---

title: "Lumix S 50mm f/1.8"
description: "Affordable normal prime delivering classic 50mm perspective in compact 300g body. Fast f/1.8 aperture with weather sealing provides essential portrait and street photography capabilities."
brand: Panasonic
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 50
aperture: 1.8
angle_of_view: 47
lens_type: Prime
weight: 300
year: 2021
weather_sealed: true
image_stabilization: false
price: 449
focus: "Auto"
lens_category: ["Normal"]
filter_size: 67
max_magn: 0.14
close_focus: 0.45
sku: "S-S50"
diameter: 74
length: 82

date: 2025-07-06
draft: false
author: Jan Wedekind

featured_image: /lenses/panasonic/panasonic-50mm-f1-8.png

last_updates:
    - date: 2025-09-08
      note: added lenstip review
    - date: 2026-09-21
      note: added Chris Frost review
---

From Panasonic: 

> *The Lumix S 50mm F1.8 is a large-diameter standard lens is compatible with all L-mount cameras for maximum versatility, yet it has a compact size and weight. Ideal for a wide range of photography, it's an excellent choice for video, suppressing breathing during focus, and realizing smooth exposure change by micro step control of the aperture, enabling high-quality video expression.*

[Official Website](https://shop.panasonic.com/products/s-series-50mm-f1-8-l-mount-lens?srsltid=AfmBOopuUIXDtKR66_bO46PgTSaXaK2OMAGIYQ0yjuGVIkbM48nBk1g7)

[Panasonic Lens Firmware Updates](https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/index4.html) 

Reviews:

* The Phoblographer: [THE BEST NIFTY 50 MADE! PANASONIC 50MM F1.8 S REVIEW](https://www.thephoblographer.com/2021/10/06/the-best-nifty-50-made-panasonic-50mm-f1-8-s-review/), Chris Gampat, Jun 2021
* Photography Blog: [Panasonic Lumix S 50mm F1.8 Review](https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/panasonic_lumix_s_50mm_f1_8_review), Mark Goldstein, Sep 2021
* DPReview: [Hands-on with the new Panasonic Lumix S 50mm F1.8](https://www.dpreview.com/articles/4426598684/hands-on-with-the-new-panasonic-lumix-s-50mm-f1-8), Dan Bracaglia, Jun 2021
* Lenstip: [Panasonic Lumix S 50 mm f/1.8](https://www.lenstip.com/index.php?test=obiektywu&test_ob=702), Maciej Latałło, Sep 2025

YouTube: 

* Richard Wong: [Pansonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 vs Lumix S Pro 50mm f/1.4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCIvoA2so_k)
* Josh Cameron: [NEW PANASONIC S 50mm 1.8 - EVERYTHING I'd Hoped For](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwn4mq8d5Mo)
* Christopher Frost: [Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 camera lens review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJG68eOZCpc), Sep 2026