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Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro Zoom Lens
Product Code: P244003S
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The versatile Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro Zoom Lens is a budget-friendly ultra wide-angle full-frame lens for the L-Mount, perfect for epic landscapes, portraits, videos and close-up shots.
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- Compact and lightweight ultra wide-angle full-frame zoom lens for the L-Mount, which is ideal for stills and video
- Close minimum focusing distance of 0.15m throughout the zoom range and up to 0.5x macro capability at the tele end
- Customisable focus settings including the ability to switch between linear and non linear focus, with sensitivity adjustment
- High-quality optical designed to reduce chromatic aberrations and deliver sharp details with great contrast
- Great build quality for outdoor content creators, with a dust and moisture resistant construction and fluorine coating
Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro Zoom Lens Summary
A staple of ultra wide-angle versatility for photos and videos, the Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro Zoom Lens is a budget-friendly full-frame L-Mount lens. The zoom range provides ample opportunity to capture anything from epic sweeping landscapes to environmental portraits, as well as close-ups and video.
Despite its compact size and low 345g weight, the Lumix S 14-28mm lens houses a series of high quality optical elements for sharp details and beautiful bokeh, whilst effectively suppressing chromatic aberration. Macro capabilities change from 0.25x at the ultra wide end of the zoom, through to 0.5x at 28mm, with a minimum focusing distance of 0.15m throughout the entire zoom range.
You can enjoy smooth, silent operation and customary linear / non linear adjustment as well as rotational sensitivity, which provides outstanding control over focus performance, as we have come to enjoy from the latest Panasonic lenses.
Key Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Lens Features
- Versatile ultra wide-angle full-frame zoom lens, which weighs just 345g
- Includes one aspherical ED, one aspherical, three ED and one UHR element
- 0.25x (at 14mm) to 0.5x (at 28mm) macro capability
- Minimum focusing distance of 0.15m through entire range
- Excellent video lens with smooth, silent operation and suppressed focus breathing
- Adjustable linear/non linear settings, up to 1080 degrees on S5II, S5 II X and BS1H (as of January 2023)
- Micro-step aperture control for smooth exposure changes
- Dust and splash-resistant design
- Comparable weight and balance as the Panasonic Lumix 20-60mm F3.5-5.6 L-Mount Lens
Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro Lens in More Detail
Great results from a high quality optical design
The Lumix S 14-28mm F4-5.6 Macro is composed of 14 lens elements, arranged in 10 groups. This optical formula includes one aspherical ED (Aspherical Extra-Low Dispersion) lens, one aspherical lens, three ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) lenses and one UHR (Ultra High Refractive Index) lens. Employing aspherical lenses renders sharp detail and beautiful bokeh, while the three ED lenses effectively suppress chromatic aberration, which is particularly beneficial when capturing subjects with high contrasting edges.
Versatile macro and close focusing capabilities
The Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro Zoom Lens boasts 0.25x (at 14mm) to 0.5x (at 28mm) macro capability, despite its compact length of 89.8mm diameter and low 345g weight. You can also take advantage of the minimum focusing distance, which is just 0.15m through its entire zoom range, enabling the ultra wide-angle lens to be used for close-up shots with beautiful bokeh.
Great zoom option for video
The 14-28mm F4-5.6 Macro also excels when recording video, offering professional-level features which include micro-step aperture control, resulting in smooth exposure changes and a mechanism that suppresses focus breathing. Focus breathing can present an issue when recording movies with interchangeable lenses, which have been designed for stills photography. The lens is capable of smooth, silent operation, working with your L-Mount camera high-speed, high-precision AF system. When recording with the non-linear setting, focus is shifted with a variable amount according to the rotation speed of the focus ring, whereas for the linear setting, focus is shifted with a designated amount according to the rotational quantum of the focus ring. The amount of focus shift per rotational quantum (also known as Sensitivity), can be adjusted from 90º to 360º, giving the user outstanding control over focus performance.
Rugged construction for outdoor creators
A rugged dust and splash-resistant design ensures the S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro is suitable for use in harsh conditions, right down to -10º Celsius. Panasonic also applied a fluorine coating to the front lens element, which helps repel oil and water and makes it easier to clean your lens with a lens cloth and other camera cleaning accessories.
Compact size with uniform balance
This model and the Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 lens feature a common overall length and control positioning to provide practical advantages. The weight and centre of gravity of these lenses is almost identical, allowing users to exchange lenses quickly with minimal balance adjustment when the camera is mounted on a gimbal or stabiliser rig. Lens filters can be attached via the 77mm diameter filter thread.
Wide choice of L-Mount zoom lenses
At the time of launch, Lumix S content creators have three cost-effective zoom lenses to choose from, covering the popular 14mm ultra wide-angle through to 300mm telephoto range. These are the latest Lumix S 14-28mm F4-5.6 Macro, Lumix S 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 and Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Macro O.I.S. All three offer high optical performance and great mobility when attached to Lumix S5 series cameras.
What’s in the box
- Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro Zoom Lens for L-Mount
- Lens cap
- Lens rear cap
- Lens hood
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| Autofocus: Yes |
| Aperture ring: N/A |
| Constant Aperture: N/A |
| Lens CIPA Image stabilization rating: N/A |
| Colour: N/A |
| Diameter (mm): 84 |
| Length (mm): 90 |
| Weight (g): 345 |
| Distance scale: N/A |
| DoF scale: N/A |
| Elements: 14 |
| Environmental Sealing: N/A |
| Focus distance limiter: N/A |
| Focal length: 14 - 28 mm |
| Focus method: N/A |
| Filter Thread: N/A |
| Full time manual: Yes |
| Groups: 10 |
| Hood supplied: Yes |
| Lens Image stabilization: N/A |
| Lens mount: N/A |
| Lens Materials: N/A |
| Maximum focal length: 28 |
| Maximum magnification: 0.5 |
| Maximum aperture (number): 4 |
| Maximum aperture (text): N/A |
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| Minimum focal length: 14 |
| Lens Minimum focus distance (m): 0.15 |
| Minimum aperture (number): 22 |
| Minimum aperture (text): N/A |
| Motor type: N/A |
| Number of diaphragm blades: 7 |
| Power zoom: N/A |
| Special elements / coatings: 1 aspherical ED lens, 1 aspherical lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 UHR lens |
| Tripod collar: N/A |
| Lens type: N/A |
| Wide/Tele: N/A |
| Lens Level: N/A |
| Best For: N/A |
| Best For Holiday and Landscape: Yes |
| Best For Interior and Architecture: Yes |
| Best For Fashion and Portrait: N/A |
| Best For Macro and Still Life: Yes |
| Best For Astro: Yes |
| Best For Street: Yes |
| Best For Wildlife and Sport: N/A |
| Zoom lock: N/A |
| Zoom method: N/A |
| Notes: N/A |
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Our Verdict
Arriving as Panasonic’s third affordable zoom for the L-Mount, the Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro is a versatile lens, with an ultra wide-angle zoom range ideal for a number of situations. The compact lens excels whether you want to capture landscapes, cityscapes, environmental portraits or videos, and weighs just 345g ensuring it never gets left behind. The short length which is just a hair under 90mm allow it to be used in tight situations, while a 0.15m minimum focusing distance delivers exaggerated perspectives and opportunities for creative close-up shots.
Macro capabilities are great for close-up work, with 0.25x at the ultra wide-angle end of the zoom and 0.5x at the 28mm end. The S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro is also sure to impress content creators who record video, with the effects of focus breathing being greatly reduced, the inclusion of micro-step aperture control along with fast, silent operation, which won’t ruin your scenes through focus motor noises. You can adjust focusing between linear and non linear settings, as well adjusting the focus ring throw to suit your style and subjects, with a compatible camera body. If you’ve been deliberating over a new wide angle zoom this model is hard to beat and will complement any existing L-Mount lenses perfectly.
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Condition guide
Our used products are subject to wear and tear in comparison to brand new products. This also applies to accessories that are supplied with the camera including batteries which may have a lower optimum performance level/life expectancy.
- Like New – The equipment is in a condition as if you have just bought it from the manufacturer. The item is still considered to be ‘Like New’ even without the original packaging and accessories. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect working order. Lenses are optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Excellent – The equipment should be close to being ‘Like New’ but there may be some small cosmetic blemishes that lower its grade. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect excellent order.
- Cameras – Should have no marks on the LCD screen
- Lenses – Should have no marks on the elements and optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Very Good – The equipment may have some slight cosmetic wear to the paintwork and cosmetic blemishes with only light signs of use and the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – The LCD screen may have small signs of wear that does not affect its display
- Lenses – The mount of the lens will start to show signs of wear
- Good – The equipment is showing more obvious signs of cosmetic wear and blemishes, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen may have scratches or wear that is starting to affect the display.
- Lenses – May have slight dust inside that does not affect images. The mount shows signs of use.
- Well Used – The equipment will show significant signs of wear. The paintwork will be coming away in large areas exposing the metal work, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen is heavily worn either by de-lamination or has scratches to it. Rubber grips are starting to come away from the body.
- Lenses – The lens has dust inside that may affect images. The rubber zoom/focus ring is coming away from the barrel of the lens.
*All of our used items are listed with the accessories that are included. If they are not listed, then they will not be supplied at the point of purchase.
Peace of mind with our 6 month warranty
This product has been thoroughly tested by our team of photographers and we are happy to give a 6 month warranty as a result. The number of tests depends on the individual product but we are confident in this product having tested all the major functions. Anything that isn’t as you would expect, we then make a note of and show this in the condition notes on the page.
So you can be confident you are buying a great piece of kit that’s been looked after by a fellow photographer and seen many extraordinary sights, tested by our team of photographers and now looking forward to being set free to capture more great images!
