You're a fantastic photographer and video story teller, do whatever you like, I'll watch. Having said that, I'll like to see a video comparing Lumix Panasonic cameras to Leica cameras.
I had the g9 and switched to g9ii.A different level all together.the af, image quality, low light performance,hand held high res. and more. Excellent value for the money if you are a serious photographer who will make use of all its advantages.Excellent hybrid camera.Regarding blurred background, you can achieve very good results with fast aperture lenses and zoom lenses.
Lack of depth of field? That's backwards. Abundance of depth of field is more like it. A "con" I learned to love. A low light interview at f/1.2 with nose, eyes and ears in focus is possible.
I think this is actually the mostly unspoken gem of these systems. For landscape suddenly I can achieve the depth of field I desire by only stopping down to f/4 and still having the affective brightness of f/4 on the sensor.
I rarely struggle to separate birds from the background even at F8 with the 300mm and TC. Just shoot subjects from further away with a longer focal length.I've taken nice portraits of people at F4.
Upgraded from Fuji XT3 to Panasonic Lumix G9 Mark II - best decision ever! While my Sony A7 IV is for work, the G9 Mark II is my travel/street photography. Image quality is incredibly good, and I love how lightweight it is - perfect for long shoots without fatigue. Leica lenses are amazing too sharp, vibrant colors.
EXCELLENT REVIEW. I have been exclusively a panasonic lumix user for the past 11 years and i concur with everything you have said . the partnership between panasonic and leica lenses is a strong reason for buying into the Lumix system . zen billings in canada. THX AGAIN FOR THIS GREAT REVIEW !!!
It's funny how the Sony cameras are everyone's work horse. It is for me as well. It just speaks volumes about them. I trust them completely. However, I just love my G9ii. It fits perfect in my hand. Images SOOC are beautiful. No complaints about this camera.
Whats this? A video thats not an infomercial about a guy sitting in his studio reading from a spec sheet? Oh my Lord! Have I missed videos like this!! They used to be so common pre-2014 but then something changed, people stopped doing stuff like this. I guess its too much effort, so thank you, for actually doing it, its not easy to make videos like this at all.
First time viewing your channel, its truly a breath of fresh air. Thoroughly enjoyed your photography and story telling, needless to say I've subscribed.
Great video Joshua is this the start of a new career as a camera reviewer. Its so great to see you coming out of the rut that you were in. You are absolutely transformed energised and so much stronger. You are totally aware both of your limitations and needs. I cant wait for your next video and your new choice of camera and I wish you well and look forward to seeing you grow and mature in your craft.
Finally a review of the G9 ii as a photography camera, thank you Joshua. So many just ramble on about it for video. It may well convince me I finally need to upgrade my G9. By the way, your black and white interior shot at 13:15 looks very much like a National Trust property we visited recently in Wales.
Great video. I've recently purchased a used OMD EM1 mk iii 4 thirds camera with a 12-45 mm lens. Main reason for buying it was the weight as i'm getting older (70) its hard to hold a heavier camera steady and also the stabilisation is fantastic on this camera. It was great to watch your video as it's made me look at my cameras capabilities more and wow absolutely chuffed Thanks again for a great interesting and educational video. Good luck and hope you enjoy your new camera. Ed
Thanks for such an informative review. I’m just returning to m43 after years with full frame. It’s the OM1 that convinced me with such a huge leap in image quality. I’m also looking at the Panasonic because of the video features so was very interested in this topic. Great review and I have subscribed 😊
Nice to hear your point of view! I own a G9ii after two G9s. I noticed when you were holding the G9ii it looked like a point and shoot! Sounds like the new body works great for you. To me, the original G9 was the best handling of any camera I ever used. As you say, we're lucky to have lots of choices! No complaints about the G9ii or its images. If Lumix had just stuck the G9ii sensor into the OG G9 I'd have been so happy. As it is, I went another way too and will probably be selling the G9ii since I just don't want to use it. My hands couldn't get over the body changes. Will be interesting to see what you chose.
Im still happy with my original Panasonic G9, but for sure the G9ii is on my wishlist. Alongside my G9 im also shooting with the GH5ii and have really no issues with autofocus and certainly not with video shooting. However the G9ii is worth to buy. Thanks for the video 👍🏾
I own a few MFT cameras and full frames as well. I treat them as tools which can do different things in different situations. The most glaring is when cropping, dynamic range or bokeh, MFT falls far behind a high-resolution full frame. MFT excels when it comes to lens size and price. Overall, when I'm making money the MFT stays home. If I'm casually shooting street photography or need to travel light, I'll use MFT. My older Lumix GX85 is great for that.
Great video Joshua! I bought a GH7 but wanted to see this video since the photo capabilities of both cameras are nearly identical. I am a true hybrid shooter, doing as much video as stills and the GH7, for me, really is perfect. I'm loving it! Now I'm going to look at your other videos and see what your new camera is!! Just wanted to mention a very common mistake you made when you said "Lack of depth of field" on the G9 ii. I see this all the time on RUclips videos. The term "depth of field" refers to the area in front of and in back of the focus point that is in acceptable focus. So a lack of depth of field really means shallow depth of field, which full frame cameras have. M4/3 has more depth of field, not a lack of DOF. I know people really mean "lack of good bokeh". LOL
I love this video and I really like the results based outlook. I just bought this camera with a massive rebate from Lumix along with trading in my old em5.3. It's costing me something like 750 USD which is ridiculous. I'm confident I'll love it, as I love m43.
The colors are quite lovely. I am not a professional, I'd wish a version of this camera with a fixed zoom lens. But with smartphones being that good I understand why that is not used anymore.
The one other thing I noticed when upgrading from the G9 to the G9II apart from all the already mentioned physical features is the raw file bit rate (12bit to 16bit). If you do a lot of edits, this is huge as files are more forgiving than the 12bit when it comes to tonality and it is very noticeable between transitions in tones from shadows to highlights and between different tones of colours.
Like your video's detail . . . except - when you don't say if when focusing on a moving subject, do you have your G9 II in AFS or AFC ? I've noticed that others have seen & mentioned that the better G9 II Phase Detect Auto Focusing is more consistent when the 'AFC ' is engaged. Is this true or am I missing something ? Could you clarify. Also does this camera take an inordinately long time to boot up & be ready to shoot from being in the off position ? It will be over 100 * here in Sacramento on Tuesday & Wednesday. Thanks, Ray
Great video! I am considering to switch to LUMIX for photography. I have 2 GH6 but the photos aren’t good enough. Have you tried or compare your G9II with GH6? I use Canon DSLR (5DS 50pm) and I know is not fair to compare with it but I feel that the photos I get from the gh6 is like what I get from my wife point and shoot 12mp from 10 years ago. Thanks!
Great video, great presentation, very informative and a pleasure to listen to. Will check out many more of your videos, if for one nitpick... Those clicky sounds that appear with the titles...they are SUPER annoying, to me at least. Breaks up the listening all the time (same reaction as getting a sms, whatsapp etc all the time) or makes me feel like someone's flicking me on the forehead when the subject changes. I've noticed this on other channels too and it just makes me quick to close the video. Other than that, great stuff!
If lacking background blur is a big problem for you, you can always acquire a higher speed lens, such as a f1.8 or f1.6. There are many of them from Chinese manufacturers that are incredibly reasonably priced without sacrificing quality. I am aware that the most of them are not suitable for photographing wildlife, and you would have to switch lenses when photographing species in close proximity, but life requires compromises. Additionally, the G9 is marketed as a photocentric camera, but it has more video features than the FF S-series. You won't regret it if you use it mainly for videos.
I have a Lumix GX80/85, it's dated but gives me a lot of satisfaction, but now I've been evaluating the purchase of this new Lumix G9II for a while because the autofocus of my GX80/85 is a bit slow by today's standards and in poor light or not optimal is easily lost. The more I find out about this G9II the more I want to buy it, certainly in low light an FF camera would be better, but I think that having "learned" (you never stop learning) to shoot in difficult conditions with my current camera, I'm unlikely to G9II will disappoint me, if not due to my mistake
I bought G9 in 2017 to shoot sports with professionally. It has been a trusted work horse and the ergonomics of the camera are top of it class. Bought the new G9MkII when it came out...two things...they changed battery on us and shortened the grip. Other than that it has been a huge upgrade over the G9....especially focus. I am on the football field for 7-8 hours doing multiple games and usually bang off about 2000 pictures and go through 2.5 batteries. Great review and new subscriber.
Totally understand the background blurr part in wildlife photography, however, this ain't an issue with the right lens for anyone who is watching this debating whther to get a full frame or micro 4/3 camera
It's also a leveller for Landscape photography. It seems shooting fast moving objects in low light and background blur are the main reasons for needing a full frame camera. And supposedly portraits too , although I find I get enough subject separation with m43. And tbh professionals pp their photoshoots so hard they may as well use a £200 lens. Full frame is something I think I should be into but I just can't seem to justify it to myself.
The TLDR part, you buy the G9m2 for the Phased Detect Auto Focus sensor because it’s perfection for a micro four thirds camera. I bought the G9m2 for the video capabilities to replace my video centric Panasonic GH6 which DID NOT have phase detect auto focus. I have no desire to upgrade my G9m2 for the video centric GH7. If I never bought a G9m2 then I would buy a GH7 in a heartbeat. The G9m2 is a superb camera and almost the equal of my mate’s full frame Panasonic S5m2 camera. That says it all for a Micro four thirds sensor if it can keep up with a full frame camera in all conditions except for the most demanding of situations like Astro photography. Even then, the G9m2 is remarkably close. Unless you want a full frame camera then the G9m2 is the only true micro four thirds hybrid camera out there. However if you only want to take photos of birds in the wild, and that is your primary goal above all else, then the OM Systems OM-1 Mark 2 is the only alternative. But it’s a one trick pony to specialise in birds. The G9m2 is the GOAT of hybrid cameras. It will be years before a successor takes its crown.
With today's AI Denoise function in modern softwares it is no longer a problem to clean a noisy picture. I wish Panasonic would create the MFT camera of Lumix G9II quality without video features. Photographers often pay extra for video features they don't need.
I have a G9 and it is excellent. If I only took stills photos it would be more than adequate as an enthusiast / amateur. The key is to get excellent lenses and there are plenty from LUMIX (esp the Panasonic Leica range) and Olympus (pro and premium ranges). I love the lightness of the primes (cf full frame). I lust for a G9II and hope to get one someday especially because of the better AF in video but it is better than the G9 in every way. But I am waiting for its price to come down. I reckon it would be great value at about US$1300-1400. So about 30% below launch price. As it is fairly new the retail prices are still fairly high. I suspect there will be a reduction for Black Friday sales.. or lens bundle deals… or both.
@@JoeMaranophotography Yes good point, the G9II seems to be much better at higher ISO per Richard Wong’s tests. But still a stop or so behind full frame. With all the software tools available now a stop or two doesn’t worry me. This is especially the case as there are brilliant, small and fast MFT prime lenses which are affordable (esp used). They say I look at it is that I would rarely take a FF camera with me which has a F2.8 zoom because of size. Maybe I’d carry a full frame F4 constant or a variable as they are smaller and lighter. Say the 20-60mm kit lens for LUMIX S5II. But I’d definitely not bails at carrying a G9 / G9II with any of the lenses other than the zoom’s that extend beyond 150mm (300mm equivalent) and the primes can be tiny. Thus the camera I use most is my G9 but I have a canon 5D III with a 70-200mm IS F2.8L or 85mm f1.4 if I need bokeh. Perfect combination OMHO.
@@RJ-dv5mgi politely disagree. The image quality, the highlights, the low light, noise. Everything is much better with the new sensor. The old one can give good results but if you have the new g9/gh7 you dont look back. I am a gh5 owner , it has the sam sensor g9 og has and i just bought a gh7 which is the same as g9ii. Well spent money.
so this camera as your choice was doomed from the start only because you already made up your mind that you wanted to adapt / keep your old canon lenses. interesting, I have a friend that upgraded their system camera from DSLR to DSLM and adapted their old lenses to save money, and then ended up buying new lenses for that mount anyway. wonder how soon until we see you rebuy native lenses for your new canon.
The thing is, you can use your old lenses via the adapter and replace them one by one, which is obviously much more manageable than starting from scratch. I guess you could sell all your old lenses right away but that's still going to leave a big shortfall towards buying the full set new.
I think a missed question here was "Could I only get these images with this camera?" Very insightful and deep, you have me thinking about this camera, but for what I shot it would not work as well as my FF Canon right now. I really think all cameras today can take amazing images, I get why someone would want to jump ship, I have been in that boat myself and currently thinking about it. But I have yet to find a camera that can produce an images that I cannot get with a little tweaking in lLightroom. So really I guess it comes down to costs, weight and options available to you for say lens choses (looking at your Canon RF mount and massive lack of options)? Is it really work the lose of money from selling your gear to get different only to maybe not like what you get and lose even more, or worse not use it at all? It's a topic that has been coming up a lot in my feed on YT of late, never sure if its people sick of boring black camera that all look/act the same, or creatures trying something new to stand out more and get new viewers.
Great video they are great cameras had several models the only thing i would say and from my 4 years experience using panny m43 they fall down at low light long exposure which exposes its limitations and the photos from the gx80,gx8,g9mk1 & gx9 all showed loads of hot pixel problems in this senario .Olympus is alot better at the long exposure stuff.
Would you like me to make some more results-based reviews?
Yes!
Definitely!
You're a fantastic photographer and video story teller, do whatever you like, I'll watch. Having said that, I'll like to see a video comparing Lumix Panasonic cameras to Leica cameras.
Yep!
@@TheJoshuaPeg Oh yes lease. g9 II vs Sony a6700
I had the g9 and switched to g9ii.A different level all together.the af, image quality, low light performance,hand held high res. and more. Excellent value for the money if you are a serious photographer who will make use of all its advantages.Excellent hybrid camera.Regarding blurred background, you can achieve very good results with fast aperture lenses and zoom lenses.
On low light, it is looking to me about a 1-2 stop difference. Is this about right? I am considering the same switch.
Lack of depth of field? That's backwards. Abundance of depth of field is more like it. A "con" I learned to love. A low light interview at f/1.2 with nose, eyes and ears in focus is possible.
I think this is actually the mostly unspoken gem of these systems. For landscape suddenly I can achieve the depth of field I desire by only stopping down to f/4 and still having the affective brightness of f/4 on the sensor.
@@tdawg719Yes shallow depth of field is not always what we need. Macro photography is another example.
Yes! This is highly underrated!
I rarely struggle to separate birds from the background even at F8 with the 300mm and TC.
Just shoot subjects from further away with a longer focal length.I've taken nice portraits of people at F4.
Upgraded from Fuji XT3 to Panasonic Lumix G9 Mark II - best decision ever! While my Sony A7 IV is for work, the G9 Mark II is my travel/street photography. Image quality is incredibly good, and I love how lightweight it is - perfect for long shoots without fatigue. Leica lenses are amazing too sharp, vibrant colors.
EXCELLENT REVIEW. I have been exclusively a panasonic lumix user for the past 11 years and i concur with everything you have said . the partnership between panasonic and leica lenses is a strong reason for buying into the Lumix system . zen billings in canada. THX AGAIN FOR THIS GREAT REVIEW !!!
It's funny how the Sony cameras are everyone's work horse. It is for me as well. It just speaks volumes about them. I trust them completely. However, I just love my G9ii. It fits perfect in my hand. Images SOOC are beautiful. No complaints about this camera.
Whats this? A video thats not an infomercial about a guy sitting in his studio reading from a spec sheet? Oh my Lord! Have I missed videos like this!! They used to be so common pre-2014 but then something changed, people stopped doing stuff like this. I guess its too much effort, so thank you, for actually doing it, its not easy to make videos like this at all.
Thanks John 😁
First time viewing your channel, its truly a breath of fresh air. Thoroughly enjoyed your photography and story telling, needless to say I've subscribed.
Great video Joshua is this the start of a new career as a camera reviewer. Its so great to see you coming out of the rut that you were in. You are absolutely transformed energised and so much stronger. You are totally aware both of your limitations and needs. I cant wait for your next video and your new choice of camera and I wish you well and look forward to seeing you grow and mature in your craft.
Finally a review of the G9 ii as a photography camera, thank you Joshua. So many just ramble on about it for video. It may well convince me I finally need to upgrade my G9. By the way, your black and white interior shot at 13:15 looks very much like a National Trust property we visited recently in Wales.
Great video. I've recently purchased a used OMD EM1 mk iii 4 thirds camera with a 12-45 mm lens. Main reason for buying it was the weight as i'm getting older (70) its hard to hold a heavier camera steady and also the stabilisation is fantastic on this camera. It was great to watch your video as it's made me look at my cameras capabilities more and wow absolutely chuffed
Thanks again for a great interesting and educational video. Good luck and hope you enjoy your new camera. Ed
Thanks for such an informative review. I’m just returning to m43 after years with full frame. It’s the OM1 that convinced me with such a huge leap in image quality. I’m also looking at the Panasonic because of the video features so was very interested in this topic. Great review and I have subscribed 😊
Great review Joshua. Thank you.
Nice to hear your point of view! I own a G9ii after two G9s. I noticed when you were holding the G9ii it looked like a point and shoot! Sounds like the new body works great for you. To me, the original G9 was the best handling of any camera I ever used. As you say, we're lucky to have lots of choices! No complaints about the G9ii or its images. If Lumix had just stuck the G9ii sensor into the OG G9 I'd have been so happy. As it is, I went another way too and will probably be selling the G9ii since I just don't want to use it. My hands couldn't get over the body changes. Will be interesting to see what you chose.
Im still happy with my original Panasonic G9, but for sure the G9ii is on my wishlist. Alongside my G9 im also shooting with the GH5ii and have really no issues with autofocus and certainly not with video shooting. However the G9ii is worth to buy. Thanks for the video 👍🏾
I own a few MFT cameras and full frames as well. I treat them as tools which can do different things in different situations. The most glaring is when cropping, dynamic range or bokeh, MFT falls far behind a high-resolution full frame. MFT excels when it comes to lens size and price. Overall, when I'm making money the MFT stays home. If I'm casually shooting street photography or need to travel light, I'll use MFT. My older Lumix GX85 is great for that.
Great video Joshua! I bought a GH7 but wanted to see this video since the photo capabilities of both cameras are nearly identical. I am a true hybrid shooter, doing as much video as stills and the GH7, for me, really is perfect. I'm loving it! Now I'm going to look at your other videos and see what your new camera is!! Just wanted to mention a very common mistake you made when you said "Lack of depth of field" on the G9 ii. I see this all the time on RUclips videos. The term "depth of field" refers to the area in front of and in back of the focus point that is in acceptable focus. So a lack of depth of field really means shallow depth of field, which full frame cameras have. M4/3 has more depth of field, not a lack of DOF. I know people really mean "lack of good bokeh". LOL
I love this video and I really like the results based outlook. I just bought this camera with a massive rebate from Lumix along with trading in my old em5.3. It's costing me something like 750 USD which is ridiculous. I'm confident I'll love it, as I love m43.
torn between this and the sony a6700. would love a comparison video between the two!
Thanks!
Thanks you so much 👏
Wonderful video! And so many beautiful photos! I again learned a lot! Thank you! 👍🏻💚
Excellent video! Thank you for posting it. Yes, please do more like this.
The colors are quite lovely. I am not a professional, I'd wish a version of this camera with a fixed zoom lens. But with smartphones being that good I understand why that is not used anymore.
Fairy tale, as usual...everything is perfect!
The one other thing I noticed when upgrading from the G9 to the G9II apart from all the already mentioned physical features is the raw file bit rate (12bit to 16bit). If you do a lot of edits, this is huge as files are more forgiving than the 12bit when it comes to tonality and it is very noticeable between transitions in tones from shadows to highlights and between different tones of colours.
Loved your review! Quality content, informative, helpful, and great visuals!
I mean, is there any chance this camera isn't amazing? Always happy to see you ❤
loved this review. thanks for not making half of it a just you reading off specs..
Like your video's detail . . . except - when you don't say if when focusing on a moving subject, do you have your G9 II in AFS or AFC ? I've noticed that others have seen & mentioned that the better G9 II Phase Detect Auto Focusing is more consistent when the 'AFC ' is engaged. Is this true or am I missing something ? Could you clarify. Also does this camera take an inordinately long time to boot up & be ready to shoot from being in the off position ? It will be over 100 * here in Sacramento on Tuesday & Wednesday. Thanks, Ray
Great video! I am considering to switch to LUMIX for photography. I have 2 GH6 but the photos aren’t good enough. Have you tried or compare your G9II with GH6? I use Canon DSLR (5DS 50pm) and I know is not fair to compare with it but I feel that the photos I get from the gh6 is like what I get from my wife point and shoot 12mp from 10 years ago. Thanks!
Excellent review! Thank you!
Great video, great presentation, very informative and a pleasure to listen to. Will check out many more of your videos, if for one nitpick... Those clicky sounds that appear with the titles...they are SUPER annoying, to me at least. Breaks up the listening all the time (same reaction as getting a sms, whatsapp etc all the time) or makes me feel like someone's flicking me on the forehead when the subject changes. I've noticed this on other channels too and it just makes me quick to close the video. Other than that, great stuff!
If lacking background blur is a big problem for you, you can always acquire a higher speed lens, such as a f1.8 or f1.6. There are many of them from Chinese manufacturers that are incredibly reasonably priced without sacrificing quality. I am aware that the most of them are not suitable for photographing wildlife, and you would have to switch lenses when photographing species in close proximity, but life requires compromises. Additionally, the G9 is marketed as a photocentric camera, but it has more video features than the FF S-series.
You won't regret it if you use it mainly for videos.
I have a Lumix GX80/85, it's dated but gives me a lot of satisfaction, but now I've been evaluating the purchase of this new Lumix G9II for a while because the autofocus of my GX80/85 is a bit slow by today's standards and in poor light or not optimal is easily lost.
The more I find out about this G9II the more I want to buy it, certainly in low light an FF camera would be better, but I think that having "learned" (you never stop learning) to shoot in difficult conditions with my current camera, I'm unlikely to G9II will disappoint me, if not due to my mistake
I bought G9 in 2017 to shoot sports with professionally. It has been a trusted work horse and the ergonomics of the camera are top of it class. Bought the new G9MkII when it came out...two things...they changed battery on us and shortened the grip. Other than that it has been a huge upgrade over the G9....especially focus. I am on the football field for 7-8 hours doing multiple games and usually bang off about 2000 pictures and go through 2.5 batteries. Great review and new subscriber.
Totally understand the background blurr part in wildlife photography, however, this ain't an issue with the right lens for anyone who is watching this debating whther to get a full frame or micro 4/3 camera
The wider depth of field of the mft camera is a definite advantage when photographing small birds or proxi macro.
It's also a leveller for Landscape photography.
It seems shooting fast moving objects in low light and background blur are the main reasons for needing a full frame camera.
And supposedly portraits too , although I find I get enough subject separation with m43. And tbh professionals pp their photoshoots so hard they may as well use a £200 lens.
Full frame is something I think I should be into but I just can't seem to justify it to myself.
The TLDR part, you buy the G9m2 for the Phased Detect Auto Focus sensor because it’s perfection for a micro four thirds camera.
I bought the G9m2 for the video capabilities to replace my video centric Panasonic GH6 which DID NOT have phase detect auto focus.
I have no desire to upgrade my G9m2 for the video centric GH7. If I never bought a G9m2 then I would buy a GH7 in a heartbeat.
The G9m2 is a superb camera and almost the equal of my mate’s full frame Panasonic S5m2 camera. That says it all for a Micro four thirds sensor if it can keep up with a full frame camera in all conditions except for the most demanding of situations like Astro photography. Even then, the G9m2 is remarkably close.
Unless you want a full frame camera then the G9m2 is the only true micro four thirds hybrid camera out there. However if you only want to take photos of birds in the wild, and that is your primary goal above all else, then the OM Systems OM-1 Mark 2 is the only alternative. But it’s a one trick pony to specialise in birds.
The G9m2 is the GOAT of hybrid cameras. It will be years before a successor takes its crown.
With today's AI Denoise function in modern softwares it is no longer a problem to clean a noisy picture.
I wish Panasonic would create the MFT camera of Lumix G9II quality without video features. Photographers often pay extra for video features they don't need.
Hmmm. My guess last video was Micro 4/3 would be your choice, now I'm all at a loss. APS/c? Full Frame? Who can say at this point? 😞
Greetings from France! Great review but… which place is this? Reminds me of Scotland though.
The moth was a Nemophora Degeerella.
Thanks for you insight!
Dear Joshua, why are you not shooting with your S5? Is it not good for Photography?
have just bought the G9ii. c an I please ask which editing suite you use for the RAW files as I can't find one
What would be the equivalent camera from other manufacturers? Have you considered Sony for example?
Considering that the G9ii is M43 an equivalent would be the OM-1ii or the OM-1ifrom OM-Systems (formerly known as Olympus).
What is the lens in this video?
Way above my budget,. But, I would need to ask, is it worth more than twice the price of a G9 ?
Yes!
I have a G9 and it is excellent. If I only took stills photos it would be more than adequate as an enthusiast / amateur. The key is to get excellent lenses and there are plenty from LUMIX (esp the Panasonic Leica range) and Olympus (pro and premium ranges). I love the lightness of the primes (cf full frame).
I lust for a G9II and hope to get one someday especially because of the better AF in video but it is better than the G9 in every way. But I am waiting for its price to come down. I reckon it would be great value at about US$1300-1400. So about 30% below launch price. As it is fairly new the retail prices are still fairly high. I suspect there will be a reduction for Black Friday sales.. or lens bundle deals… or both.
@RJ-dv5mg The ISO performance and extra MP really help I think.
@@JoeMaranophotography Yes good point, the G9II seems to be much better at higher ISO per Richard Wong’s tests. But still a stop or so behind full frame. With all the software tools available now a stop or two doesn’t worry me. This is especially the case as there are brilliant, small and fast MFT prime lenses which are affordable (esp used). They say I look at it is that I would rarely take a FF camera with me which has a F2.8 zoom because of size. Maybe I’d carry a full frame F4 constant or a variable as they are smaller and lighter. Say the 20-60mm kit lens for LUMIX S5II. But I’d definitely not bails at carrying a G9 / G9II with any of the lenses other than the zoom’s that extend beyond 150mm (300mm equivalent) and the primes can be tiny. Thus the camera I use most is my G9 but I have a canon 5D III with a 70-200mm IS F2.8L or 85mm f1.4 if I need bokeh. Perfect combination OMHO.
@@RJ-dv5mgi politely disagree. The image quality, the highlights, the low light, noise. Everything is much better with the new sensor. The old one can give good results but if you have the new g9/gh7 you dont look back. I am a gh5 owner , it has the sam sensor g9 og has and i just bought a gh7 which is the same as g9ii. Well spent money.
The horse incident was literally 3rd Eye Blind.
so this camera as your choice was doomed from the start only because you already made up your mind that you wanted to adapt / keep your old canon lenses. interesting, I have a friend that upgraded their system camera from DSLR to DSLM and adapted their old lenses to save money, and then ended up buying new lenses for that mount anyway. wonder how soon until we see you rebuy native lenses for your new canon.
The thing is, you can use your old lenses via the adapter and replace them one by one, which is obviously much more manageable than starting from scratch. I guess you could sell all your old lenses right away but that's still going to leave a big shortfall towards buying the full set new.
Heavy rain wounded my G9 to the tune of £350.
I think a missed question here was "Could I only get these images with this camera?"
Very insightful and deep, you have me thinking about this camera, but for what I shot it would not work as well as my FF Canon right now.
I really think all cameras today can take amazing images, I get why someone would want to jump ship, I have been in that boat myself and currently thinking about it. But I have yet to find a camera that can produce an images that I cannot get with a little tweaking in lLightroom. So really I guess it comes down to costs, weight and options available to you for say lens choses (looking at your Canon RF mount and massive lack of options)? Is it really work the lose of money from selling your gear to get different only to maybe not like what you get and lose even more, or worse not use it at all?
It's a topic that has been coming up a lot in my feed on YT of late, never sure if its people sick of boring black camera that all look/act the same, or creatures trying something new to stand out more and get new viewers.
The camera is compact !
Well the guy is big..
Great video they are great cameras had several models the only thing i would say and from my 4 years experience using panny m43 they fall down at low light long exposure which exposes its limitations and the photos from the gx80,gx8,g9mk1 & gx9 all showed loads of hot pixel problems in this senario .Olympus is alot better at the long exposure stuff.
Just got mine a day ago. Now watching reviews 😂.. gh6 was my main Handheld cam with 25-50 1.7 nice to gimbal where gh5ii sits
I have G85 lumix please suggest for lens
Lumix 25mm f1.7....Lumix 35-100 f 2.8...Lumix 42.5mm f1.7
Still with my canon 700d 😅