Here are the leaked specifications for the rumored Panasonic 18mm f/1.8 lens for L-mount:
- Lens construction: 13 elements in 12 groups (3 aspherical lenses, 1 UED lens, 3 ED lenses, 1 UHR lens)
- Minimum focusing distance: 0.18m
- Maximum magnification: 0.2x
- Number of diaphragm blades: 9 (circular diaphragm)
- Filter diameter:
- 67mm - Size: φ73.6 x 82mm
- Weight: 340g
Panasonic will soon have a full line of five fast (f/1.8) prime lenses for L-mount - from B&H Photo:
"The new S 35mm f/1.8 joins Panasonic’s family of f/1.8 aperture primes including the 24mm, 50mm, and 85mm (with an 18mm f/1.8 arriving in the future)."
This Panasonic 18mm f/1.8 lens was already listed on the Panasonic Lumix L-mount lens roadmap as a "large aperture wide fixed focal length":
Panasonic is working on a new 18mm f/1.8 ultra-wide-angle lens for L-mount
Via digicame-info
