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This is happening on every photography channel I follow, in the past two weeks. I guess RUclips is too busy censoring Americans for political reasons to care.
Also, best Panasonic 9mm F1.7 review out there after I have watched half a dozen other videos or so! This video deserves like 20x more views. Enjoying your photos Emily! Keep it up. I am definitely buying this lens once it is available in Malaysia, and the "when" is a very big question.
I've just discovered Micro Four Nerds and it's great. I've been following Robin for a while and, wow, what a classy guy, to stop in and say some words of support here. Kudos to both of you.
I'd be an idiot to ignore both yourself and Emily if I did not get the 9mm lens. I mainly got the 7.5 however my main gripe for the lens is that it can give a very blue cast if you don't keep on top of manual white balance. BTW I thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. 😀
I’m impressed with the aperture and price. It’s the same $499 USD as the Laowa 9mm f2.8, which is manual focus. Thanks for the review Emily, lovely photos as always.👍🏻😁
Thanks for sharing. What a nice video and a great idea to film/vlog on that lens. You actually gave me an idea that I'm going to use in one of my videos😀
The only one missing in my primes lenses with AF, finally! 9mm1.7, 17mm1.8, 25mm1.4ii, 45mm1.2, 75mm1.8... Perfect! Thanks for this great review (again)
Wow! You are so so perfect and awesome in reviewing each and every feature of any lens thrown at you.....newly launched or otherwise.... I loved the way you explained everything with intricate detail and elaboration right up to post processing on computer..your video is flawless from beginning to the end....enchanting and mesmering ....but more jaw dropping because I hardly get to watch any reviews by female photographers on RUclips as perfect as yours. Now time for me to collect enough money to buy this lens..A big thank you.🎉
I always like final images that you create, especially colors and moods. I mostly shoot with Sonys recently, but whenever I do editing in post, always go with your luts first and usually that's all I need 😀
This is in my opinion the best review of this lens period! Great job Emily. I bought one a few weeks ago in anticipation of my family trip to Italy. Love your wide angel composition/perspective shots quite a fair bit and hope I can do just as half as you with this lens when I am back from my trip :-). Cheers....
The best M43s lens ever made. The only reason I keep thinking about M43 although I own the S5ii right now and the 24 mm is amazing, but I still think about this 9mm leica 1.7...
A cool thing about the gh6 with this lens is if you're a 4k video shooter not only will it give you 18mm equiv. with the full sensor readout but the pixel to pixel mode will give you 25mm equiv. 2 very useful focal lengths for video.
Thank you!! I was looking for a wide angle prime to go with my Lumix 14-140mm everyday carry, to shoot indoors at castles and churches... Just like you are doing in this video! Love it!
All the way through I was thinking this lens is going to be mega for Astro, so I smiled when you said pretty much the same at the end. Fast, sharp to the edge and wide, what's not to like! I really enjoyed the Vlog/review Emily, cheers!
Another excellent review, Emily. Thank you. 🙂 I just took delivery of a Lumix G9 today, so am super-excited to see that the Lumix-Leica collaboration is fit and well. Paul 😎
Tried this lens for astro tonight, just arrived at 3pm, on g9, wow, out with it tonight tried astrophotos on Orion, moonshine a bit bright but impressive results compared to 12 - 60 panaleica and Panasonic Leica 25mm f1.4, the amount of stars was just amazing, manual at about 6 seconds thanks for your site, Colin.
Love how you pixel peep at 400% to get through the RUclips compression. Also interesting how well the shadows can be brought up on the GH6, especially with so many folks saying the shadows at low ISO values are worse than the GH5. If you're looking for any video ideas, you could do a side by side comparison of the GH5 and GH6 showing usable dynamic range in photos at ISO 100/200. This could be expanded to also include ISO 800, where the dynamic range boost mode seems to kick in.
Ooooh, that's a nice little lens to say the least... Absolutely love how small and lightweight it is too. And wow, it isn't at some insanely expensive price either too, which is a really nice thing on top of it all!
I love this review! Best on RUclips for sure! But based on the f-stops you were using throughout the video, I feel like my Leica 8-18 could get the same results while also being able to zoom in if needed. You were normally at f4 or f8 which would means you could have used the 8-18 for this video and probably achieved almost the same results. Thoughts?
It is such a joy to watch your videos. Great content and real reviews with amazing images not too focused on the technical side. Plus, you always make me smile with your wonderful personality. Thank you.
Late to comment, but this video brought me to grab closest lens I have in the cupboard before hitting Italy for a forthnight. The Oly 9mm Body Cap Lens (BCL), it is a very different beast, but allowed me to get familiar with the 9mm Angle of View, and it is great fun. Ended up "glueing" it to the GM5, and shooting conventional lenses on the GX9. Checking stock daily in the Norwegian shops for the PL9, I am getting one, and I blame you Emily! 🙂
I was really waiting for this lens, today arrived my new 15mm f1.7 and for sure the 9mm will be a fantastic pair as soon as will be possible to buy in Italy
Beautiful review and so right to the most important points! I am definitely going to get one after your review. I have a slight concern on the purple blobs when using it with Olympus camera. But I think it will manage and don't see why I shouldn't get one. Cheers.
Well done Emily! Great review. I think this is a very important lens for Panasonic MFT. They appear to have executed it exceptionally well. I’m definitely going to buy it (I have never said that about any item of photography gear upon release before). Prior to this lens I was seriously thinking about buying a Canon RF mount camera and the newish (and inexpensive) RF 16mm F2.8. The vlog warping in the corners on that lens (and many other FF ultra wide lenses) seems much worse than this new Panasonic Leica lens. Have you had a chance to compare the 9mm with FF cameras with lenses having a similar equivalent focal length? As mentioned by another in the comments, there is a bit of focus hunting around the 4 minute mark: we’re you using the focus limiter function in the GH6? Finally, thank you for responding to my recent comment on another of your videos expressing enthusiasm for this (then rumoured) 9mm lens. As you were obviously under a non-disclosure agreement at that time, it was most courteous of you to do so (without giving the game away of course)!
Unfortunately I only have the Samyang 14mm on my full frame camera as the closest comparison, which is a bit too wide for a fair “jello” test. I think (to my eyes!) the wobble at 4 mins is more a bit of jello, than a loss of focus. I thought the focus was really good throughout my tests 😊 And yes, I’m so glad to be able to talk about this lens now!! Thanks for watching and commenting it’s much appreciated! 📸🙏
@@MicroFourNerds re jello/warping, yes there is a bit of that in the corner, however there is also I think a sign of a sneaky background pulse, visible on the building to the right of your head. I don’t have the GH6 but my understanding (hope) is that the focus limiter can eliminate that sort of pulsing?
Smashing review, nice lens. I'm not much into the video side of things, love my GX8, do you think they'll bring out a high end more photo sentric camera
You actually do reviews from the perspective of a real photographer instead of from the perspective of a pixel peeper. They are also paced well and are well produced. This lens is very interesting to me. I've not purchased a new lens for a long time. Many recent releases seem kind of redundant. I have the 12-40 and PL 50-200. Are the 12-45 and 40-150 f/4 lenses really going to entice me? No doubt very nice lenses, but not lenses that do things I can't already do. I have a PL15, which I've used a lot, but have thought something a bit narrower would be interesting to try. The relatively new Olympus 20 looks great. But do I really need a 15 and a 20? This one, especially with the close focusing capabilities, is a different tool. I suspect my run of not purchasing a new lens will soon come to an end. And the price makes me not need to go through an eternal internal debate trying to justify the costs. Again, excellent review.
Looks like a great lens. I’m not sure why Oly/Panasonic have resisted making such a prime for so long. Can’t wait to get one. Pity they went with the 55mm filter size, which I think is a first in M4/3.
Finally we have a 18mm in full frame equivalent lens for m43 that’s is autofocus and bright aperture and it is auto weather sealed. I’m going to use it for my Astrophotography. Wonder how it will stack up against the Laowa 10mm f2.
Now that you have had your 9mm lens for about a year do you still use and love it? And have you done any Astro with this lens please? I bought my Laowa 7.5mm lens long before the 9mm was available. It’s a great lens but having to put duct tape over the focusing ring isn’t really a good look.🫣🫣 I’m seriously thinking of selling my 7.5 and a couple of other unused lenses towards a 9mm beastie.
This lens is a (compact) BEAST! I can’t wait to use it more! What do you reckon?? OH! And I’ve uploaded some unedited images on the accompanying blog post at microfournerds.com if you’d like to see more unedited images from this lens
yeah this looks like a fantastic lens, i just wish it had some stabilization, in that my micro 4/3 camera is the bmpcc OG, which has zero in-camera stabilization, and yeah i can toss it on the gimbal but i just love to be able to take that little camera out and just have fun with it! no rigging, no thought!
Thanks Emily, this lens is on my list! I have the oly 8 and 12mm and was waiting for oly to release a 10mm…hey the 9mm rectilinear from Panasonic-Leica will suffice!
Super review of this very tempting new lens! Love the use of Liverpool as a backdrop. I had an M.Zuiko 9-18mm which I sold to buy a an Oly Pro 12-40 f2.8, which I love. But I do miss the 9mm end very much. I'm off to Stockholm in mid December for a few days and so I'm bound to need an extra wide lens AND low light performance - so I must by this Lumix Leica 9mm f1.7 to take with me, right?!
Do you think Olympus will follow suit with a M.Zuiko 9mm f/1.8 Premium? Right now all they have is the body cap lens that I enjoy, but it's not the same obvs. Would love this, but I prefer the M.Zuiko glass over the Lumix (especially as I only shoot Olympus bodies.)
the 9mm f1.7 panasonic for astro is a little ho hum. better for astigmatism in the corners than the samyang, but coma doesnt correct when stopping down. occasional use its ok, but its not a strong contender.
While there are a lot of reasons why you'd pick this 9mm over the 10-25mm, I'm curious to see a side by side of the 9mm vs. the 10mm of the 10-25mm is it a notable jump or not of quality/rectilinarily?
Ohhh, these bricks in the corner of cathedral photo are so sharp, it could have been the center of the image. Wow 🤩. And how do you manage to do the handheld video but it looks like the camera is mounted on a rail like in the movie sets?
Absolutely brilliant review thank you, instant subscription. Question: If you could only have the 9mm f1.7 or the 8-18mm f2.8-4 which would you choose and why? TIA!
Hi Emily! Another lovely video of yours 🙌🏻 Let me ask you a quick question, if you have to choose only one, will it be this lens, the Lumix 9mm 1.7 or the Laowa 6mm f2.0? Thank you so much in advance!!
Oooo good question. So if you want ULTRA wide there's nothing really to beat the 6mm! The 9mm is more conventional (18mm in full frame terms) but still super wide and very versatile. For my needs personally I think the 9mm is plenty, and I love the Leica quality and auto focus. But some situations really benefit from the super wide 6mm
@@MicroFourNerds While I was watching another video of yours about Astrophotography I made my decision… I’ll go for the 9mm because it is weather sealed and I’m planning being using it for Astro, so better be sure that my lens doesn’t die in the attempt. I love you! Stay brilliant as usual and see you!
Great overview of a mighty little lens Emily. I used to work/live in Liverpool and love the 2 cathedrals-they are gold for a photographer! It would be great if you could test it for astrophotography too :-)
the 9mm f1.7 panasonic for astro is a little ho hum. better for astigmatism in the corners than the samyang, but coma doesnt correct when stopping down. The Coma is only in the corners on the large stars.
I've never used a micro 4/3 system and I having 3 Lumix G95's deliver today for my podcast studio. From this video and other videos I've seen I'm nervous micro 4/3 cameras have terrible dynamic range, low light performance and the crop factor is way more significant than I thought. The purple fringing and color artifacts in the shadows is so disgusting in the cathedral low light shots. I was hoping this Leica lens would help with some of these issues, but It doesn't look like it will. Thanks for the lens review.
Bear in mind if you’re working in a correctly lit studio environment CA or fringing shouldn’t be an issue at all, it only occurs during high contrast, tricky lighting situations. And it’s definitely a phenomenon on all cameras not just mft 😊 I’m sure your g95s will pleasantly surprise you!
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This is happening on every photography channel I follow, in the past two weeks. I guess RUclips is too busy censoring Americans for political reasons to care.
Comparison between the Pan. 9mm and the Pan. 8-18mm?
Also, best Panasonic 9mm F1.7 review out there after I have watched half a dozen other videos or so! This video deserves like 20x more views. Enjoying your photos Emily! Keep it up.
I am definitely buying this lens once it is available in Malaysia, and the "when" is a very big question.
Thank you so much 🙏☺️ mean a lot coming from you!
I've just discovered Micro Four Nerds and it's great. I've been following Robin for a while and, wow, what a classy guy, to stop in and say some words of support here. Kudos to both of you.
I'd be an idiot to ignore both yourself and Emily if I did not get the 9mm lens. I mainly got the 7.5 however my main gripe for the lens is that it can give a very blue cast if you don't keep on top of manual white balance.
BTW
I thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. 😀
Just switched our camera to the Panasonic GH6 recently and stumbled upon this video, definitely trying this out someday for a casual tech vlog!
You’re so good at vlogging! So natural
Thank you Josh! I feel like a right tit in the moment 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I always try and find a quiet spot haha
I’m impressed with the aperture and price. It’s the same $499 USD as the Laowa 9mm f2.8, which is manual focus.
Thanks for the review Emily, lovely photos as always.👍🏻😁
Great video and great examples, Emily. I love your reviews. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing. What a nice video and a great idea to film/vlog on that lens. You actually gave me an idea that I'm going to use in one of my videos😀
Excellent!! 😁📸🎉
The only one missing in my primes lenses with AF, finally!
9mm1.7, 17mm1.8, 25mm1.4ii, 45mm1.2, 75mm1.8... Perfect!
Thanks for this great review (again)
Wow! You are so so perfect and awesome in reviewing each and every feature of any lens thrown at you.....newly launched or otherwise.... I loved the way you explained everything with intricate detail and elaboration right up to post processing on computer..your video is flawless from beginning to the end....enchanting and mesmering ....but more jaw dropping because I hardly get to watch any reviews by female photographers on RUclips as perfect as yours.
Now time for me to collect enough money to buy this lens..A big thank you.🎉
I always like final images that you create, especially colors and moods. I mostly shoot with Sonys recently, but whenever I do editing in post, always go with your luts first and usually that's all I need 😀
Just ordered this lens for my first 4/3's camera!
And NIN rules!
Thanks for the vid.
This is in my opinion the best review of this lens period! Great job Emily. I bought one a few weeks ago in anticipation of my family trip to Italy. Love your wide angel composition/perspective shots quite a fair bit and hope I can do just as half as you with this lens when I am back from my trip :-). Cheers....
The best M43s lens ever made. The only reason I keep thinking about M43 although I own the S5ii right now and the 24 mm is amazing, but I still think about this 9mm leica 1.7...
A cool thing about the gh6 with this lens is if you're a 4k video shooter not only will it give you 18mm equiv. with the full sensor readout but the pixel to pixel mode will give you 25mm equiv. 2 very useful focal lengths for video.
Thank you!! I was looking for a wide angle prime to go with my Lumix 14-140mm everyday carry, to shoot indoors at castles and churches... Just like you are doing in this video! Love it!
I love this lens! I hope an updated GX85ii or similar comes out soon to pair with it.
YOU HAVE HAD IT AND YOU NEVER TOLD US!!!!! OMG! I am so excited!
Mwhahahaha!
All the way through I was thinking this lens is going to be mega for Astro, so I smiled when you said pretty much the same at the end. Fast, sharp to the edge and wide, what's not to like! I really enjoyed the Vlog/review Emily, cheers!
I need this lens in my life like yesterday!
Excellent review Emily1 I appreciate your more practical approach to review as opposed to clinical approach.
I've watched so many reviews because I wasn't sure yet but your photos finally convinced me!
Another excellent review, Emily. Thank you. 🙂 I just took delivery of a Lumix G9 today, so am super-excited to see that the Lumix-Leica collaboration is fit and well.
Paul 😎
Oooo New Camera day is the best day! Enjoy!
@@MicroFourNerds Thank you! I'm adding to my Olympus EM-1 and assorted lenses. The G9 looks to be a superb camera!
Paul 😎
@@ImpManiac it’s a great camera!
Tried this lens for astro tonight, just arrived at 3pm, on g9, wow, out with it tonight tried astrophotos on Orion, moonshine a bit bright but impressive results compared to 12 - 60 panaleica and Panasonic Leica 25mm f1.4, the amount of stars was just amazing, manual at about 6 seconds thanks for your site, Colin.
Love how you pixel peep at 400% to get through the RUclips compression. Also interesting how well the shadows can be brought up on the GH6, especially with so many folks saying the shadows at low ISO values are worse than the GH5. If you're looking for any video ideas, you could do a side by side comparison of the GH5 and GH6 showing usable dynamic range in photos at ISO 100/200. This could be expanded to also include ISO 800, where the dynamic range boost mode seems to kick in.
YT Compression when showing things is the worst and 400% helps a lot!
You’re nice, cool and competent. I’m so pleased to watch your reviews as one of the most reliable hands-on expert 🤗
Can't wait to see a comparison of it and the Laowa 7.5mm F/2. Especially for astrophotography. Keep up the good work!
Awesome pix, great job, I'm an MFT shooter as well with GX85 and G85, looks promising..
Lovely review. Your enthusiasm really adds to the enjoyment of the reviews too.
Ooooh, that's a nice little lens to say the least... Absolutely love how small and lightweight it is too. And wow, it isn't at some insanely expensive price either too, which is a really nice thing on top of it all!
Quality content. Amazing captures on your part.
Can't wait to see how this lens works with my Oly; it sounds like it could be the optimal astro lens. Jealous that you got your hands on one already.
I ordered mine yesterday. Can't wait to try it out.
Thanks for the amazing review! 🙏🏻 You absolutely covered everything I wanted to know about the lens! And you definitely sold it to me!!
Cheers,
Benni
So you already had the lens when I mentioned it, so awesome! Glad you like the lens, very curious how your astro will turn out now!
I truly love your videos. I like how you showed both picture and video. Thanks so much for sharing.
I love this review! Best on RUclips for sure! But based on the f-stops you were using throughout the video, I feel like my Leica 8-18 could get the same results while also being able to zoom in if needed. You were normally at f4 or f8 which would means you could have used the 8-18 for this video and probably achieved almost the same results. Thoughts?
This is an excellent camera review vlog. Also beautiful photos! It’s making me miss Liverpool
Hmmmm. I have been loving the 10/2 indoors, but this may be a good replacement.
It is such a joy to watch your videos. Great content and real reviews with amazing images not too focused on the technical side. Plus, you always make me smile with your wonderful personality. Thank you.
Thank you very much! 🙏☺️
Thanks for this nice review! I too am wondering how the 9mm images would look next to the wide end of the 10-25mm...awesome NIN shirt btw.
Interested lence love the photos
Fantastic review, your videos style is very enjoyable & very good show case of your composition & editing skill 🎉
Those warping corners on the vlogging segment say it all. Great lens for everything else though.
Think I might have to get this - great review!
It’s such a great lens!
I love your time lapses!!! 💗💗💗 Great review of a great looking lens.
I love all of my Lumix lenses....even the cheap ones produce above average images. This one is on my list !
Just Thank you Emily, all your stuff is good has helped me no end 🙂
Wow, that architecture is stunning. Great lens too.
Brilliant video Emily, definitely a lens I’ll consider.
Liverpool looks terrific, I was last there back in 1995 😬
Really impressing lens and reviewer. THANK YOU EMILY
Excellent review again ! And great photos too as usual. Wondering how it would pair with my OMD EM1 mk iii !
The purple fringing is horrible with oly bodies
I didn’t think that I would like it, but you’ve proven me wrong and I will definitely add it to my lens collection.
Just ordered mine, still finding my way around the camera as the GH6 is my first proper camera, that I did buy because of the video specs.
I shoot mainly landscape, cityscape and architecture, so, this lens is perfect. The price is great, so, I will be purchasing one.
Late to comment, but this video brought me to grab closest lens I have in the cupboard before hitting Italy for a forthnight. The Oly 9mm Body Cap Lens (BCL), it is a very different beast, but allowed me to get familiar with the 9mm Angle of View, and it is great fun. Ended up "glueing" it to the GM5, and shooting conventional lenses on the GX9. Checking stock daily in the Norwegian shops for the PL9, I am getting one, and I blame you Emily! 🙂
I was really waiting for this lens, today arrived my new 15mm f1.7 and for sure the 9mm will be a fantastic pair as soon as will be possible to buy in Italy
All we need now is the gx10 with a mic jack and gh6 style flippy screen
I just bought a 25mm Limix $145.00. Thanks for reviewing MFT lens systems. Just sub'ed.
Beautiful review and so right to the most important points! I am definitely going to get one after your review. I have a slight concern on the purple blobs when using it with Olympus camera. But I think it will manage and don't see why I shouldn't get one. Cheers.
Brilliant I always check you before a purchase and thank you
Some top notch photos you've got there!!
Well done Emily! Great review. I think this is a very important lens for Panasonic MFT. They appear to have executed it exceptionally well. I’m definitely going to buy it (I have never said that about any item of photography gear upon release before).
Prior to this lens I was seriously thinking about buying a Canon RF mount camera and the newish (and inexpensive) RF 16mm F2.8. The vlog warping in the corners on that lens (and many other FF ultra wide lenses) seems much worse than this new Panasonic Leica lens. Have you had a chance to compare the 9mm with FF cameras with lenses having a similar equivalent focal length?
As mentioned by another in the comments, there is a bit of focus hunting around the 4 minute mark: we’re you using the focus limiter function in the GH6?
Finally, thank you for responding to my recent comment on another of your videos expressing enthusiasm for this (then rumoured) 9mm lens. As you were obviously under a non-disclosure agreement at that time, it was most courteous of you to do so (without giving the game away of course)!
Unfortunately I only have the Samyang 14mm on my full frame camera as the closest comparison, which is a bit too wide for a fair “jello” test.
I think (to my eyes!) the wobble at 4 mins is more a bit of jello, than a loss of focus. I thought the focus was really good throughout my tests 😊
And yes, I’m so glad to be able to talk about this lens now!! Thanks for watching and commenting it’s much appreciated! 📸🙏
@@MicroFourNerds re jello/warping, yes there is a bit of that in the corner, however there is also I think a sign of a sneaky background pulse, visible on the building to the right of your head. I don’t have the GH6 but my understanding (hope) is that the focus limiter can eliminate that sort of pulsing?
Nice fun happy video as always Emily!
Thank you! I loved your review as well! 📸
Perfektní! Skvělá recenze a pěkný fotky. Asi vážně do něj půjdu :) Jsem zvědav co z něj vytáhne Panasonic GX80...
Great review as always, love your images! And this is already a classic lens for mft
Smashing review, nice lens.
I'm not much into the video side of things, love my GX8, do you think they'll bring out a high end more photo sentric camera
You actually do reviews from the perspective of a real photographer instead of from the perspective of a pixel peeper. They are also paced well and are well produced. This lens is very interesting to me. I've not purchased a new lens for a long time. Many recent releases seem kind of redundant. I have the 12-40 and PL 50-200. Are the 12-45 and 40-150 f/4 lenses really going to entice me? No doubt very nice lenses, but not lenses that do things I can't already do. I have a PL15, which I've used a lot, but have thought something a bit narrower would be interesting to try. The relatively new Olympus 20 looks great. But do I really need a 15 and a 20? This one, especially with the close focusing capabilities, is a different tool. I suspect my run of not purchasing a new lens will soon come to an end. And the price makes me not need to go through an eternal internal debate trying to justify the costs. Again, excellent review.
Looks like a great lens. I’m not sure why Oly/Panasonic have resisted making such a prime for so long. Can’t wait to get one. Pity they went with the 55mm filter size, which I think is a first in M4/3.
Finally we have a 18mm in full frame equivalent lens for m43 that’s is autofocus and bright aperture and it is auto weather sealed. I’m going to use it for my Astrophotography. Wonder how it will stack up against the Laowa 10mm f2.
This looks like a must buy.
Great video! Excited to buy one
For my style of “run & gun” photography I want one for my petite GX-85..
Now that you have had your 9mm lens for about a year do you still use and love it?
And have you done any Astro with this lens please?
I bought my Laowa 7.5mm lens long before the 9mm was available. It’s a great lens but having to put duct tape over the focusing ring isn’t really a good look.🫣🫣
I’m seriously thinking of selling my 7.5 and a couple of other unused lenses towards a 9mm beastie.
You're great at this, Emily. Very authentic. Keep on keeping it real. (Or something)
Great review and a big big thumbs up for the NIN shirt
The library is so cool! And yesss I love NIN one of my fave bands ever to see live I think!
This lens is a (compact) BEAST! I can’t wait to use it more! What do you reckon?? OH! And I’ve uploaded some unedited images on the accompanying blog post at microfournerds.com if you’d like to see more unedited images from this lens
yeah this looks like a fantastic lens, i just wish it had some stabilization, in that my micro 4/3 camera is the bmpcc OG, which has zero in-camera stabilization, and yeah i can toss it on the gimbal but i just love to be able to take that little camera out and just have fun with it! no rigging, no thought!
Thanks Emily, this lens is on my list! I have the oly 8 and 12mm and was waiting for oly to release a 10mm…hey the 9mm rectilinear from Panasonic-Leica will suffice!
Super review of this very tempting new lens! Love the use of Liverpool as a backdrop. I had an M.Zuiko 9-18mm which I sold to buy a an Oly Pro 12-40 f2.8, which I love. But I do miss the 9mm end very much. I'm off to Stockholm in mid December for a few days and so I'm bound to need an extra wide lens AND low light performance - so I must by this Lumix Leica 9mm f1.7 to take with me, right?!
Buy ittttt 🤣
@@MicroFourNerds in order! No stock available at the moment but got it on back order
Thanks for this great review!
Do you think Olympus will follow suit with a M.Zuiko 9mm f/1.8 Premium? Right now all they have is the body cap lens that I enjoy, but it's not the same obvs. Would love this, but I prefer the M.Zuiko glass over the Lumix (especially as I only shoot Olympus bodies.)
Can't wait to see how this lens does with astrophotography! I would hope that being a fast lens with good edge clarity it should do quite well.
the 9mm f1.7 panasonic for astro is a little ho hum. better for astigmatism in the corners than the samyang, but coma doesnt correct when stopping down. occasional use its ok, but its not a strong contender.
Gorgeous photos, Emily xx
Thank you 🙏 ☺️
Wow can't wait for it
I was quite excited about this lens for astro until I saw the coma performance on another channel; terrible until stopped all the way down to f4.
It's amazing 👍 Many thanks for your great videos 👍
While there are a lot of reasons why you'd pick this 9mm over the 10-25mm, I'm curious to see a side by side of the 9mm vs. the 10mm of the 10-25mm is it a notable jump or not of quality/rectilinarily?
10-25 is 3.5 times the price and 5 times the size.
@@CheapCharlieChronicles yes it is, still I'm interested in a comparison of that 1mm difference.
@thailander greetings 👍
hmmm, I sold the 10-25 so there was no crossover to the 9mm. my 10-25 on OM-1 wouldnt let me use MF when at 10mm, some stuttering electrical issue.
Impressive lens! M43lives! 🙂
Ohhh, these bricks in the corner of cathedral photo are so sharp, it could have been the center of the image. Wow 🤩. And how do you manage to do the handheld video but it looks like the camera is mounted on a rail like in the movie sets?
Walking softly, lots of practice, and a gh6!
I'm happy with the oly 9-18 but I kinda want this for the close focus
The close focus is so odd. Like you hit the subject with your lens before it loses focus?! It’s magic! Haha
MFT body with 9mm + Compact camera with zoom lens such as TZ200(TX2 in Japan) may be proper choice.
It looks like a very nice lens. Won't be available in Canada until near the end of July, though. 😞
Great review! Have you by any chance tried it for astro, and compared it to the Laowa 6mm (or 7.5mm if you also own that) for astro?? thanks
Absolutely brilliant review thank you, instant subscription. Question: If you could only have the 9mm f1.7 or the 8-18mm f2.8-4 which would you choose and why? TIA!
Oooo that’s a tough one!! I love the versatility of the 8-18, but the form factor of the 9mm…. I think the 9mm but it’s a close call!
The advantages of the AF and Aperture of the 9mm is sweet, however the Laowa 7.5mm is still the GOAT.
Hi Emily! Another lovely video of yours 🙌🏻
Let me ask you a quick question, if you have to choose only one, will it be this lens, the Lumix 9mm 1.7 or the Laowa 6mm f2.0?
Thank you so much in advance!!
Oooo good question. So if you want ULTRA wide there's nothing really to beat the 6mm! The 9mm is more conventional (18mm in full frame terms) but still super wide and very versatile. For my needs personally I think the 9mm is plenty, and I love the Leica quality and auto focus. But some situations really benefit from the super wide 6mm
@@MicroFourNerds While I was watching another video of yours about Astrophotography I made my decision… I’ll go for the 9mm because it is weather sealed and I’m planning being using it for Astro, so better be sure that my lens doesn’t die in the attempt.
I love you! Stay brilliant as usual and see you!
I’m buying this asap
Great overview of a mighty little lens Emily. I used to work/live in Liverpool and love the 2 cathedrals-they are gold for a photographer! It would be great if you could test it for astrophotography too :-)
the 9mm f1.7 panasonic for astro is a little ho hum. better for astigmatism in the corners than the samyang, but coma doesnt correct when stopping down. The Coma is only in the corners on the large stars.
@@godsinbox Thanks, appreciated :-)
Wonderful lens; great video! Have you tried on your G100? Perhaps with a small gimbal?
I've never used a micro 4/3 system and I having 3 Lumix G95's deliver today for my podcast studio. From this video and other videos I've seen I'm nervous micro 4/3 cameras have terrible dynamic range, low light performance and the crop factor is way more significant than I thought. The purple fringing and color artifacts in the shadows is so disgusting in the cathedral low light shots. I was hoping this Leica lens would help with some of these issues, but It doesn't look like it will. Thanks for the lens review.
Bear in mind if you’re working in a correctly lit studio environment CA or fringing shouldn’t be an issue at all, it only occurs during high contrast, tricky lighting situations. And it’s definitely a phenomenon on all cameras not just mft 😊 I’m sure your g95s will pleasantly surprise you!