Designed for full-frame L-mount mirrorless cameras, the Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 Lens UV Filter Kitis a sleek and compact standard-length prime. Its 50mm focal length is ideally suited for portraiture, landscapes, and all-purpose shooting and provides a modestly bright f/1.8 maximum aperture for shallow depth of field control. An extra-low dispersion element and an ultra-high refractive index element reduce chromatic aberration and color fringing for improved clarity and color accuracy, and the lens provides excellent sharpness as well. A linear autofocus motor suppresses focus breathing and delivers smooth, precise, and near silent focusing performance. Made for tough environmental conditions, the lens also features a dust-, moisture-, and freeze-resistant design.

L-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format    Aperture Range: f/1.8 to f/22    Three Aspherical Elements    Linear AF Motor    Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm    Weather-Sealed Construction    67mm UV Filter

Prime standard-length lens designed for full-frame L-mount mirrorless cameras, however, can also be used on APS-C models where it provides a 75mm equivalent focal length.

Bright f/1.8 maximum aperture offers control over depth of field and suits working in low-light conditions.

Three aspherical lenses including an extra-low dispersion element and an ultra-high refractive index element reduce chromatic aberration and color fringing for improved clarity and color accuracy.

Linear autofocus motor suppresses focus breathing and delivers smooth, precise, and near silent focusing performance.

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.

High resolution sharpness and performance to support 4K video.

Smooth exposure changes by micro-step aperture control for video applications.

Rounded nine-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality when employing selective focus techniques.

Dust-, moisture-, and freeze-resistant design for increased protection from the elements.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can the lens MF/AF switch be used to lock the focus after AF acquisition by switching immediately to MF?

A: No, the Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 Lens would not locked focus by switching the AF/MF button if your subject is moving or you are panning the camera. If you switch to MF option the lens would stop focusing automatically and you would need to operate the focus ring manually.

Q: 2. Is this lens as sharp as the Lumix s 85mm f/1.8 is ? Does it resolves fine details as much as the Lumix s 85mm f/1.8 ?

A: The Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 Lens is very similar in optical quality compared to the Panasonic Lumix S 85mm f/1.8 Lens.

Q: 3. How is it about noise in video in AF-C? Is it without any nise, quiet as f.e. P 24-105/4-it means NO noise in video? Because I bought sigma 50 1.4art l-mount and it was bad idea -audible in every my video with AF-C:-(,thanks a lot!....(panasonic S1H)

A: It should be as good as the 24-105 lens

Q: 4. hello.. is it coming with caps and hood? works for S5?

A: Yes. The Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 Lens comes with the front and rear caps and the hood. When shopping our site you can always see what is included with an item by viewing the overview tab and finding the “In the Box” listing located on the right hand side of our web page. It is also compatible with the Panasonic S5 camera.

Q: 5. Does the manual focus ring have a hard stop at infinity?

A: There are hard stops at both end of the focus ring while in manual focus mode. This is available with a push/pull action on the focus ring.

Q: 6. Is there a tripod mount for this lens? How to support this on a tripod to relieve the stress of its weight on the camera lens mount? Just letting it hang off the camera, with only the camera body attached to the tripod would seem to weaken the lens mount, especially over time.

A: There is currently no lens support available for the Panasonic Lumix S Pro 50mm f/1.4 lens. While the concern is understandable, there have been no recent reports of such issues happening and such an occurrence is not common today due to more robust mount-engineering practices.

Q: 7. I'm intrigued by many raving reviews on the image quality this lens can produce. I noted that the official description stated improved auto focus performance. I wonder if the statement applicable to continuous autofocus for video. Particularly on S5, S1, S1H bodies, and compared to Lumix 50mm/f1.8 lens? If the solid improvement exists, many will opt for getting this lens, for this reason alone.

A: The Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4 Lens has two focus motors - linear and stepping - which allow it to achieve fast focusing for both still photography and video recording usage needs and would have substantial performance increase in comparison to the Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 Lens.

Q: 8. Will this Lumix S 50mm lens work on the GX7 and GH3 models?

A: This Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 Lens is for Panasonic and Leica cameras which use the L-mount. An alternative to work with Micro 4/3 series cameras like the Panasonic GH3 and GX7 is the Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f/1.7 ASPH. Lens, BH # PA2517. https://bhpho.to/3P6IS9M

Q: 9. Where is the lens made?

A: This lens from B&H is made in Japan.

Q: 10. Is the focus breathing of this lens minimal or substantial, when racking focus between subjects?

A: The Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4 Lens exhibits minimal if any focus breathing.