Nice video and some beautiful images that appear to be very sharp. You make a good case for the MFT format for those of us who like to travel light and can't afford to spend a fortune on gear. I hope Panasonic will continue to invest in the G9 and MFT now that it appears we may have lost Olympus. 👽👍👍👍
Great photos and videos, and beautiful birds. I have recently owned a Lumix G9 and Lumix 100-400, and your videos help me learn how to use this equipment. Thank you for your work.
I can see you! Lovely birds and the trees make nice colour too. Lovely shots at 7:35 / 7:44 / 7:50 / 8:29. Kookaburra - Tree Kingfisher. I'm oping to get out to see our kingfisher in the morning using the new settings you recommended on another video. Sadly, our birds are much, much smaller / harder to film.
I have been using the G9 and the Panasonic-Leica 100-400 for a year and one-half. I mostly shoot bird photographs. These are wonderful bird photographs and videos, Andrew.
What lovely bird photos! I really appreciate that you don’t necessarily zoom in on a closeup, but instead, show the surroundings. It makes a more interesting photo. The Kookaburra was pretty spectacular, especially seeing it’s fluffy feathers in the breeze. Nice!
Very clear sound, smooth and very articulate delivery of commentary, fabulous shots/footage, stunning colours, intriguing birds, terrific editing -- what's not to like. Thank you, Mr. Goodall, for a a most enjoyable and magical experience. If you ever happen to be in New Delhi, India, when the silk cotton trees are in bloom, you'll find the fleshy red flowers with their heady aroma attract a variety of birds such as Brahminy Starlings, Mynahs, Purple Sunbirds, Green Pigeons and even the odd hawk, no doubt in search of a quick snack. I have shot all these right off my balcony at a range of about 20 - 40 yards with a humble Nikon Coolpix P510 at full 1,000mm / 2,000mm digital, ISO 100; the little camera, with its laser sharp lens, far exceeded its design parameters! I can just imagine what your G9 and Leica 100~400mm lens will do!
My God, That is a ripper shot at the end Andrew......how lucky were you.?!!! All the shots were lovely and I think I'll watch this a few times. Thanks for putting in so much information regarding the actual photography and the names of the birds. I must now have a crack at the slow-motion function. It looks so very impressive!!
Thanks Nikki, yes I was pretty happy with my efforts on this one. The slow motion video is surprising easy to use. I am yet to tackle the VFR video functions...that may have to be my next project.
Australia has such an incredible variety of wildlife. So many different beautiful birds. And I just picked up a Panasonic G9 myself. So far I love it, so much lighter than lugging around all my Canon gear. Not so easy for an old man these days. LOL
Thanks Andrew for sharing top shots and video clips; the Woompoo Fruit Dove was worthy of the climax. I have a G9 with a 14-140mm lens; would this lens enable me to take birds and other wildlife shots? Hope your answer is 'yes'. I'll go looking for the coral tree around Hervey Bay. Mike in Oz
Hi Mike, the 140mm lens will be good for larger birds that are not too far from the camera. On this video for example, some of my wattle bird shots were taken at around 100-150mm, but they were just a few metres away. ALL of the honeyeater shots were taken with the zoom all the way out to 400mm, and a lot of those shots have also been cropped to bring the birds even closer...but they are smaller birds and mostly taken from a range of ten metres or so. So you will find it will be pretty good as long as the birds let you get close to them, but not really powerful enough for 'serious' bird pursuits.
Thank you...and no, I just count on sight and sound. And in this case I know the location well as I visit often, sometimes by myself and sometimes with my photography students.
Amazing stuff, and beautiful too. Does the animal recognition mode on the G9 work at the 400mm length, or do you not use it? I have a G9 and am about to buy the 100-400mm lens... immediately after watching this video in fact!
Yes the animal recognition works on the big lens, but I find it is a bit hit-and-miss. For birds among branches and flowers as seen in this video, it would focus on the flower as often as it focuses on the bird. Animal recognition is good in simple situations like a dog running on a beach, horse in a paddock etc., but can be problematic when there is a lot of competing background.
@@naturesimagephotography Many thanks for that, much appreciated. My order is in! I'm greatly looking forward to the the extra reach, and experimenting with the various focus set-ups offered by the G9. All the best.
I find the whole 'sweet spot thing' a bit irrelevant. If I made the aperture smaller I would have to sacrifice shutter speed or ISO. There is no point taking a shot thinking it will be sharper at F8, only to find it is blurry or noisy. The lens is sharp enough for me with the aperture wide open and I would only consider reducing aperture (an occasionally do) in very bright light.
HELLO Andrew Can you tell me how far away from the birds are you? The next camera that I'm thinking of purchasing is your set. I have been trying to find videos of someone using this set up and showing the difference from them to the subject. Not having any luck. Can I also ask Can the Leica 100-400mm superzoom lens be manually focused by hand? Ianb
Birds in this video would be ranging from about 8 to 15 metres away. And yes the camera can be used with Manual Focus. Also if you switch focus on the lens to manual, but have the camera set to AF, you can use both.
I find it difficult to shoot birds. They usually fly away from me when I have the 100-400 mounted on the G9. What I find the most frustrating is that some gently sit down on a branch nearby just after I swapped lenses. Frustration and despair... :) Then I will get another camera body so that the 100-400 is always ready for an impromptu shoot. It will be a GX9.
Hi Andrew. I have the G9 camera and an older 100-400mm lens I bought when I was using my old GH4 cameras. The zoom ring and motion on my lens has always been stiff and jerky - in particular much worse on hot days or when I am overseas in warmer countries. Do you know if Panasonic have sorted out this problem ?? And if so is it possible to have my lens “upgraded” ?? Or have the newer 100-400mm lenses addressed this rather irritating problem. Thanks. Great video clips as always
Hi, I haven't heard about any change or upgrade to the design. I have had mine about 8 months and I would call mine 'firm' but not stiff and jerky. It is difficult to zoom smoothly while shooting a video but I rarely do that anyway. So long story short it has not presented a problem for me. I have had some people report the same experience as you, others who say it was stiff at purchase but got better with use, others say it is not a problem. So honestly I don't know if there has been a design change or if some people are just unlucky...the same way two people can buy the exact same lens but find one is sharp and the other isn't. Sorry, I know that's not much help.
Thanks Andrew. Guess I will either have to live with the zoom issue or maybe check out the same lens in a shop to do a direct comparison. Always the option of buying the same lens if the zoom action is better. Or wait and see if Panasonic intend to bring out another lens as a replacement. The zoom issue only becomes a real problem on a hot sunny day or in hot countries when the black plastic must expand causing difficulty in turning the zoom ring. The answer would be for Panasonic to bring out a pro version made from metal but this would inevitably result in an increase in cost. Keep on shooting and posting your clips.
Tell me please, are you photographing hand held or with a monopod or tripod. I use the same G9 plus 100-400mm leica lens. However because of being in a wheelchair I am a bit disadvantaged. I switched from Olympus em1 mkII to the G9. I have heard that it is best to shoot hand held, but if using a monopod or tripod, to turn off the lens stabilization. Your thoughts and advise is appreciated. cheers ( a fellow Australlian)
I would be switching the stabiliser off if using a tripod. With a monopod, the weight is supported but the control of the camera is still very much done by hand, so I think you would be best to have the IS switched on for monopod. This is my best guess, I can't speak from experience because I always shoot hand-held with the 100-400mm.
I have a question I have been a Nikon shooter for years but due to life happening I have to find a lighter camera and glass then my Nikon's I have been looking into this one but I'm lost since I do shoot more action and my favorite to do is bullriding and and likes like tha and alot of time it's in more bad lighting. Would you recommend g9 . I love my Nikon and glass but it become to heavy du to something that happend but micro forth system feels like a mystery to me
The camera is a pleasure to use and great for action. It is so easy to operate, and the super high speed modes are incredible for making sure you don't miss a big moment. Autofocus is fast, the camera is very responsive...I honestly love using it. Two downsides to consider though... 1. The smaller sensor means you would not expect to produce giant high-resolution prints from your images. This is not an issue for most people since few of us print large prints these days. 2. The higher noise level at high ISO might bother some people. Most cameras you can shoot pretty well up to 3200 ISO...with M43 cameras 1600 ISO is about as high as you normally want to go...although noise reduction software can work miracles these days. So I recommend this camera with all my heart as long as you are able to live with those two issues.
If you like the features then yes, it's still a great camera. .The AF is not up to the standards of the latest generation, but that's really only an issue for video. If you shoot mostly stills then that's no problem. The pre-burst, animal detection AF and near-shift / far-shift focus are all really handy for wildlife photography.
I have this syndrome buying camera gear my best pictures were shote on my a77 ii and old e-3 Then i bought em1 no better pic A77ii was much better Then i got the fuji x-t3 and the fringe nd adapter for my plethora of canon glass. Fuji kit lens are better and lighter i love this camrea but hate the menus So good by fuji image quality is not every thing and i have 2x hands its way to small. good buy fuji and Hello Panasonic G9 my son had this camera and comming from Olympus this camera menu was a piece of cake. It will be here next week and i have from the dec 18-30 off work to get to no it. I know it has lower resolution but the new firmware up date for the high resolution mode looks promising it can freeze motion I have mostly panasonic lenses 12mm,42mmf1.2, 12-35mm 35-100mm, 45-200mm, laowa 7.5mm An old omd 135mm f/2.8 excellent portrait lens Time to sell all my canon ef and x lens and x-t3 Sould i get the panisonic 50-200mm Or the 100-400mm Big Decision to make. I shoot mostly sports
I wish I had that syndrome. Unfortunately it's a syndrome that needs to be supported by a budget to match. The choice of lens would depend on what sort of sports you are shooting and how close you are to the action. For a football game the 400mm would be way too powerful if you were standing at the edge of the field. But from 50 metres away in a stadium it would be the preferred choice.
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Beautiful captures and video
Stunning, great finale!
Beautiful snaps and videos of Birds...Thanks.
Wow. I think I may have to copy your hardware choices for my upcoming trip to Florida. Love your video and images. Thank you.
Very nice video. Thanks for sharing. I also use G9 for bird photography but only using 200mm Pana Leica.
Beautiful!!!
OMG Andrew, the last one is a winner, lucky bugger.
Wow! Awesome! I love bird photography!
Just beautiful!!
Your photos are a great escape for me! Beautiful work.
Great video
très bon travail! merci!!!!
What a beautiful pictures !!!! It makes so much difference to have " clean air -no dust " here in Europe we must go to Mallorca.....
Yes we are lucky with good light in Australia...although sometimes it is too bright so we have to shoot early morning and late afternoon.
That was a very bad drumroll! 🤣 But a splendid video! Thank you for this 👍👍
Yes but it's a royalty free drum roll! Thanks, glad you enjoyed the vid.
Nice video and some beautiful images that appear to be very sharp. You make a good case for the MFT format for those of us who like to travel light and can't afford to spend a fortune on gear. I hope Panasonic will continue to invest in the G9 and MFT now that it appears we may have lost Olympus. 👽👍👍👍
Great photos and videos, and beautiful birds. I have recently owned a Lumix G9 and Lumix 100-400, and your videos help me learn how to use this equipment. Thank you for your work.
Thanks Luke, I always enjoy good feedback. It's an amazing camera and a joy to use once you learn to navigate it.
Pure Beauty, Thank you!
great video - many greetings from Germany
Hard to believe that I use the same camera!! Well done, sir.
I can see you! Lovely birds and the trees make nice colour too.
Lovely shots at 7:35 / 7:44 / 7:50 / 8:29.
Kookaburra - Tree Kingfisher. I'm oping to get out to see our kingfisher in the morning using the new settings you recommended on another video. Sadly, our birds are much, much smaller / harder to film.
I have been using the G9 and the Panasonic-Leica 100-400 for a year and one-half. I mostly shoot bird photographs.
These are wonderful bird photographs and videos, Andrew.
Thank you William
Great video Andrew
I suddenly understand why you are over the moon with that combo. 😊That last one, omg
Great video!
Brilliant bird photography. Excellent style and presentation. I am now a subscriber!
Some very nice work. I'm interested in the Lumix G9 so I'm subscribing. Keep up the good work.
What lovely bird photos! I really appreciate that you don’t necessarily zoom in on a closeup, but instead, show the surroundings. It makes a more interesting photo. The Kookaburra was pretty spectacular, especially seeing it’s fluffy feathers in the breeze. Nice!
Very clear sound, smooth and very articulate delivery of commentary, fabulous shots/footage, stunning colours, intriguing birds, terrific editing -- what's not to like. Thank you, Mr. Goodall, for a a most enjoyable and magical experience. If you ever happen to be in New Delhi, India, when the silk cotton trees are in bloom, you'll find the fleshy red flowers with their heady aroma attract a variety of birds such as Brahminy Starlings, Mynahs, Purple Sunbirds, Green Pigeons and even the odd hawk, no doubt in search of a quick snack. I have shot all these right off my balcony at a range of about 20 - 40 yards with a humble Nikon Coolpix P510 at full 1,000mm / 2,000mm digital, ISO 100; the little camera, with its laser sharp lens, far exceeded its design parameters! I can just imagine what your G9 and Leica 100~400mm lens will do!
My God, That is a ripper shot at the end Andrew......how lucky were you.?!!! All the shots were lovely and I think I'll watch this a few times. Thanks for putting in so much information regarding the actual photography and the names of the birds. I must now have a crack at the slow-motion function. It looks so very impressive!!
Thanks Nikki, yes I was pretty happy with my efforts on this one. The slow motion video is surprising easy to use. I am yet to tackle the VFR video functions...that may have to be my next project.
Beautifully done! Thank you.
Thats a great selection. Good work!
Simply WOW ! I'm still using an old GX8 & G85 & I'm seriously considering this 100-400 lens. Thanks Mate, brilliant stuff !
Awesome work Andrew ... top notch birding in a great location!
Australia has such an incredible variety of wildlife. So many different beautiful birds. And I just picked up a Panasonic G9 myself. So far I love it, so much lighter than lugging around all my Canon gear. Not so easy for an old man these days. LOL
It's very difficult to shoot birds, like a real hunt!) I have a TZ200 now dreaming of a G9 with a 100-300 lens.
I hope you get it one day, and best of luck with your photography! :)
Wow amazing pictures👌
Thanks for this video am planning for the same gear which seems more affordable than Sony fullframe
Great stuff, Andrew!
Superb video ! Why you don't use Em1 mark 3 ? It's better for handled shoot with his great IBIS than G9 :)
He's a pro has big hands and did not want to learn Olympus confencsquded menu
Thanks Andrew for sharing top shots and video clips; the Woompoo Fruit Dove was worthy of the climax. I have a G9 with a 14-140mm lens; would this lens enable me to take birds and other wildlife shots? Hope your answer is 'yes'. I'll go looking for the coral tree around Hervey Bay.
Mike in Oz
Hi Mike, the 140mm lens will be good for larger birds that are not too far from the camera. On this video for example, some of my wattle bird shots were taken at around 100-150mm, but they were just a few metres away. ALL of the honeyeater shots were taken with the zoom all the way out to 400mm, and a lot of those shots have also been cropped to bring the birds even closer...but they are smaller birds and mostly taken from a range of ten metres or so. So you will find it will be pretty good as long as the birds let you get close to them, but not really powerful enough for 'serious' bird pursuits.
so beautiful how can you get them so sharp
Many years of practice. And thank you!
Did you hand held all of the slow mo and photos? Beautiful images and congratulation on 4K sub. Cheers mate!
Yes I did, all hand held. And thank you.
Lovely birds captured Andrew!! Do you use a binoculars or scope to spot them?
Thank you...and no, I just count on sight and sound. And in this case I know the location well as I visit often, sometimes by myself and sometimes with my photography students.
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You'll have 50k very shortly
Amazing stuff, and beautiful too. Does the animal recognition mode on the G9 work at the 400mm length, or do you not use it? I have a G9 and am about to buy the 100-400mm lens... immediately after watching this video in fact!
Yes the animal recognition works on the big lens, but I find it is a bit hit-and-miss. For birds among branches and flowers as seen in this video, it would focus on the flower as often as it focuses on the bird. Animal recognition is good in simple situations like a dog running on a beach, horse in a paddock etc., but can be problematic when there is a lot of competing background.
@@naturesimagephotography Many thanks for that, much appreciated. My order is in! I'm greatly looking forward to the the extra reach, and experimenting with the various focus set-ups offered by the G9. All the best.
What do you reckon the sweet spot aperture would be on this lens? I see you shoot wide open at 6.3! Would stopping down be a bit sharper? cheers
I find the whole 'sweet spot thing' a bit irrelevant. If I made the aperture smaller I would have to sacrifice shutter speed or ISO. There is no point taking a shot thinking it will be sharper at F8, only to find it is blurry or noisy. The lens is sharp enough for me with the aperture wide open and I would only consider reducing aperture (an occasionally do) in very bright light.
HELLO Andrew
Can you tell me how far away from the birds are you?
The next camera that I'm thinking of purchasing is your set. I have been trying to find videos of someone using this set up and showing the difference from them to the subject. Not having any luck.
Can I also ask Can the Leica 100-400mm superzoom lens be manually focused by hand?
Ianb
Birds in this video would be ranging from about 8 to 15 metres away. And yes the camera can be used with Manual Focus. Also if you switch focus on the lens to manual, but have the camera set to AF, you can use both.
I find it difficult to shoot birds.
They usually fly away from me when I have the 100-400 mounted on the G9. What I find the most frustrating is that some gently sit down on a branch nearby just after I swapped lenses. Frustration and despair... :)
Then I will get another camera body so that the 100-400 is always ready for an impromptu shoot. It will be a GX9.
There has to be some challenge, otherwise nobody would bother doing it! Having two bodies is a good idea though, so you are ready for anything.
Hi Andrew. I have the G9 camera and an older 100-400mm lens I bought when I was using my old GH4 cameras. The zoom ring and motion on my lens has always been stiff and jerky - in particular much worse on hot days or when I am overseas in warmer countries. Do you know if Panasonic have sorted out this problem ?? And if so is it possible to have my lens “upgraded” ?? Or have the newer 100-400mm lenses addressed this rather irritating problem. Thanks. Great video clips as always
Hi, I haven't heard about any change or upgrade to the design. I have had mine about 8 months and I would call mine 'firm' but not stiff and jerky. It is difficult to zoom smoothly while shooting a video but I rarely do that anyway. So long story short it has not presented a problem for me. I have had some people report the same experience as you, others who say it was stiff at purchase but got better with use, others say it is not a problem. So honestly I don't know if there has been a design change or if some people are just unlucky...the same way two people can buy the exact same lens but find one is sharp and the other isn't. Sorry, I know that's not much help.
Thanks Andrew. Guess I will either have to live with the zoom issue or maybe check out the same lens in a shop to do a direct comparison. Always the option of buying the same lens if the zoom action is better. Or wait and see if Panasonic intend to bring out another lens as a replacement. The zoom issue only becomes a real problem on a hot sunny day or in hot countries when the black plastic must expand causing difficulty in turning the zoom ring. The answer would be for Panasonic to bring out a pro version made from metal but this would inevitably result in an increase in cost. Keep on shooting and posting your clips.
Absolutely stunning pics and brilliant wok with the videos. You just go from strength to strength! Nice to see the Coral Tree! 😉
Tell me please, are you photographing hand held or with a monopod or tripod. I use the same G9 plus 100-400mm leica lens. However because of being in a wheelchair I am a bit disadvantaged. I switched from Olympus em1 mkII to the G9. I have heard that it is best to shoot hand held, but if using a monopod or tripod, to turn off the lens stabilization. Your thoughts and advise is appreciated. cheers ( a fellow Australlian)
I would be switching the stabiliser off if using a tripod. With a monopod, the weight is supported but the control of the camera is still very much done by hand, so I think you would be best to have the IS switched on for monopod. This is my best guess, I can't speak from experience because I always shoot hand-held with the 100-400mm.
I have a question I have been a Nikon shooter for years but due to life happening I have to find a lighter camera and glass then my Nikon's I have been looking into this one but I'm lost since I do shoot more action and my favorite to do is bullriding and and likes like tha and alot of time it's in more bad lighting. Would you recommend g9 . I love my Nikon and glass but it become to heavy du to something that happend but micro forth system feels like a mystery to me
The camera is a pleasure to use and great for action. It is so easy to operate, and the super high speed modes are incredible for making sure you don't miss a big moment. Autofocus is fast, the camera is very responsive...I honestly love using it.
Two downsides to consider though...
1. The smaller sensor means you would not expect to produce giant high-resolution prints from your images. This is not an issue for most people since few of us print large prints these days.
2. The higher noise level at high ISO might bother some people. Most cameras you can shoot pretty well up to 3200 ISO...with M43 cameras 1600 ISO is about as high as you normally want to go...although noise reduction software can work miracles these days.
So I recommend this camera with all my heart as long as you are able to live with those two issues.
Hi! Is worth to buy lumix g9 in 2023? I have 75-300mm Olympus lens.
If you like the features then yes, it's still a great camera. .The AF is not up to the standards of the latest generation, but that's really only an issue for video. If you shoot mostly stills then that's no problem. The pre-burst, animal detection AF and near-shift / far-shift focus are all really handy for wildlife photography.
@@naturesimagephotography Which camera would you recommend for photography? Video is not important for me.
I have this syndrome buying camera gear
my best pictures were shote on my a77 ii and old e-3
Then i bought em1 no better pic
A77ii was much better
Then i got the fuji x-t3 and the fringe nd adapter for my plethora of canon glass. Fuji kit lens are better and lighter i love this camrea but hate the menus
So good by fuji image quality is not every thing and i have 2x hands its way to small.
good buy fuji and Hello
Panasonic G9 my son had this camera and comming from Olympus this camera menu was a piece of cake.
It will be here next week and i have from the dec 18-30 off work to get to no it.
I know it has lower resolution but the new firmware up date for the high resolution mode looks promising it can freeze motion
I have mostly panasonic lenses
12mm,42mmf1.2, 12-35mm 35-100mm, 45-200mm,
laowa 7.5mm
An old omd 135mm f/2.8 excellent portrait lens
Time to sell all my canon ef and x lens and x-t3
Sould i get the panisonic 50-200mm
Or the 100-400mm
Big Decision to make.
I shoot mostly sports
I wish I had that syndrome. Unfortunately it's a syndrome that needs to be supported by a budget to match. The choice of lens would depend on what sort of sports you are shooting and how close you are to the action. For a football game the 400mm would be way too powerful if you were standing at the edge of the field. But from 50 metres away in a stadium it would be the preferred choice.