Versatile zoom range up to 300mm – From 70mm portrait style shooting, all the way to 300mm at the telephoto end, this compact and lightweight lens is perfect for getting up close to distant subjects such as wildlife or sports, whilst also giving you great creative flexibility for outdoor shooting Superb close-up performance – Close up shots and macro-style photography of small subjects like flowers and butterflies can be achieved using this lens, with it’s maximum magnification of 0.5x at 300mm focal length, and close focusing distance of 0.74m at 300mm (0.54m at 70mm) allowing you to get even closer to the subject Excellent light rendition – When shooting images with light sources, the 11-blade circular aperture renders soft and attractive beams of light, to create a visually appealing rendition of light such as sunlight shining through trees, or colourful city lights Dual Image Stabilisation – Combined with the body I.S. in your LUMIX S camera (LUMIX S1H, S1R, S1, S5), you can be confident shooting handheld even at the 300mm tele-end, as the powerful Dual I.S. 2 can compensate up to 5.5 stops of shake reduction based on CIPA standard, allowing you to use longer shutter speeds without sacrificing sharpness Compact and Lightweight Design – Weighing at 790g, the 70-300mm is the most compact and lightweight telephoto zoom lens for LUMIX S series. Designed to complement the LUMIX S5 and 20-60mm standard zoom lens, combining these covers almost all the most popular focal lengths between 20-300mm with only 2 lenses Optical Zoom: 4.28 multiplier_x Max Focal Length: 300.0 millimeters