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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Gareth Bevan

Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 O.I.S. review: a super zoom

Panasonic Lumix S1II camera with a Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 lens attached held in a pair of hands outdoors.

Superzoom lenses often get a bad rep in professional circles. Compared to primes, they’re routinely accused of being compromised with slower apertures, softer corners, bulkier build –but the appeal of a single lens capable of covering everything from mid-tele to full reach is hard to ignore, especially for wildlife, travel or sports shooters.

The Panasonic Lumix S 100-500 mm f/5-7.1 O.I.S. arrives not to replace primes, but to challenge if a superzoom really perform well enough to make you rethink carrying multiple lenses?

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