The Best Food Lens For Panasonic GH5 Cameras On The Market!

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Today’s article is going to be based around taking a look at what we feel is the best food lens for Panasonic gh5 cameras on the market today. Thankfully, with the gh5, there are some excellent quality lenses on the market that have great reputations and the proven ability to provide some excellent photographs of food with exceptional image quality.

As many of the requests for advice that we have seen have come from food bloggers looking to get the best image quality possible of their meals for their blogs and social media, we will be focusing on a 20mm lens and a 25mm lens. In our opinion, that is perfect focal length for table shots with the gh5 and will suit you well and make a great addition to your camera accessories. We will also be sharing a number of example food photographs captured with each of the lenses throughout the article too showing how well the lenses perform.

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The Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lumix G II ASPH (Entry Level)

In our opinion, the best budget food lens for Panasonic gh5 owners is most definitely the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 Lumix G II ASPH (Click here to check for product prices and availability). It really is a solid lens that has earned a great reputation amongst the community, comes with low price tag, and has the proven ability to capture some excellent photographs of food with great image quality as you will see from the examples in the article.

A number of food photographers have posted their reviews (click here to read some of them) of the lens online sharing their own independent insight into the performance of the lens as well as how it has performed for them over the years. These reviews are from a wide range of people that include amateur food photographers, food bloggers, food social media influencers, and professional level food photographers so they are well worth checking out.

An excellent photograph at food taken with the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 that does a great job of capturing the actual food as well as the mood of the restaurant.
An excellent photograph at food taken with the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 that does a great job of capturing the actual food as well as the mood of the restaurant.

The 20mm focal length of the lens is perfect for capturing high-quality, high-resolution photographs of your food in a number of situations and styles. The f/1.7 aperture of the lens is also perfect to capture your photos in the best possible quality when in low light situations too as many restaurants choose to use mood lighting that may not be ideal for photography.

The build quality of the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 is also excellent and it will directly attach to your lens mount on your gh5 camera body seamlessly without you having to go out and get yourself any pesky lens adaptors or converters either.

Another high quality and sharp photograph captured using the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 of a meal showing what it can provide your Panasonic gh5.
Another high quality and sharp photograph captured using the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 of a meal showing what it can provide your Panasonic gh5.

The level of detail and sharpness of the lens is also perfect for capturing high-resolution images of your meals too as shown in the image below. This helps to keep you one step ahead of your competition who may not be using such a sharp lens making their photographs look low quality with a lack of detail helping you push ahead on social media or helping you keep your clients happy.

A nice little food photograph showing the level of detail the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 is able to pick up when photographing meals.
A nice little food photograph showing the level of detail the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 is able to pick up when photographing meals.

If you are looking for a high-quality lens to improve your food photography with your gh5 then you have to consider the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7. Its reputation alone amongst the food photography community should be enough to make it your number one choice with its low price tag just being sugar on top.

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The video below offers an additional third-party, independent review for the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 to offer our readers an independent opinion of the product.

The Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 Lumix G Lecia DG (Pro Level)

If you have the budget available or are doing paid client work then we would say the best food lens for Panasonic gh5 cameras on the market is definitely the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 Lumix G Lecia DG (Click here to check for product prices and availability). It some of the best image quality going and will provide you with some excellent photographs of food while keeping your clients very happy. That said, the lens is almost double the price of the Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 covered above but in our opinion, its performance, functionality, and build quality are well worth the higher price tag.

The image quality and low light performance of this lens blow the competition out of the water and outperform many competing lenses at this mid-range price point too. As the example photographs captured with this lens below show, its image quality really is excellent making your food effortlessly look amazing.

Without a doubt our favourite food photograph captured using the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 showing the amount of detail it is able to quickly capture for your Panasonic gh5.
Without a doubt, our favorite food photograph captured using the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 showing the amount of detail it is able to quickly capture for your Panasonic gh5.

The f/1.4 aperture on the lens does an excellent job in low light situations while also offering you some excellent image manipulation too as shown in the image above. The high-resolution photographs also offer you an excellent base image for any post-production that your clients may want you to add making your post-production job easier too.

A close up photograph of a pizza captured with the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 that shows the colour range the lens is able to accurately capture.
A close-up photograph of a pizza captured with the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 that shows the color range the lens is able to accurately capture.

The lens uses the Panasonic Lumix mounting system so it will mount directly to your gh5 without any problems allowing you to easily mount and unmount the lens on the fly as required on the off chance you need to change lenses. This helps to save both you and your clients time during the photography session and as we all know, time is money.

A photograph of food captured with the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 purposefully chosen to show of the low light performance of the lens. Unfortinatley, we don't feel that this image comes close to showing how well the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 can perform in low light.
A photograph of food captured with the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 purposefully chosen to show of the low light performance of the lens. Unfortunately, we don’t feel that this image comes close to showing how well the Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 can perform in low light.

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The video below offers an additional third-party, independent review for the Panasonic 25mm to offer our readers an independent opinion of the product.

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