Panasonic has just announced the Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1, its longest-reaching zoom lens yet for full-frame L-mount cameras – and I’ve had the chance to take it out in the real world to see what it can do.
Aimed squarely at wildlife and sports shooters, this super-telephoto zoom promises a huge amount of flexibility in a package that’s surprisingly compact for its focal range. At just under 1.3kg and less than 20cm long, the lens is remarkably portable for something that can reach all the way out to 500mm – and much further if you take advantage of Panasonic’s teleconverters or the clever hybrid crop zoom mode.
