when using a gimbal.

Specifications:

Lens Construction 13 elements in 12 groups (3 aspherical lenses, 1 UED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 UHR lens)  Mount L-Mount Focal Length  f=18mm  Aperture Type  9 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm  Maximum Aperture  F16 Closest Focusing Distance  0.18m / 0.59ft  Maximum Magnification  0.20x   Diagonal Angle of View 100° Dust and Splash Resistant  Yes* *Dust and Splash Resistant does not guarantee that damage will not occur if this lens is subjected to direct contact with dust and water.  Recommended Operating Temperature  -10 degrees to 40 degrees (14℉ to 104℉)  Filter Size  φ67mm  Max. Diameter  φ73.6mm / 2.90inch  Overall Length  Approx. 82.0mm / 3.23inch (from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount)  Weight   Approx. 340g / 0.75lb (excluding lens cap, lens rear cap, and lens hood) Standard Accessories  Lens cap, Lens rear cap, Lens hood