I always look forward to watching these videos when I get the alert. For me this is the best one yet. The subject, wild location, the narrative and the awesome pictures. I think these captured Corey perfectly. I’m not a fan of twisting the model into exaggerated poses these looked so natural it made me feel inspired. Thanks for sharing
Fantastique, vraiment hors du commun, un document absolument remarquable. Merci de créer ces moments de connexion à la beauté, de la vie de la femme et du Photographe. Bien sûr. Merci❤
You have another subscriber. This was a beautifully done video. I am a control freak and rarely shoot without my own lighting but that location and model worked great with natural light. The back-lit shots of her kneeling in the field were stone-cold gorgeous! Great work.
I have seen many portrait shootings of you but I like this one the best. Everything seems to be perfect, the model, the amazing connection between you and her, the environment and the gear! And to be really honest, I don't know why but I love the pictures done with G9II more than with the S5II. You should definitely shoot more portraits with the G9II...😊
Sick man!! The Leica look in the G9 MKII with the Pani Leica 42.5 f/1.2 is the best MFT combo you can have for portraits! Gorgeous model she is Kore. Thanks!
@@slows728 I think you didn’t use this lens clearly! I used it on my Oly and it is very fast. Bokeh is top!! The Pani is the sharpest with micro contrast!!
@@kosmidts I had both, I sold the PL almost as soon as I have bought the Olympus. Bokeh is very good but the Oly is even better, visibly smoother, you should try it. And my sample of the Oly is also slightly sharper wide open than the PanaLeica I had. About micro-contrast, you're right, the Oly 45mm Pro is not the best about micro contrast (the 25mm Pro on the other hand has great micro contrast), but my PL 10-25mm and especially my PL 25-50mm destroy both the Oly 45 and the PL 42.5mm for micro contrast.
Always great to see the Nocticron in use. Barely any of the people testing out and making videos for the G9ii even attempted to use anything but the press kit new lenses that came with the camera. It's a shame, MFT has some of the best portrait lenses for the price you can get that produce amazing results with just enough subject separation that it isn't a distracting blur. The Sigma 30 and 56mm f1.4's along with the Olympus 45 and 75mm f1.8's are 4 great lenses for a decent budget if you hunt used that take great portraits. The 42.5mm f1.7 from Panasonic is also good, but I often find the Oly 45mm for cheaper and fine it has a tad more character, similar to how the Nocticron is "worse" than the 45mm f1.2, but it's not as sterile, the 45mm f1.2 is almost too sharp for portraits. Honestly, if it weren't for camera makers being afraid of losing the consumer market to rapidly advancing phones (I'm talking still around 10 years away, but that's not that far off), they would be pushing APS-C and MFT a LOT more than they are instead of creating the cult of full frame with marketing to sell higher profit margin lenses for as long as possible until that consumer market fades away. With current and advancing technology, both in camera and in post-processing, APS-C/MFT should be taking on the role that 35mm film did back when Leica really pushed it. Full frame would act as 120mm film did being a higher quality option that kind of dwindled down to people that actually needed it past just marketing buzz. Leica already tried to push this idea, then dropped it later one without a word really, when they launched the CL, saying it was the camera that Oskar Barnack would make today. Currently, I have 2 MFT bodies for work, an E-M5.III and G9, and a Pentax 645Z if I truly need more sensor for the niche situations it really does well with (dreamy portraits for the most part). The difference in price for me to pick up an Olympus 45mm f1.2, or even a 42.5mm f1.2 Nocticron, compared to a similarly solid 85mm optically speaking on any mirrorless FF system is pretty massive. That's not even mentioning the Oly 75mm f1.8 that's basically impossible to replace for even half the price.
Nice work. I did similar outdoor shoots in '60's! Pentax, later Nikon-F with 105mm Nikkor. Truthfully all these new cameras don't make any differences!
Kore is Smokin Hot and I think she would have climbed those trees if you asked her! Amazing work both photo shoot and this video! Well done! You definitely are an incredible photographer and have a great eye for composition! Very inspiring! I've been thinking hard about the G9II but now, thanks to you, I have to get one! I have the G9 and have loved use it ever since I got it but after sseing this video, I'm convinced and motivated tp push forward with the purchase when they hit Adorama! Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!
I've been scouring YT for someone with specific artistic sensibilities while using 4/3 cameras and finally found your channel! Hoping to create some short films with MFT camera soon and your content will fuel me with inspiration! Great work!
Tx for this - was looking for these kind of work with G9ii. I am keen to get a MFT due to its size - but wanted to know about portrait output in it - at India there is no market for MFT, even Panasonic dont say anything about it. With ur video i made my decision to book it😊
I've just subscribed, that is stunning work. May I ask, you said that the images were shot using the Leica Monochrome profile, but are the displayed images, straight out of camera JPGs or are they processed and edited from raw?
Really appreciate it Alex. I was using a very early version of the camera and the Raw images were not editable in Lightroom so on this rare occasion I edited the JPEGs. Didn’t really do anything other than tweak the contrast very slightly and add a smidge of sharpening.
Honestly I dont know. I had super pre production models. My gut says yes but I haven’t seen the production model footage. It’s a badass little camera. And the autofocus and real-time lut function is rad. And I believe you can record to an ssd. I’m hoping to get my mits on a production model soon.
Aside from phenomenal work, I always love how you give the model the voice. Keep them coming!
Thank you! Will do!
Superior quality work which exposes the flaws in social media algorithms. Congratulations.
Thank you very very much. Agreed!
I always look forward to watching these videos when I get the alert. For me this is the best one yet. The subject, wild location, the narrative and the awesome pictures. I think these captured Corey perfectly. I’m not a fan of twisting the model into exaggerated poses these looked so natural it made me feel inspired. Thanks for sharing
Thank ya Ian
Beautiful video, photos, model, aerials, and narration. Dang, Ben, you rock. Thanks for the inspiration.
Appreciate it man
Pfff........I could feel the Adventure. Thanks for sharing
You bet!
The best video so far from your channel. The images are incredible , model is phenomenal . More of this please, please
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W❤️🔥W!!! On 🔥🔥!!
wonderful collaboration, gorgeous images 🙌🏼
Thank you! Cheers!
I'm always, ALWAYS inspired by your videos and the way you work with the models!!
Glad you like them!
Just when you thought MFT was on its way out….here is proof that all you need is good glass and great talent
Wisdom
Who said it’s on the way out ??? Probably clowns who can’t use a camera
Another fantastic production... Bravo Ben!
Thanks again!
Fantastique, vraiment hors du commun, un document absolument remarquable. Merci de créer ces moments de connexion à la beauté, de la vie de la femme et du Photographe. Bien sûr. Merci❤
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WOOW … well done from you both! ❤❤
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You have another subscriber. This was a beautifully done video. I am a control freak and rarely shoot without my own lighting but that location and model worked great with natural light. The back-lit shots of her kneeling in the field were stone-cold gorgeous! Great work.
I don't need to say a thing, every else beat me to it ! zen billings in canada
Thank you sir
I have seen many portrait shootings of you but I like this one the best. Everything seems to be perfect, the model, the amazing connection between you and her, the environment and the gear! And to be really honest, I don't know why but I love the pictures done with G9II more than with the S5II. You should definitely shoot more portraits with the G9II...😊
Thank ya very much
Sick man!! The Leica look in the G9 MKII with the Pani Leica 42.5 f/1.2 is the best MFT combo you can have for portraits! Gorgeous model she is Kore. Thanks!
In fact the Olympus 45mm Pro f1.2 has even smoother bokeh, along with silent and faster AF.
@@slows728 I think you didn’t use this lens clearly! I used it on my Oly and it is very fast. Bokeh is top!! The Pani is the sharpest with micro contrast!!
@@kosmidts I had both, I sold the PL almost as soon as I have bought the Olympus. Bokeh is very good but the Oly is even better, visibly smoother, you should try it.
And my sample of the Oly is also slightly sharper wide open than the PanaLeica I had.
About micro-contrast, you're right, the Oly 45mm Pro is not the best about micro contrast (the 25mm Pro on the other hand has great micro contrast), but my PL 10-25mm and especially my PL 25-50mm destroy both the Oly 45 and the PL 42.5mm for micro contrast.
Thanks pal
Really want to try that Oly lens.
Very nice all around, that Leica Monochrome is something for sure..
Thank you
Great work! More like this!
More to come. Many more in the archives.
Always great to see the Nocticron in use. Barely any of the people testing out and making videos for the G9ii even attempted to use anything but the press kit new lenses that came with the camera. It's a shame, MFT has some of the best portrait lenses for the price you can get that produce amazing results with just enough subject separation that it isn't a distracting blur. The Sigma 30 and 56mm f1.4's along with the Olympus 45 and 75mm f1.8's are 4 great lenses for a decent budget if you hunt used that take great portraits. The 42.5mm f1.7 from Panasonic is also good, but I often find the Oly 45mm for cheaper and fine it has a tad more character, similar to how the Nocticron is "worse" than the 45mm f1.2, but it's not as sterile, the 45mm f1.2 is almost too sharp for portraits.
Honestly, if it weren't for camera makers being afraid of losing the consumer market to rapidly advancing phones (I'm talking still around 10 years away, but that's not that far off), they would be pushing APS-C and MFT a LOT more than they are instead of creating the cult of full frame with marketing to sell higher profit margin lenses for as long as possible until that consumer market fades away. With current and advancing technology, both in camera and in post-processing, APS-C/MFT should be taking on the role that 35mm film did back when Leica really pushed it. Full frame would act as 120mm film did being a higher quality option that kind of dwindled down to people that actually needed it past just marketing buzz. Leica already tried to push this idea, then dropped it later one without a word really, when they launched the CL, saying it was the camera that Oskar Barnack would make today.
Currently, I have 2 MFT bodies for work, an E-M5.III and G9, and a Pentax 645Z if I truly need more sensor for the niche situations it really does well with (dreamy portraits for the most part). The difference in price for me to pick up an Olympus 45mm f1.2, or even a 42.5mm f1.2 Nocticron, compared to a similarly solid 85mm optically speaking on any mirrorless FF system is pretty massive. That's not even mentioning the Oly 75mm f1.8 that's basically impossible to replace for even half the price.
Hey thanks for this. Some wise words. I had that oIly 45 1.8 back in the day and made some of my favorite portraits with it.
Absurdly beautiful portraits.
Thank you very much
Stunning work 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank ya
Holy crap, man. This is dynamite. So great when your crraft meets up with a model’s talent
Thank you sir
Nice work. I did similar outdoor shoots in '60's! Pentax, later Nikon-F with 105mm Nikkor. Truthfully all these new cameras don't make any differences!
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Incredible video and shoot session ! Natural compositions like always…seductive model…well done Man..thank you! Be safe, Cheers..
Gracias
Kore is Smokin Hot and I think she would have climbed those trees if you asked her! Amazing work both photo shoot and this video! Well done! You definitely are an incredible photographer and have a great eye for composition! Very inspiring! I've been thinking hard about the G9II but now, thanks to you, I have to get one! I have the G9 and have loved use it ever since I got it but after sseing this video, I'm convinced and motivated tp push forward with the purchase when they hit Adorama! Great stuff! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Chuck
5:41 is my favourite from these I think, difficult to choose because the're are so many I like.....decisions, decisions....
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Do set the Leica Monochrome to the base setting or adjustments? Looks good.
I use Leica Mono as the base. Love it. Thank you.
Beautiful images and subject.👍
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I have this lens, it's incredible, it alone is motivation enough to upgrade to the G9II camera.
🙏🏼🙏🏼 amazing lens.
Someone here really knows what he does.
I've been scouring YT for someone with specific artistic sensibilities while using 4/3 cameras and finally found your channel! Hoping to create some short films with MFT camera soon and your content will fuel me with inspiration! Great work!
Amazing. Thank you very much. And crush it!
Tx for this - was looking for these kind of work with G9ii. I am keen to get a MFT due to its size - but wanted to know about portrait output in it - at India there is no market for MFT, even Panasonic dont say anything about it. With ur video i made my decision to book it😊
Cool. Thanks for watching.
can you compare side by side comparison using g9ii with g9i in portrait shot pls
Don't own a G9
also have you found any good EF to M43 adapters?
Nope. I have no EF lenses
WOW 🤩 is this an 50mill Lens?
did u do all on f1.4 ?
Wide open, all of them. The lens is a 1.2.
Did a camera ever love a model more?
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I've just subscribed, that is stunning work. May I ask, you said that the images were shot using the Leica Monochrome profile, but are the displayed images, straight out of camera JPGs or are they processed and edited from raw?
Really appreciate it Alex. I was using a very early version of the camera and the Raw images were not editable in Lightroom so on this rare occasion I edited the JPEGs. Didn’t really do anything other than tweak the contrast very slightly and add a smidge of sharpening.
@@adventureStaley wow, that seems to be an impressive Mono profile. Thank you for taking the time to reply
A question, have you tried any non-panasonic lenses on it and if so, how is the AF with third-party lenses! Thank you in advance if you can answer!
Have not. But when I get my hands on a production model I sure will.
Was the actual video shot on the G9ii?
The slow mo models shots were. The bts video was a GH6
@@adventureStaleyin your opinion would you say the G9ii is worth upgrading from the gh6 from a video standpoint?
Honestly I dont know. I had super pre production models. My gut says yes but I haven’t seen the production model footage. It’s a badass little camera. And the autofocus and real-time lut function is rad. And I believe you can record to an ssd.
I’m hoping to get my mits on a production model soon.
Was it now shot on MFT or film? IG says Film(?)
I routinely shoot with multiple cameras and you dont always see the full scope of the shoot on social media.
Got it .. thanks 😊
Amazing video.
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Wonderful! Best yet, superb evocative model and great photography enjoyed immensly :-)
Awesome! Thank you!
Bravo! Fantastic short film. And Kore is stunning. 👍🏻🙌🏻
Thank you very much!
What a beautiful photos and what a beautiful Lady😊
Thank ya. Yep.
Simply staggeringly beautiful images of a great model, with excellent video production. This is superb.
Gracias sir
This is awesome and so underrated!
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Her makeup is amazing 🤩
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What a Lens! Was it shot with LEICA Monochrome? What a mood, what a place, what a great talent with awesome hair. You simply made a great job Sir.
Yes, Leica Mono. Thank ya!
That was wonderful. Too good for RUclips! Subscribed!
This means a lot. Thank you so much.
Did you use 4k100/120 for this?
I think it was 60. Dang, can’t remember. Shot this in early July.
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truly awesome, no need for me to say anything.....everyone else beat me to it !
Thanks dude
Awesome!!
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