Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH Power OIS MFT Lens (2016)
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Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH Power OIS is a super telephoto zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds-mount. It covers the MFT image circle. Introduced by Panasonic in 2016, it has 20 elements in 13 groups.
Like most zoom lenses, the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH Power OIS is externally-zooming. Fortunately, Panasonic has provided a zoom lock that at least stops zoom creep. For incremental weathers, Panasonic is kind enough to include weather sealing.
As a super telephoto zoom lens, the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH Power OIS can be quite useful for wild-life and landscape photography. Built-in image stabilization is almost a must-have at this focal range, and this lens does not disappoint on this front. Owners will also like the available tripod collar.
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Pros
- Amazing 800mm equivalent reach
- Optically stabilized
- Zoom lock prevents zoom creep
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb sharpness
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
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Specifications
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Zoom Lens
Image Size
MFT
Lens Barrel
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical ED, 1 UED, 2 ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
Size | Length
172 mm / 6.77 in
Weight
985 g / 34.81 oz
Function
Angle Of View
12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (wide) ~ 3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4–6.3 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm ~ 400 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
200.0 mm ~ 800.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Image Stabilization
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom (zoom lock available)
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
1300 mm / 51.18 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-01-05
Model Name
H-RS100400
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