The NEW Lumix 100mm F2.8 Macro Lens is Incredible!

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The brand new Lumix 100mm F2.8 Macro lens is here, and it's packing a lot more heat than I think people realise.
Panasonic have managed to make a 1:1 Macro Lens that's the same size and weight as the other f1.8 primes... that's insane!
Normally macro lenses tend to be a lot bigger and heavier, but thanks to new advancements with their Dual Linear Phase Focus Motor, Lumix have managed to keep the size and weight down.
The Lumix 100mm F2.8 Macro is an awesome lens for both photo and video, and not just for macro either!

[@JoshCameron]

Will you be grabbing the 100mm F2.8 Macro?

[@MickaelKrebs]

yep ! i think so ! :)

[@0ldFashioned85]

I just grabbed the F1.8 85mm but yes, I will get this now. Just have to convince my wife to spend another $1k.

[@moneyboys2010]

Josh does this lens only work for Macro mostly or can it compliment like say the 85 f1.8 as an additional angle ?

[@anamorphicalan]

I would but I have no need. currently have canon 2470 work horse lens, I currently have vintage Meyer optic orrester 100similar lens

[@FullFrameStudio]

nah, why get the 100mm f2.8 macro when for the same price you can get the. 24-105 f4 macro?

[@jayforcinema]

Lumix is on fire. Go Panasonic!

[@mrheng562]

Damn, they’re really road mapping to make all these lenses all the same size, weight, etc. I’ve been waiting for a macro!!!

[@alexedwards1612]

Panasonic absolutely crushing at the moment.

[@JoshCameron]

Agreed! ✌🏼

[@Redreefmedia]

I was seriously looking at the Sigma 105 macro in the L mount, but i think I will wait for this. I live in Florida and do a LOT of outdoor shooting. Plus, this might kill my need for the 85 for portraits.

[@thatvideoguy4k]

That's great to know that we can count on Lumix to keep on giving us great things like those lens, I have tried other brands but after I got my first Lumix I knew that it was for me, now I got the gh5, the s5 and the s5iix, and I can't wait to see what is to come, and as always great video Josh 👍

[@zeneyes]

Awesome review as usual! I hope Panasonic will release a S1ii sometime soon along with a M43 G85ii.

[@fredriksvard2603]

And a gh7 with pdaf

[@ZakariKha]

A wonderful review Josh. Definitely a lens I would love in my bag that's for sure.

[@Markchristiankc]

LUMIX are gonna own 2024 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@LoverOfTech]

This Macro Lens is a game changer🔥

[@JoshCameron]

Happy new year mate 🎉!

[@philrodfilms]

The rumors were true! Killer lens from Lumix. Thanks for the review Josh!

[@BrendonKPadjasek]

Wow, they did it. Very sick

[@ardeesnapper]

Great to see Panasonic taking macro seriously. I'd love one simple change to their system, if they included a setting that allowed the camera to create a new folder for each timelapse or focus bracketing shot.

[@CartyCantDance]

Just dedicate one card to Timelapse and one to video

[@Nordbiene]

What a great lens. Thank You for this video. Best regards, Kai the bee filmer. 😀

[@angeloplayforone]

Thank you for the review. Great that Panasonic has created a Macro lens that are the same size as the other primes.

[@BenjiSelby]

OMG that is crisp in such a small form factor!

[@EdProsser]

Woah that spider shot is incredible !

[@JoshCameron]

Thanks dude! It was a jumping spider and I was petrified it was going to launch itself on me 😂

[@OurTim]

Fantastic video, absolutely hats off to you. That was damn slick. Bravo!

[@ryt-is]

Another lens I'll need to buy, my wife is going to throw me out of the house! Been using 24-105mm as my primary product B-Roll lens, I wonder how this 100mm will look in comparison (video idea, hint hint)?

[@giuseppe.g]

I know that feel bro

[@CartyCantDance]

You’re going to fall in love with the macro lens

[@aylenstudios]

How is the focus breathing going from macro to infinity? It would be a cool test to see considering macro lenses have more focus breathing (I think), but LUMIX are so good at suppressing it in their other primes.

[@realityboost4405]

Got it…It's amazing.

[@_Chris390]

It's amazing there are now 6 lenses in that collection (including the 18mm), from a brand who must share a fraction of the market vs Sony and Canon. Glad they are still supporting their system and users. The S5 is soooo cheap right now, brand new. Don't see much reason to spend more on the S5 II or X. More money saved for lenses like this.

[@BernardBertrand]

Great review Josh, thank you ! Cannot wait to test it :)

[@JoshCameron]

Thanks mate! Happy new year! Hope you and the family had a lovely holiday 😁

[@BernardBertrand]

@@JoshCameron Thank you Josh ! :) happy New-Year to you too :)

[@TimGanderPhotographer]

I'm terrified by the thought of 2cm ladybugs!

[@StanTregubenko]

Nice review, Josh . Could please do comparison to 85 1.8mm lens?

[@jadeleasy]

Awesome!!

[@garreswe]

Isn't it better to buy a 85mm 1.8 and use it with a macro tube? The difference between 85 and 100 isn't huge and you get a lens that's better in low light. Maybe the 70-200/2.8 with a macro tube is also a good idea?

[@JoshCameron]

Macro tubes are generally much more affordable, but they won’t give you the same sharpness and performance :)

[@KikujiroChan]

you got some really big ladybugs in your area. (2cm wide)

[@RobinParmar]

ha ha!

[@JoshCameron]

😂😂😂😂

[@RESURRECT2]

4:00 - 2cm ladybug :o that's a hell of a ladybug!

[@JoshCameron]

Apparently our bugs are prehistorically sized here in the UK...

[@Ard3z]

A bit off subject here, but I 've noticed the S5MK2 AF-C(video) mode behave weird at appertures F8.0 and above even when exposed +0EV. I tested with s24-105, sigma 45mm and the kit lense and it seems to be an in camera bug sense I can reproduce it with all the lenses. It seems to be that phase detect-af turns off or something. Have you noticed this or is it just my copy? Thought I'd share it with you sense you have more exposure regarding Lumix cameras.

[@mikaelsundkvist3612]

How does this newer 100mm compare to the older 85 mm in terms of autofocus, image quality etc? Im thinking of buying one of the two, dont know which one…☺️

[@JonackFilm]

I could capture with this Lens Panasonics ability to answer my questions regarding the EVA ii or S1h ii xD I bet it is an amazing Lens :) If i ever have to shoot tiny products i rent this Lens.

[@giuseppe.g]

I really torn to buy this amazing lens or the sigma 70-200 for product photography

[@foufou81]

that's a monster ladybug man ! :D

[@JoshCameron]

😂😂 my scale may be off slightly

[@jettysplash]

I hope they come out with one for M43

[@ManushJohn]

How does this compare to the Lumix f4 24-105, which i already have.

[@dsv]

the question is how it compares against laowa :/

[@juliusb2818]

When will the other lenses will be released? I’ve heard there are some more LUMIX lenses to come

[@CartyCantDance]

Damn… I just got the EF 100 f2.8 macro and the sigma mc21…. The new lumix lens is like a third of the size of that combo 😅

[@JoshCameron]

Yeah and probably a third of the weight too! If you do shoot macro a lot and you’re already fully invested in the L-Mount ecosystem then this lens really is a no brainier !

[@OurSweetHideout]

Are you adding this to your kit ? 300grams is amazingly light, i still use the sigma 18-35mm and thats like 900g on the heavy side....

[@JoshCameron]

I’ll defo be using this lens more from now on. It’s great for B Roll, as a close up interview lens, macro, portraiture , you name it!

[@Arkadiusz4321]

great lens, definitely gotta try it one day :) what about s1ii ? will be released soon?

[@JoshCameron]

I don’t know anything about any new camera bodies unfortunately!

[@robfielding100]

Will it work with an Olympus OM DE mark 3?

[@cesarlorca_]

I want one so bad bro

[@SomewhatAbnormal]

Love the review! But, a 2cm lady bug?!

[@JoshCameron]

They get huge here in England 🤣

[@imjesusmgarcia1997]

What tripod were you using?

[@zuuuz2]

hi. what kind of tripod is this?

[@JoshCameron]

Here it is :) geni.us/2DKI1

[@moneyboys2010]

Josh does this lens only work for Macro mostly or can it compliment like say the 85 f1.8 as an additional angle ?

[@zelkuth]

It can definitely compliment the rest primes. The macro is just a bonus (a really strong bonus for that size!)

[@JoshCameron]

Will 100% compliment the other primes and will work great for more conventional use cases too! Doesn’t have to be macro 24/7🎉

[@moneyboys2010]

@@JoshCameron Thanks for the insight. Crazy I have been on the fence about buying a 2nd LUMIX 85mm f1.8 for Events as I’ve been eyeing adapting a Canon EF 100mm for Weddings. This is awesome timing from LUMIX and long awaited.

[@playmozvideos8943]

Thank you for this discovery !!! I have a quick question about your lut pack you mentioned in the last video. What color profile do you use for your photos? Personally I shoot with log to get the widest dynamic range, but when I open my photos in lightroom classic they are underexposed whereas they were superb on my lumix s5. I read on the internet that this could be due to the color profile. Have you ever encountered this problem? So I was wondering which color profile do you use for your lut ?

[@aylenstudios]

You shouldn’t be using any profile for raw photos, especially not log, it’s purely for video

[@RandomlySet]

Why did I watch this? That's another lens I want 😅

[@livestreamsuk6004]

Hmmm should be S Pro for that price

[@keithspurlock4732]

Pro-S would be at least US$1,999

[@germancreatives88]

No new camera?

[@JoshCameron]

Not yet, I’m not sure when we should be getting any new full frame bodies to be honest!

[@keithspurlock4732]

Going on 6 years, I'm sure Panasonic has abandoned the S1 pro series as well as the Pro-S lenses. They're focused on the lower prices S5 series and cheaper lenses as well as their APC line up.

[@keithspurlock4732]

Too bad it's not a Pro-S Leica certified lens 😢 I guess Panasonic has abandoned the Pro-S line.

[@GhislainLeduc]

Anyone here could help me? I just purchased my S5iiX and I cannot see RAW on my Mac running Sonoma 14.2.1 and Adobe RAW 16.1 which is the lastest, can't believe that RW2 files which are probably 1 year old can't be read by PREVIEW :) Tks in advance. as for the Lense here, it looks awesome. I might get it for a portrait lense... yeah crazy for portrait but I love Macro lenses for portrait :)

[@GhislainLeduc]

@@LucasCreativeTech Tks for your reply, you are right, in Photoshop and Lightroom I can see them no problem BUT I cannot see them in the App PREVIEW on the Mac which is a bummer when you want to quickly look at the image without loading Lightroom or Photoshop :)

[@LucasCreativeTech]

@@GhislainLeduc for me, RAW preview works. maybe restart your Mac?

[@GhislainLeduc]

@@LucasCreativeTech I reboot everyday :)

[@GhislainLeduc]

@@LucasCreativeTech And you are also using Sonoma at 14.2.1 ? With Camera Raw 16.1 ?

[@GhislainLeduc]

and my Lumix firmware version is at 1.4

[@eve_koni]

Over priced i reckon . just picked up a mint sigma 105mm 2.8 dg dn for 500 quid.

[@montazownianr1]

Just compare this to Iowa 100mm 2X 2.8...

[@JTR...]

Paid by lumix :(

[@KAIROSMMA]

How about the L mount alliance allow more 3rd party lenses instead of giving us useless junk

[@RobinParmar]

Huh? There are now exactly 100 lenses for L-mount. Everyone is "allowed" to make them. And how is a macro "junk"?

[@anasrida3454]

​@RobinParmar i wouldn't call it junk, but it is a little underwhelming. Other manufacturers are starting to release 1.25x and 2x macro lenses (in fact it's panasonic that slap the word "macro" on their 0.5x magnification zooms like the 24-105 and 70-300). We still need to see how sharp it is and how flat the focus field is, which is the most important for macro. In fact, this is what should have been discussed in the video instead of the focus motor given that macro is usually shot with manual focus. I guess in the future we'll get some comparisons and that will tell if the somewhat high price is justified.

[@RobinParmar]

@@anasrida3454 Agreed that a flat field plus good resolution and acutance are the most important characteristics. This contemporary fixation on auto-focus is annoying. Since I already own three manual macro lenses, this one needs to earn its place.