Best Camera Lens for Food Photography
The truth is that there is no best camera lens for photographing food, just like there is no best lens for shooting any other type of photography. Some may disagree with this statement. They may be under the impression, from their visits to various photography forums and from reading various books on the subject, that there are “perfect” digital camera lenses for subjects like portraiture or aerial photography. Show me someone that says that there is a perfect lens for a particular subject and I’ll show you a photographer in a rut or one with no imagination.

Digital Photographic Camera Lens Selection
Yes, there may have been times when using that favorite lens has been quite successful. That camera lens may even have been part for establishing that photographer’s style, but other photographers use different lenses and have different styles. Neither photographer is using the best camera lens, they are just using the lens that works best for what they are trying to communicate. One photographer may just like the “look” of that lens and another photographer may have a more practical purpose for their camera lens selection.

If the photographer knows what they are doing, they will select a camera lens because of a combination of factors that pertain the reason for the photograph and to the individual needs of a particular subject matter. One type of shot or one type of food my lend itself to using one lens over another. For example, shooting editorial magazine food photography is very different than shooting for food packaging. The differences in the two looks may require the selection of different lenses. This is just one example of why one lens may be better for another.