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title: Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 Macro
description: "Ultra-wide macro zoom combining expansive 14mm coverage with impressive 0.5x magnification. Lightweight 345g design perfect for travel landscapes and close-up details with 0.15m minimum focus."
brand: Panasonic
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 14-28
aperture: 4-5.6
angle_of_view: 114-75
lens_type: Zoom
weight: 345
year: 2023
weather_sealed: true
image_stabilization: false
price: 799
focus: Auto
lens_category: ["Ultra-Wide Angle", "Wide Angle"]
filter_size: 77
max_magn: 0.50
close_focus: 0.15
sku: "S-R1428"
diameter: 84
length: 90

date: 2025-07-10
draft: false
author: Jan Wedekind

featured_image: /lenses/panasonic/panasonic-14-28mm-f4.png

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Key Take-Aways:

The Lumix S 14–28mm f/4–5.6 Macro is a lightweight (345 g), weather-sealed ultra-wide zoom that focuses to 0.15 m for 0.5× magnification and takes 77 mm filters.  
Professional reviews find very good sharpness across the range, useful half-macro close-up ability and solid video usability, with trade-offs including a slow variable aperture, some vignetting, reliance on in-camera corrections at 14 mm, and susceptibility to flare/backlight.  
As of Sep 21 2025, user sentiment on L-Mount/DPReview forums is broadly positive—praised for travel/landscape versatility, size and filter use—while recurring notes mention the modest aperture and that faster alternatives (e.g., 16–28 mm f/2.8) may suit low light better.  

From Panasonic:

*With an ultra-wide-angle zoom, the Lumix S Series 14-28mm F4-5.6 ASPH. lens S-R1428 achieves high optical performance and stunning mobility fit to Lumix S5 series cameras for both photo and video. With excellent video recording performance and beautiful bokeh, this lens features a common overall length and position of control parts to provide practical advantages in use.*

[Official Website](https://shop.panasonic.com/products/s-series-14-28mm-f4-5-6-l-mount-lens)


Reviews:

* The Phoblographer: [PANASONIC 14-28MM F4-5.6 Lumix S REVIEW: THE CONSTANT COMPANION LENS](https://www.thephoblographer.com/2024/12/15/panasonic-14-28mm-f4-5-6-lumix-s-review-the-constant-companion-lens/), Chris Gampat, Dec 2024
* Photography Blog: [Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm F4-5.6 MACRO Review](https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_s_14_28mm_f4_5_6_macro_review), Mark Goldstein, Feb 2023
* Amateur Photographer: [Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm F4-5.6 Macro Review](https://amateurphotographer.com/review/panasonic-lumix-s-14-28mm-f4-5-6-macro-review/), Amy Davies, 2023

YouTube: 

* The Hybrid Shooter: [Panasonic 14-28mm F4-5.6 MACRO Review w/ Panasonic S5 II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuEZT07HwrQ&t), Jan 2023
* Richard Wong: [Panasonic Lumix S 14-28mm f/4-5.6 review (vs Lumix S Pro 16-35 f/4)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcAUPpPfvYw), Jan 2023