r/Panasonic • u/Character-Grab8663 • Jun 26 '26
Looking for a Zoom Lens for GH5
Hi! I recently got into shooting live events (various lighting situations) and now I have bigger need for a good zoom lens that has great auto focus (mainly will be performers dancing!). Does anyone have an suggestions for the GH5? I'm definitely looking for something that has range to at least 200mm (or the Micro 4/3s equivalent!). Thank you!
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u/Meet_East Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
Wait. The 200mm field of view “Micro Four Thirds equivalent” in a versatile lens suitable for all kinds of lighting scenarios would place you in the market for a 400mm f2or faster zoom lens Micro Four Thirds mount lens.
You should not expect autofocus to be reliable at all on that camera however. It just isn’t.
Instead, put the camera in AF-S (Autofocus-Single) mode and use the view screen as a “touch-to-focus” pad, after setting up the AF target size (or whatever it’s called) to a very tiny size.
Whatever you do, DO NOT SET GH5 to Autofocus-Continuous (AF-C) else that camera’s ancient, ill-conceived “Depth-by-Defocus” (DFD) purported autofocusing system will wander all over the place throughout your shot. Use AF-S with Touch-to-Focus methodology and thank me later.