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Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8 vs Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro

Which to pick

On these specs they are close to even: hold both if you can, and let the price, the handling and the lenses you want decide.

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8	Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Maker	Leica	Panasonic
Focal length	100mm (macro)	100mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	100mm	100mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	L-Mount	L-Mount
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yes	yes
Weight	not listed	298 g
Cameras it fits	25 in this guide	25 in this guide

Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8: 100mm.

Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro: 100mm.

Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8: f/2.8 wide open.

Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f/2.8 Macro: f/2.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

25 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.