Panasonic S 100mm f/2.8 Macro Specs & DoF

100 mm

Focal length

f/2.8

Maximum aperture

24°

Diagonal angle of view (Full frame)

Full frame

Designed for

Specifications#

Brand: Panasonic
Model: S 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Lens type: Macro
Focal length: 100 mm
Maximum aperture: f/2.8
Image circle: Full frame (36×24 mm)
Mount(s): L-Mount
Projection: Rectilinear
Lensfun correction profile: Yes — distortion/vignetting/TCA

Equivalent focal length on different cameras#

Field of view and depth-of-field equivalence when this lens is used on bodies with different sensor sizes (natively or via an adapter).

Camera format	At 100 mm	Equiv. aperture (DoF)
Full frame	100 mm · 24°	f/2.8
APS-C	150 mm · 16°	f/4.2
APS-C (Canon)	160 mm · 15°	f/4.5
Micro Four Thirds	200 mm · 12°	f/5.6

Depth of field & background blur#

Computed on its native Full frame format (CoC 30 µm). “Blur @2 m” is the size of an out-of-focus point at infinity, as a percentage of frame width, with the subject at 2 m — a simple bokeh index. Full table: 105 mm f/2.8 on full frame.

Focal	Aperture	at 1 m	at 2 m	at 5 m	at 10 m	Hyperfocal	Blur @2 m
100 mm	f/2.8	1.5 cm	6.4 cm	41.2 cm	1.67 m	119 m	5.2%
100 mm	f/4	2.2 cm	9.1 cm	59.0 cm	2.41 m	83.4 m	3.7%
100 mm	f/8	4.3 cm	18.3 cm	1.19 m	5.04 m	41.8 m	1.8%

Handheld & night-sky limits#

NPF assumes typical 20–24 MP sensors (≈6 µm pixels on full frame, ≈3.9 µm on APS-C, ≈3.3 µm on Micro Four Thirds).

Body	Min. handheld shutter (longest focal)	500 rule at 100 mm	NPF at 100 mm, f/2.8
Full frame	1/100 s	5 s	3 s
APS-C	1/160 s	3 s	2 s
APS-C (Canon)	1/160 s	3 s	2 s
Micro Four Thirds	1/200 s	2 s	2 s

Compatible cameras#

Bodies in our database with a native L-Mount mount.

Adapt it to other systems#

Sony E-mount Nikon Z Fujifilm X-mount Canon EF-M Hasselblad XCD Nikon 1 (CX)Pentax Q

Similar lenses#

Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art 020 f/2.8
Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2X Ultra Macro APO f/5.6
Panasonic S 28–200mm f/4–7.1 Macro OIS f/4–7.1
Panasonic S 24-105mm f/4 Macro OIS f/4
Panasonic S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro f/4–5.6

Frequently asked questions#

Is the Panasonic S 100mm f/2.8 Macro full frame?

Yes — it covers the full 36 × 24 mm frame.

What is the Panasonic S 100mm f/2.8 Macro equivalent to on APS-C?

On a 1.5× APS-C body it frames like 150 mm, and like 160 mm on Canon APS-C.

What is the Panasonic S 100mm f/2.8 Macro good for?

As a macro it suits close-ups of insects, flowers, products and details at up to life size.

Sources & licences#

Lensfun lens database — CC BY-SA 3.0

Panasonic S 100mm f/2.8 Macro