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Must Have Accessories For The Panasonic GH5 / GH5s

  • September 15, 2019
  • AGriffin

Must Have Accessories Panasonic GH5s / GH5

The Panasonic GH5 is one of the most versatile cameras money can buy. With the right accessories, it can be turned into a filmmaker’s best friend or the photographer’s perfect partner. 

This list features some of the best essential accessories for the Panasonic GH5 and GH5s.

There still are not a lot of accessories out there yet, so this will be a page I’ll update intermittently.

 

Panasonic GH5 – Amazon / Adorama / BHphoto

Panasonic GH5 Filmmaking Kit – Adorama / BHphoto

 

Table Of Contents

  • Panasonic GH5 Essentials
    • Best Screen Protectors For The Panasonic GH5 / GH5s
    • Best Batteries For The Panasonic GH5 / GH5s
    • Best Memory Cards For The Panasonic GH5 / GH5s
  • Panasonic GH5 / GH5s Lenses
  • Panasonic GH5 Video Accessories
    • Software / Firmware
    • LED Lights
    • GH5 Shoulder Rigs
    • Gh5 Camera Cages
  • Audio Accessories
    • Microphone Adapter
    • Microphones 3.5mm Jack Cable
  • Rechargeable Batteries
    • Panasonic Eneloop Rechargeable Batteries
    • Powerex Charger
  • Cleaning Gear
    • Air Blasters
    • Sensor Brush
    • Cleaning Cloths

Panasonic GH5 Essentials


The essentials include memory cards, screen protectors and batteries.

 

Best Screen Protectors For The Panasonic GH5 / GH5s

Best Screen Protector Panasonic GH5 / GH5sI’ve owned a lot of different cameras and like to try out different screen protectors often. My go to are the Expert Shield, they have a great warranty and an awesome customer service incase you mess up. 

But I’ve also started to like those hard glass protectors and have been buying those more and more lately.

Still waiting on more options to become available. Sometimes these screen protectors have issues working with touch screens, so more testing has to be done. If you need one ASAP try the Anti-Glare, they are nice.

  • Expert Shield Anti-Glare – Amazon – These seem to reduce screen quality slightly.
  • Phantom Glass LCD Screen Protector – BHphoto

 

 

Best Batteries For The Panasonic GH5 / GH5s

You should always have a few Panasonic batteries as the brand made batteries usually are designed the best. However, some third-party companies also make some nice batteries at a fraction of the cost. However, I recommend never using third-party battery chargers. They’ve given me, and many other people issues with various cameras. – Not saying they can’t work, but they add to risk.

  • Panasonic Official GH5 Batteries BLF19 – Amazon
  • Wasabi Batteries 2-Pack – Amazon

Battery Charger

  • Panasonic DMW-BTC10 Battery Charger – Amazon

Battery Grips

  • Panasonic DMW-BGGH5 Battery Grip – BHphoto

 

 

Best Memory Cards For The Panasonic GH5 / GH5s

I did a complete memory card test with all the most popular brands. It seems the camera has a UHS-I bottle neck of around 35MB/s and a UHS-II bottleneck of around 75-80MB/s. So UHS-II cards are the way to go.

I also discovered the camera I was using was having issues with Lexar cards. Mainly, they would not work as UHS-II cards. It could be that the camera needs a firmware update, or they simply are not compatible with GH5 hardware.

See the Best Memory Cards For The Panasonic GH5

See the Best Memory Cards for The Panasonic GH5s

 


Panasonic GH5 / GH5s Lenses


I’ve kept an updated list of all the micro four-thirds lenses you can buy, but to honest, I’m a little behind. There are so many lens manufacturers on the scene now. 

But don’t let that discourage you, there are a ton of lenses still on this list and I’ll be updating it again very soon and it’s still probably the best list out there.

  • Panasonic – Micro Four Third Lens List

 

 


Panasonic GH5 Video Accessories


A lot has changed in the last few years in the video accessory scene and there are a lot of amazing video accessories available for the Gh5. I don’t want to get too deep in all that there is since cinematography gear is endless. But I do want to share some of the most popular gear.

 

Software / Firmware

If you want the V-Log L to widen the dynamic range of your video then the code can be found here.

  • V-Log L Function Activation Code – BHphoto

 

 

LED Lights

There are a ton of great power lights out there that can cost a lot of money, but sometimes all you need is something simple.

Here are a few smaller lights that are must have accessories in my opinion. 

 

Neewer 160 LED Light

I own one of these and use it for everything even photography or emergency lights when camping.

  • Amazon

 

Neewer Lux360

The smaller version also makes great little catchlights. 

  • Amazon

 

L Shaped Flash Bracket

These are handy to mount a few lights too and to keep them directly off the camera.

  • Amazon

 

 

GH5 Shoulder Rigs

The sky is the limit when it comes to how you want to mount your camera. Here are a few nice shoulder rigs. There are other options but they can get pretty heavy.

  • Tilta Universal Shoulder Rig – BHphoto
  • Came-TV GH5 Shoulder Rig – BHphoto

Gh5 Camera Cages

  • Came-TV GH5 Cage – BHPhoto
  • Came-TV GH5 Studio Rig – BHphoto
  • Varavon Zeiss Camera Cage – BHphoto
  • Wooden Camera Cage – BHphoto

 

 


Audio Accessories


Microphone Adapter

Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR Microphone Adapter

Connects to the GH5 hotshoe and provides 2 XLR inputs as well as manual controls.

  • BHphoto

 

Microphones 3.5mm Jack Cable

Some of these come with different accessories for different shooting conditions. I personally own an old school Sennheiser shotgun but have a few friends with Rhodes.

  • Panasonic DMW-MS2 – BHphoto
  • Rhodes Video Mic Compact – BHphoto
  • Rhodes Video Mic Pro – Bhphoto
  • Rhodes Video Mic Go Lightweight – BHphoto
  • Rhodes VideoMic Go Shotgun – BHphoto
  • Rhodes VideoMic with Suspension – BHphoto
  • Sennheiser MKE 400 Shotgun – BHphoto

 


Rechargeable Batteries


To power all your accessories I recommend getting rechargeable batteries.

I’ve been using Eneloop batteries for years and they have saved me so much money.

 

Panasonic Eneloop Rechargeable Batteries

  • Eneloop 8 AA + 4 AAA + LED Charger – Amazon
  • Eneloop 4 AA + Charger – Amazon

 

Powerex Charger

I also have the PowerEx charger which gives you a lot more control over how you charge your batteries, allowing you to gain more life out of your batteries. It works great with the Panasonic Eneloop batteries.

  • Powerex MH-C900 Charger-Analyzer – Amazon

 

 


Cleaning Gear


You don’t need a lot of cleaning accessories but there are a few essentials.

 

Air Blasters

You won’t go on a film or photography set without seeing one of these.

  • Rocket Air Various Sizes – Amazon

 

 

Sensor Brush

The Panasonic GH5 has a sensor that moves around so you need to be very careful cleaning it with a brush. Use this only if the air blaster isn’t working.

You can get the 1.3x sensor brush working, you just have to brush vertical instead of horizontal.

Sensor Brush – Amazon

 

 

Cleaning Cloths

It’s always good to have too many of these. Eventually, they get dirty and oily and stop doing their jobs. I treat them like socks and am always buying new ones.

  • 6-Pack Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloths – Amazon

 


Must-Have Accessories | Conclusions


There are a lot of accessories still in development and a lot more on the way. I’ll update this article as I hear of new stuff. 

**This website contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you click them to make a purchase.
AGriffin

Professional editor, blogger and photographer from Los Angeles California.

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