Panasonic Lumix S Panasonic LUMIX S 18mm f/1.8 Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens Review
Focal Length 18mm
Max Aperture f/1.8
Mount L-Mount
Stabilization No
Weather Sealed Yes
Weight 340 g
AF Type Autofocus
Lens Type Wide-Angle
82.5 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong aperture (77th percentile) 91th
- Strong bokeh (68th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average macro (17th percentile)
- Below average optical (34th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Wide-Angle |
| Focal Length Min | 18 |
| Focal Length Max | 18 |
| Elements | 13 |
| Groups | 12 |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/1.8 |
| Min Aperture | f/16 |
| Diaphragm Blades | 9 |
Build
| Mount | L-Mount |
| Format | Full-Frame |
| Weather Sealed | Yes |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 67 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | Autofocus |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 180 |
| Max Magnification | 1:5 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Panasonic Lumix S Panasonic LUMIX S 18mm f/1.8 Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens | Meike Meike 55mm F1.4 Standard Aperture APS-C Frame AF | Viltrox VILTROX 25mm F1.7 f/1.7 AF Lens for Fuji X Mount, | Canon Canon RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM Lens | Nikon Nikon S-Line Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II Lens (Nikon Z) | Tamron Tamron Di III Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Lens for Sony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 18mm | 55mm | 25mm | 24mm | 24-70mm | 17-70mm |
| Max Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.4 | f/1.7 | f/1.8 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Mount | L-Mount | Nikon Z | Fujifilm X | Canon RF | Nikon Z | Sony E Mount |
| Stabilization | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | true | false | false | false | true | false |
| Weight (g) | 340 | 281 | 400 | 269 | 676 | 544 |
| AF Type | Autofocus | STM | STM | Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Lens Type | Wide-Angle | - | - | Zoom | Zoom | Zoom |