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Panasonic Lumix S 35mm F1.8

Although Panasonic has four zoom lenses that cover the focal length, the Lumix S 35mm F1.8 is the company’s first 35mm prime lens for its L-mount full-frame cameras. It’s possible that Panasonic was initially happy to leave Leica to cover the focal length with the 35mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Asph, but as that lens costs £3,900, there must be many L-mount users who are pleased to see the Lumix S 35mm F1.8 arrive at £579. Read on to see how it shapes up.

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Panasonic has used 11 elements arranged in 9 groups to create the Lumix S 35mm F1.8. Of these elements, 3 are aspherical and 3 are ED (extra-low dispersion) optics. Using aspherical elements enables the lens to be made

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