Panasonic LUMIX S Series Camera Lens, 50mm F1.8 L-Mount Interchangeable Lens for Mirrorless Full Frame Digital Cameras, S-S50 Black

Overall, it's perfect for what it is. It's sharp, it focuses fast and it's not heavy.Sharpness wise it is as sharp, or sharper, as my other modern 1.8 primes.Leaving it on human detect auto focus on the S5, it will lock on the pupils. It's so much more consistent than my DSLRs. Sometimes it's a miss, but that's not a fault of the lens.Weight wise, it's a good balance. It's about the same as my decent DSLR primes but much heavier than the older DSLR primes. But that is expected as it's significantly sharper. On the S5 the balance is good (though I'm not a fan of the grip on that camera).It's not a perfect lens though. I wish it was physically smaller. Sigma DG DN lenses are shorter and smaller. Panasonic has designed their primes to be similar to each other so their consistency better integrates for video rigs. It is what it is.Because the lens uses an integrated lens profile, like most mirrorless lenses now, a number of features such as Chromatic Aberration, Distortion and Vignetting are corrected in the camera and can not be turned off. It's hard to say much on this.The lens hood is fine. It's surprisingly large. Like most modern lenses, flare isn't an issue.Bokeh is decent. It's not distracting. There are lenses with better bokeh out there, but you usually have to give something up to achieve that effect (you typically need spherical aberration).The rubber ribbed grip will eventually collect dust in the ridges. I have a few other lenses from other brands that have the same issue.In general a design 1.8 aperture represents a good balance. With higher resolution sensors I have myself moved away from 1.4 aperture lenses to 1.8 for general use. Independent of the make, 1.8 lenses is about as big, aperture wise, as you'd want to go with a modern prime these days before having to pay for it in weight, cost or sharpness. A few other brands have followed suit. That is not to say that 1.4+ lenses do not have their place. I myself keep some 1.4 lenses that I specifically use for their bokeh effects, but those are specific niche uses. A 1.4 lenses with the same sharpness as this lens would be significantly heavier, larger and expensive.As for price I got it on sale. At that price I think it is a good value. At the MSRP price, I'd recommend a careful look at the Sigma DG DN lenses (but stay away from the 45mm).

Fantastic Lenses – A Must-Have for L-Mount Shooters! I’ve been using the Panasonic LUMIX S 50mm F1.8 lens (as well as the 85mm F1.8) for a few days now, and I’m genuinely impressed with its performance. Right out of the box, the build quality feels solid and professional—lightweight yet sturdy, making it perfect for both studio work and shooting on the go. The image quality is where this lens truly shines. It delivers tack-sharp results even wide open at f/1.8, with beautiful bokeh and pleasing color rendition. Whether I'm shooting portraits, street scenes, or low-light environments, this lens consistently delivers crisp, detailed images with smooth background separation. Autofocus is quick and quiet, especially when paired with my LUMIX S5. It’s great for both stills and video—Panasonic clearly designed this lens with hybrid shooters in mind. Focus breathing is minimal, which is a huge plus for video work. I also appreciate the consistency in size and design with the other f/1.8 primes in the LUMIX S lineup. Swapping between lenses in this series is seamless, especially with matched filters and balanced weight for gimbals.For the price, this lens punches well above its weight. Whether you're a professional or an enthusiast looking to elevate your kit, the LUMIX S 50mm F1.8 is a smart and satisfying choice. These are GREAT for when the heavier LUMIX PRO lenses are too heavy.

Lightweight. Works well.

I love this lens, everything is great about it

just awsome

First and foremost autofocus - it takes a while to dial in with this lens, i found myself constantly playing with autofocus settings. Taking quick pictures manual focus works the best, actually because of this lens I switched to manual focus thanks to focus peaking pictures are very sharp. I expected better autofocus of Lumix native lens - I'm using S1.Aside autofocus issues, the image quality is simply outstanding, coming off 24-105 - great general lens but not spectacular, kinda jack of all trades and master of none. This 50 mm due to the composite construction is very light and very versatile delivering outstanding image quality on the go. Fixed focal lens will take some time to get used to the image quality is worth the hassle of composition.I was torn between Panasonic S PRO 50mm f1.4 and this 50mm f1.8, alas the price of f1.8 was irresistible at $247