AT A GLANCE

The LUMIX S-R100500 covers a focal length from 100 to 500mm and supports teleconverters, enabling telephoto shooting of up to 1000mm. It delivers high resolution and beautiful bokeh across the entire zoom range, to capture stunning images and footage in a wide variety of shooting scenarios including wildlife, motorsports, and landscapes.

• Super telephoto zoom – 100-500mm, F5-7.1; supports teleconverter, enabling up to 1000mm focal length
• Image stabilization – Achieves highly effective image stabilization with 7.0-stop Dual I.S. 2
• Compact design – Ultra-telephoto zoom reaches in a remarkably compact 196.1mm design
• High-speed AF – high-precision AF powered by a Dual Phase Linear Motor
• Ideal for video – Suppression of focus breathing silent focusing
• Toughness – Dust-, splash and freeze resistant

With an optimized lens element arrangement and Dual Phase Linear Motor, the lens achieves a remarkably compact design, while delivering impressive ultra-telephoto performance. Highspeed, high-precision, and silent autofocus, combined with Dual I.S. 2 image stabilization supporting up to 7.0 stops, ensures exceptional portability and handheld shooting support. The lens is also designed for intuitive operation, featuring a customizable focus ring and a focus button. To meet the growing demand for video production, the lens incorporates features such as focus breathing suppression and micro-step aperture control for smooth exposure transitions, supporting high-quality video performance.

An 500mm ultra-telephoto zoom lens that’s ready to go wherever you are. As the longest in the LUMIX S series (as of Sept 2025), it offers excellent handling and outstanding image quality, ideal for capturing distant subjects like elusive birds, wildlife, or sports scenes where tripods aren’t allowed. With the optional 2x teleconverter (DMW-STC20), you can reach an impressive 1000mm focal length.

Exceptional image quality from 100mm to 500mm, faithfully capturing fine details across the frame. At 500mm, the lens offers dramatic compression effects while maintaining clarity. Well-suited for everything from the intricate lines of vehicles to the delicate textures of birds and wildlife. Additionally, with the Hybrid Zoom feature, you can extend your zoom range up to 1,562mm for both photos and videos.

With a 500mm reach packed into a body approximately 196.1mm in length and weighing around 1,285g, this ultra-telephoto zoom lens is ready wherever the action takes you. It's easy to bring along, even in locations where heavy gear is impractical or tripods are not allowed. Its excellent mobility allows for handheld shooting, so you never miss a decisive moment.

Compatible with the optional 1.4x (DMW-STC14) and 2.0x (DMW-STC20) teleconverters, this lens extends your focal length to 700mm or even 1000mm. Even at these extended focal lengths, the compact setup allows handheld shooting without a tripod, making it ideal for dynamic telephotography in the field.

Beautiful bokeh is one of the true pleasures of telephoto photography. This lens delivers a smooth transition from in-focus to out-of-focus areas, creating a natural sense of depth and rich texture. Its precision-engineered optics minimize edge outlining, vignetting, and double-line blur, producing stunning bokeh that highlights your subject with clarity and impact.

Longer focal lengths tend to introduce chromatic aberration, which can reduce contrast and cause colour bleeding. That’s why the lens has a carefully optimised arrangement of two UED (Ultra Extra-low Dispersion) and two ED (Extra-low Dispersion) elements. The UED elements offer even lower dispersion than ED elements, delivering performance close to that of fluorite. This combination effectively corrects axial chromatic aberration, ensuring sharp, high-contrast results.

In addition to the optical image stabilization (O.I.S.), this lens supports Dual I.S. 2, which works together with the camera’s B.I.S. to deliver up to 7 stops* of compensation at the telephoto range. Normally, the correction angle decreases as the focal length increases, but Dual I.S. makes it possible to compensate for camera shake even in the telephoto range. Whether shooting handheld at telephoto or using slow shutter speeds, you can shoot confidently without worrying about hand-shake blur.

Lens Construction  19 elements in 12 groups (2 UED lenses, 2 ED lenses, 2 UHR lenses)

Mount  L-Mount

Optical Image Stabilizer  Yes

Focal Length  f=100-500mm

Aperture Type  11 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm

Maximum Aperture  F5 (Wide) - F7.1 (Tele)

Minimum ApertureF29 (Wide) - F40 (Tele)

Closest Focusing Distance  0.80m/2.62ft (Wide) / 1.50m/4.92ft (Tele)

Maximum Magnification  0.16x (Wide) / 0.36x (Tele)

Diagonal Angle of View  24°(Wide) - 5.0°(Tele)

Dust and Splash Resistant  Yes

Recommended Operating Temperature  -10? to 40? (14? to 104?)

Filter Size  φ82mm

Max. Diameter  φ92.0mm / 3.62inch

Overall Length  Approx. 196.1mm / 7.72inch

Weight  Approx. 1,285g / 2.83lb