The 12 to 35 and 35 to 100 are two excellent lenses to fill most needs and the internal focus on the bigger one is very sweet. Can usually score both in good used condition for about a g and sell the kit lenses
I just got my G9 body in this week and rented the 100-300 and the 12-35.....I thing I'll by the 12mm 1.4 for my livestreaming lens. Top notch content upload Ben
Interesting video, thanks. I use the sigma 16mm/1.4 and 56mm/1.4 and am very happy with them. They are super sharp even wide open. Looking forward to trying the newly released sirui anamorphic 35mm/1.8 next.
Thanks for taking the time to do this. It’s very useful. It gives you all the info you need about each lens packed into a video that’s the perfect length to hold your attention.
I wish more Panasonic users would try Olympus lenses and vice-versa. My favorite prime is the Panasonic Leica 25mm f1.4 and favorite zoom is the Olympus 12-40 f2.8 PRO.
Nice lenses! I’d like to try out more Olympus lenses. I mostly have veered towards Panasonic lenses cuz all my bodies have been Panasonic, and I don’t want my credit card to burst into flames
I considered the Oly 12-40mm when I was deciding on my main lens, putting it up against the PanaLeica 12-60mm and Lumix 12-35mm and decided against the Oly because I liked the colors from the Leica and the loss of Dual IS on the Oly. Also because I got the Leica for a crazy steal at about USD500 ish. =D
Michael. I've been considering that andmay rent an Oly Pro lens to check it out. Do you think the Oly Pro lenses perform at the same level of sharpness/quality as Leica lenses specifically made for the Panasonic bodies, like the G9 and GH5? Thanks!
@@jettysplash I have an Olympus body, so I give an informed opinion on the Panasonic bodies. I have stopped using the Panasonic Leica 25 mm for video because it loses focus.
Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm 1.8 has lovely bokeh. The Olympus M.Zuiko 25mm 1.8 is more compact than the Pana/Leica 25mm with 95% of the performance for half the price. Pana/Leica 15mm 1.7 is razor sharp. These are my favorite street photography lenses.
Ben, I love your videos on MFT. I don't know exactly why, your MFT videos look better than the Sony ones. In your MFT videos, colors look more crispy and you look closer to the camera (and to your audience). We can nearly touch you :)
Lol do you think I’m too far away in the Sony videos? Maybe I should do more Sony extreme closeups lmao #pores. But yah the G9 video quality is so good too! I just wish autofocus was better 😭 Sony af is bonkersss
@@b3naqua Yes, well it's just a feeling. A closer person seems to connect better. Look at these videos you created time ago (specially distance and colors, of course you can also do this with your Sony): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ludG9OgpzWQ.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FZkCJu-GNu8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LOMgZf7AlS0.html
The DIY Filmmaker ah yah that makes sense! Your comments actually inspired this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y3Q5vzzkSkk.html (gave you a shoutout!). Also wow my old videos were so monotone lol. Maybe I should do a “reacting to my old videos” vid?
My favorite lenses for Micro 4/3s would have to be the Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8, The 25mm f/1.8 (also by Olympus) and the Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 fisheye lens
Somewhat misleading title. Should be more like "My favorite Panasonic lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras for vlogging". No mention of the equally excellent Olympus lenses (except the 'lens cap') or other high bokeh lenses & telephoto lenses that photographers love about MFT.
with my g9 I use EF lenses, vintage FD lenses and one Panasonic 25mm f1.7. You can't go wrong with any Panasonic lens. I've used the 12-35mm, 42.5mm and boy do they look sharp!
Nice collection! Agreed, I really haven't used a single Panasonic lens which didn't impress me! Even their stock lenses that come with camera bundles are super impressive 👍🏼
Hi Ben, thanks for this one. I'd like your advise. I have a Laowa 7.5mm, a Olympus 12-40mm Pro. I am considering another lens to cover between 7.5 and 12. Would you suggest a Panasonic 7-14 f4, Olympus 7-14 f2.8 pro or the one you are reviewing here the Olympus 8-25mm? Thank you.
If I could use only one lens, it would be the PanaLeica 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 rather than the less versatile 12-35. The PL12-60 bunded with the G9 is the world's greatest kit lens, and I got a $500 break on the price last Xmas. Everyone who uses the PanaLeica 15mm f1.7 falls in love with it. I like to put it on the GX9 and carry along the 42.5mm f1.7. I got a great used deal on a TAMRON 14-150mm tiny sharp cheap (what M43 is all about) for a bit more than $250. It's Tamron's only M43 lens. I'm a bird, bug, and bloom freak, so I can't live without the PanaLeica big gun zooms, the 50-200 f2.8-4 and the 100-400 f4-6.3, along with the first ever M43 PanaLeica, the 45mm f2.8 macro for $450. I agree on the 7-14mm f4 because I never use filters anyway, and I got a deal on it used as well. A lot of the Panny lenses focus closer than the Oly competition, and have a greater zoom range. I miss the 45-175 that I sold, because it is so much smaller than the 50-200, which I do love - I wish I had both. The POIS in the lenses integrates beautifully with the G9 and GX9's 5-axis IBIS and frees me from the unwieldy shot-killing tripod, but you do need to turn off POIS when a tripod makes sense. I use my old Nikon 85mm f1.8 on a dumb (no glass) M43 adapter, It's great for getting head shots from halfway across a dimly lit room at family functions. At some point I might replace it with the Oly 75mm f1.8 to get autofocus.
Or you could replace the Nikon 85mm 1.8 with the native Sigma 56mm 1.4 instead of the Oly 75mm 1.8... you get almost the same background blur, closer working distance and 1.4 instead of 1.8 so better in low light as well
Hi Ben, following one of your videos advices, I bought the 14mm f2.5 for my G9, and then I found the wide conversion lens on Ebay to make it wider, so I bought it. The problem is that the conversion lens uses an adaptor ring to being able to attach to the 14mm. Mine came without the ring so I cannot use it. Called B&H, called Adorama and even Panasonic, looked for the adaptor on Ebay, and nothing, nobody can tell me what adaptor ring it is. Since I'm sure you have it, could you tell me please so at least I know what I'm searching for, thanks
thank you again for your video. I bought a lumix gx9. But what do you think of the Olympus 12/40 mm 2.8, better than the Panasonic 12.35 mm 2.8? Since the micro4 / 3 starts to disappear. should i invest in it?
I have tried that Olympus lens but all their lenses are awesome from what I’ve heard and seen. M43 might be on its way out, idk, but the cameras and lenses are still amazing! And they’re getting cheaper too.
Hi Ben, in your collection I miss some kind of tele-zoom with a longer range, like the OLY 12-100mm F4; you are not much into photography, are you? BR Erwin.
I shoot a lot of photos too (not so much rn cuz rona), but my portraits are usually shot w the 25mm f1.4 or the 42.5mm f1.7. I’ll need to try that Oly!
I think it goes down to about 10mm. Peep this other video I made w that lens and wide angle adapter combo: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y3Q5vzzkSkk.html
Hi Ben. Thank you for your videos. I know bokeh is important to some people, but I need a lens that can give me depth of field for Ocean landscapes, entomology, birding, and general wildlife videography. Is there such a thing for the G9, preferably the Leica brand?
I've been looking at the Laowa and waiting to find a good deal on ebay. For wide shots I use a Tokina 11-16 and 7Artisans 7.5 fisheye. Both look really good and best bang for the money is the 7artisans. Defish it in the post and it looks amazing.
@@jorgem50 ya i have seen the 7artisans wide angle.. I just wanted that f2 needed for the low sight situations I was in ...hmmm that tokina sounds interesting!
@@b3naqua mostly canon fd which are really great if you can find them in good condition i have like 5 of them a 28 24 70-210, 135...lol probably will get 2 more and be done with the set even have the speedbooster as well
@@b3naqua hhaha thanks man! i really need to do a full canon fd video.. I am still getting comfortable in front of the camera long way to go =( .... but ya i did a vid on the 50mm which i sold and got another one and this one is much higher quality it is basically brand new looking!
Hmmmm…. Definitely not the best lenses for what I use my camera for. (Wildlife and landscape) I love my Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 lens. I also carry a 12-60mm Lumix. The stabilizer in body (LUMIX G85) with the lens stabilizer working together is amazing.
