Panasonic has just updated its Lumix S L-mount lens roadmap for its full-frame mirrorless system (May 2024). The Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro and 28-200mm zoom lens from the previous October 20223 roadmap have become a reality, as has the quirky 26mm f/8 “lens cap lens.” We are left with two unannounced lenses and the 18-40mm f/4.5-6.3 that received a development announcement during the S9 launch. Note that the 30-70mm and 100-500mm focal ranges are a best guess.
- Panasonic Lumix S 30-70mm
- Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm
- Panasonic Lumix S 18-40mm f/4.5-6.3
As for the “high power zoom specifications,” this is harder to pin down. In the past, Panasonic’s Lumix S lens roadmaps have thrown some curve balls that make prediction a little tricky. For example, a lens previously referred to as a “large aperture wide zoom” turned out to be the 14-28mm f/4-5.6. Nobody would call f/4-5.6 “fast,” so you can see that we can’t take everything on the roadmap for granted.
I’m very curious to see what this latest telephoto lens turns out to be. The Lumix S Series lineup’s longer zoom lens section is by far Panasonic’s weak point. Where is the 100-400mm lens that sells so well for Canon, Nikon, and Sony? This is a glaring gap in the lineup. Presumably one of these new lenses will fill that gap, and it looks like they might make it a 100-500mm lens like Canon.
Previous Panasonic Lumix S Lens Roadmaps
October 2023
- Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro – Now Launched
- Lumix S 28-200mm F4-7.1 Macro – Now launched
January 2023
September 2021
- 35mm f/1.8 (This has now been launched)
- 24mm f/1.8 (This has now been launched)
- 50mm f/1.8 (This has now been launched)
- Large Aperture Wide Fixed turned out to be a 18mm f/1.8 (This has now been launched)
- 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 (This has now been launched)
- Large Aperture Wide Zoom turned out to be a 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro (This has now been launched)
November 2019
- 24mm f/1.8 (This has now been launched)
- 50mm f/1.8 (This has now been launched)
- 85mm f/1.8 (This has now been launched)
