Panasonic Leica 42.5 f1.2 Nocticron Lens Review Micro 4/3 - Lumix G9

Today in the art studio we are continuing our mission of reviewing the lens options for Micro 4/3's camera systems. I'll go over the details of the Panasonic Leica Nocticron 42.5 f/1.2 for Lumix and Olympus M43 systems, and share some inspirations though photographs taken with that lens.
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[@harryniedecken5321]

Thanks for the video and photos. I am not in any way a pro but I have this lens and a G9. It is one of the best for really capturing the range of blues and greens at shoreline.

[@arifkizilay]

hi, is that the equivalent of 2.4 a full-frame lens? reference:
ruclips.net/video/DtDotqLx6nA/видео.html
thank you.

[@nerdMike]

Don't know if edited the jpg or not, but doesn't look "professional", very weak colours and contast (the first half). Way too less also in terms of perceived sharpness (I love my G85, but depending of the light and scene contrast, most of the time you can't get barely close to a larger sensor camera result. The few pictures after a shoot I love on the other side are terrific, and that's why I want to keep my Lumix even paired with a D610)

[@artistcharlesmaring]

nerd Mike Well Mike I’m not sure how to respond to the idea that it doesn’t look professional. I suppose it’s personal taste.
I am a working professional for 20+ years that has worked with everything from Hasselblad to Nikon Canon and now Lumix with lots of top awards and celeb clients who adore my work. Flatter images with subtle colors are actually more filmic to me than punchy contrast and bold colors. So that’s what seek in my work. To each their own I guess.

[@nerdMike]

@@artistcharlesmaring don't want to criticize You :) not my intention to judge a professional work and person.
I can only see them via RUclips so not full res, but the sensation for the part between 05:00 and 08:00 is not a modern contrast style to me (or cinematic). I found this behavior on m4/3 when camera can't handle the scene contrast well, image become very flat expecially on black. A starting point to get the final image processed then. More a tech limitation than a wrong photo. So is not a critique to You 😊
Just my poor opinion 👍
Still saying that owing m4/3 and also FullFrame. When you flatter contrast on a full frame is totally different, here seems to have not enough Dynamic range the sensor.

[@nerdMike]

@@artistcharlesmaring btw I liked you Panasonic proper reviews, hard to find on RUclips ;)

[@ephektz]

nerd Mike I know exactly how to respond: you have no idea what you’re talking about. I’m pretty sure you’re just saying words, and none of the technical critique in regards to full frame vs crop sensor have any basis in reality. The post processing here has no bearing on dynamic range. Whoever you’re listening to that has helped cultivate your skewed view of sensor sizes is wrong. There are only a couple very specific, objective differences between sensor sizes; dynamic range is not one of them. You are clearly not a professional, and if by some chance you happen to fit only the very technical definition of getting paid for photography, I pity the client that had the misfortune of making such a mistake.