Yes, it is still worth it for many folks including myself. I keep seeing 8k and I say why? I think you have to understand your project needs and if its working for you just stick with it. Having the latest and greatest does not mean you are going to produce the best thing ever. This is just my thoughts and opinion. Thank for always giving us great content on the G9.
The G9 is a fun camera. I shoot hybrid, but lean toward video now and have been using the GH6. I’ve noticed we have similar taste in gear 😂. I’ve subscribed.
I love it, sold all my FF gear and been using my G9 as the main/only camera for a few years. Love the small lenses, and the body itself. Sometimes I get frustrated in low light situations or shooting long exposures in the dark but not enough to change.
Your holiday looks lovely, even in all weathers! Are you sailing yourself, or do you have crewmates? I love my Pana G9. It's my main camera, use it for everything but my main hobby is wildlife photography. It's light, manoeuvrable and tough, and it takes great images on top too. Noise can be a problem, but then again m43 has some great low aperture lenses, and a photo that made an awful jpeg can be transformed with the right processing - DxO Photolab is my preferred for this. I'll go as high as 12800 ISO if I need to get an image, and know that if the content is good, them DxO can do enough to help people forgive the grain. My only gripe with it is with birds in flight - I've been trying to get pictures of kestrels flying near me and struggle with focus/framing. Then again, that's not just the camera's fault - I need to improve too, they're very small birds against very pale UK skies (cloudy now after our heatwave), and also the 100-300 mk ii lens I'm using is good but not the greatest telephoto for m43. I'm sure I'd get better results with a 100-400 or maybe even a 50-200, but those can wait for now while I hone my skills. I sometimes get GAS, as I'm sure most photo/video/tech geeks do, but I'm the least affected when I get out, use my camera and realise what a competent, reliable imager it is. Anyway, thanks again for another G9 video. I suppose it is unlikely it will receive any more major firmware updates - if it does, great, if not, well it's a cracking camera anyway. Interesting to see Andrew Goodall of Nature's Image Photography take a G9 and a GH6 to Tanzania recently, and not see a super meaningful difference between them photographically.
Thanks for sharing your experience with and enthusiasm for the G9! My holiday here in the Netherlands was great! Even the ‘tornado’ that was very close by (and caused a lot of damage and even a death). It was beautiful! I have been sailing professionally for many years. Many times solo. But now, it’s for pleasure only 😎, since I made a switch to a career as a videographer. I do have my girlfriend (who is British) with me as my crew member 🙂. As I mainly do video, I’m not that familiar with the photo side of the G9. But I’m really happy with the quality of the photos that I do take. I’ve been wanting to try DxO Photolab for processing my photos. Do you have any recommendations for a RU-vid channel that has good tutorials on this? 😅 I’ve been practicing birds in flight with the G9 too, in video, and it’s quite hard. I agree with you when you say it’s probably our skills that need to improve, although the continuous AF also isn’t great as we all know. Most of the time I’m trying using manual focus though. The PL 100-400 is a great lens btw. I’m really enjoying the reach, sharpness and colour rendition. GAS is indeed very familiar to me.. but I’m still enjoying the G9 very much and have no plans on selling it! I’m also planning on making a comparison video between the GH6 and the G9 for video
Dropped mine down a 12 meter cliff when I had a strap malfunction, they're very robust cameras. I'm totally satisfied with my G9, I bought it used 2 years ago, and it's just been solid. The 2.5 firmware for very beneficial, I'm a poor at manual focus, but linear focus really helps, and not just for videos. Have a great holiday!
I think the G9 is a one of a kind, with all the firmware upgrades in the past few years it is such a humble beast for video. I love it New sub here you G9ner
I needed a backup camera for my EM1 Mark II. Instead of getting a second Mark II or even a Mark III, I chose the G9 because of its video specification. For stills, the G9 is a good match to my EM1 Mark II. My G9 was used, but in mint condition with a low shutter count for just over $700. I don’t think you can beat that value! The G9 is definitely still relevant today, especially with the upgrades. New Sub!
@@lailaabashir6316 I don’t have any extensive use of the autofocus on the G9 at this point as I have mostly used manual focus for video. However, what I have seen thus far, even with the G9’s latest update, the EM1 Mark II autofocus is still better.
Right on! Would also love to see an anamorphic desqueeze function in a future firmware update, which I think it's not that difficult marketing and technically wise.
That would be nice to see. Although, it doesn’t really have a full blown anamorphic mode. There’s the 6K photo mode that can sort of function as such, but it’s very limited and nothing like the anamorphic/open gate on a GH5/6
I am mostly using the G9 for stills and some B-Rolls. I have the OM-1 now, using both in the fields and hoping for a G9 mkii. Would love the same tilting screen as the one on the GH6, Improvements in high ISO, even better stabilization. And hoping there will be few changed (or changes for the best) in the ergonomics of that handy camera. Maybe a slightly smaller camera if possible, the upper screen can be removed. I appreciate those Panasonic FW updates. Thank you Panasonic. And thank you for your videos on the G9, I have been following your channel for quite a logn time.
I think there’s only one bad point about g9, the video recording time limit after firmware 2.0. But still g9 is very good camera. Thanks about your video.
great video! recording limit is a killer for me though, and the G9 (at least in Europe) is heavily restricted, making it only marginally better than a GH4 when you already own a small fleet of Lumix cameras (GH5, GH5S, GH4 etc). Bzt as we all know the perfect camera doesn't exist, and it's all about context and usage. ;)
Thanks 🙏 The recording limit is a thing, I agree. If i need to do longer recordings I’ll either use my ninja v on the G9 or shoot with my GH6. You’re right, the perfect camera doesn’t exist (yet) 😉 and it’s so subjective
Nice video. I just got the G9 for fun but i noticed that its as good as my a7sIII with 10bit and V-log on 4K 24p. So im using G9 more than a7s III :D And the USB battery bank what is 72Wh runs it over 24 hrs non stop if i want, put it in pocket and run cable through the sleeve. And the fact that its not APS-c camera with speedbooster. Who got 70-200mm F1.9 ? :D Well i got now hehe
Absolutely great video. I subscribed. I bought this camera in 2022 and I'm so pleased. It's a hybrid dream camera. I have a kit lens 12-60 and just bought Sigma f1.4 16 mm and I'm loving this for street and urban photography and video. Speaking of which I'm excited to shoot video and explore the potential of this cam for creating cinematic video and doing events and such for a side hustle. All the best. Looking forward to your new videos.
I was at the brink of selling mine for more than one time. I never got along with the controls. But in combination with my Fuji X-T3 for stills, I somehow feel a second wind with it. I see it as a pure video camera now - and that works perfectly fine for me.
Please bare with me. I sold my Canon 6DMk2 (1083 shutters since January this year - I couldn’t stand it) and bought the Lumix G9 (with LP 12-60mm + LP 100-300mm). The reason, even if the model is some years old, was the camera’s weather sealing, its fps and how fantastic clever it is. I’ve used Nikon since the 80’s and switched to Sony α-models in 2013. But I wanted a camera that could stand the weather, which led me to the Canon. Which I hated. It was heavy like a boulder with a 24-105mm, and it stayed at home. I brought my tiny Sony α6000 instead, but it lacks some features. And isn’t something to use in rain or lousy weather. I scrutinized the web for a good camera. Not too expensive, nor some cheap stuff. I got very attached to what I read about G9, and eventually I went to a dealer here in Stockholm and bought it. (People are so keen having the latest and most expensive, but I couldn’t care less). The price is still pretty high for such an “old camera”, but you get quality and technology.
Hi Anders! I definitely agree with you. The G9 still has a significant price tag, but gets you lots of features. Features that can be found in other cameras too, but with the G9 those features are all packed into one, nice to handle, camera body. Have fun with your G9!
I have a g9 looking to upgrade to full frame due to low light! But I’ve had amazing shots and video work with this camera! I’ve been looking at the s5 but I would consider the a7 series due to the liability of auto focus still debating. Won’t make the move till I sell my g9 with my sigma 16mm, 30mm & 56mm lenses. Till then using the g9 and it’s an amazing camera
Hi Quintin! If you’re needs are better low light and auto focus I can see why you’d consider ff/sony. However, for low light the GH6 is a big step up from the G9 if you want to stay in mft. The G9 is amazing and I won’t be selling it anytime soon, but yeah, for low light and some auto focus situations it’s not the best
@@quintincooper3108llo i have a GH 4 camera it is very old one now I'm looking to upgrade can you suggest me a half frame camera now I think g 9 is good one
thanks Sebastiaan, as always, a great sum-up of a great camera. Could you make a video, how wave-forms are used while filming? Veel dank bij voorbaat, Uwe
Responsivity of autofocus WAS added to G9 in recent (2.7?) update ! Still a fantastic camera, and I'll probably continue use it until it breaks and cannot be repaired anymore.
Fantastic camera indeed! I still use it almost daily 🙂 The AF responsiveness only works for stills unfortunately. It’s not available for video. Thanks for watching!
I don't know why anyone worries about 30 minute recording limits. Who does a continuous take for over 30 minutes? Also, the G9 is so well built and full featured, so far ahead of its time that it's going to be relevant until 2027.
Great video mate! For me I was eyeing the G9 for a few years but sadly it was at a price point which was out of reach. So I figured I'd have to just get on with my trusty G85 for a few more years till it was at an affordable level for me. Then out of the blue about 5 months ago I saw one on my local FB marketplace in mint condition used for $600 AUD with two batteries and a case. Suffice to say I jumped on it so fast and when I finally got a chance to play around with it. I was just so amazed at the amount of thought that went into this camera even back in 2017. Absolutely love the ergonomics, EVF and amount of great video options there are. I will admit that I am still learning about video in general but I feel I've got one of the best cameras out there to start the journey on. I am excited for what I will produce with this camera and also hopeful that Panasonic makes a successor to the G9 some day. Regards from Australia!
Thanks mate 🙏 sounds like you got a great deal on that G9! I hope you’re having lots of fun with it. And if you want to learn more about its video capabilities, keep an eye on my channel 😉
Bought my G9 on sale in April and use it with my GX9 for stills and with my G80 for video. Still learning. While I understand some of features that other users are interested in, for my purposes 1080 is enough..I would just want the max record tine to be increased from 30 to 60 minutes. Greetings from Sweden
Lifting the recording limit would be awesome, I agree. Probably not going to happen unfortunately.. but great to hear you’re enjoying your G9! Hälsningar från Nederländerna 🙂
Hands down the best camera for the money. I fell for the FF hype however getting back with another g9 and a few lenses. The Panasonic menus are amazing and the lenses just make sense.
I love my GX8 with the tilting EVF that I miss when using the G9. I was a little bit frustrated of the reaction time of Autofoc8s when using the 100-300mm lens. Since a week I have the Leica 100-400mm and I am satisfied now, especially for birds in fly pictures. What I really miss is the live composite mode (like M1 or G91). I still hope for a firmware update. Another function for a successor would be a Astrofoto mode with tracking with the sensor shift (like K3 Pentax). For holiday usage an extra tracker is often too much material. With greetings from Goettingen/Germany - Ralph
Hi Ralph! Live composite would be great! And nice upgrade to the 100-400. I like that lens a lot, apart from the stiff zoomring. How’s yours? It seems to vary depending on the copy
Watching while listening with AirPods using spatial audio, almost confused myself, thinking I was on vacation, or accidentally stumble on adult content. Maybe the combination of the voice and soft music. 😏 Just another lazy Sunday, half conscious I guess… Anyway, these G9 videos are tempting me to get one, to keep the GH5II company. You really should buy them in pairs so they don’t get lonely, 🤔 or am I think about dogs… …
Maybe I misunderstood your meaning about adjusting autofocus sensitivity (6:25) but hasn't that been possible since the 2.4 update as outlined in the Lumix Video AF Guidebook? I shoot mainly stills with the G9 but have found the camera to be an excellent value and an underrated performer given just a touch of direct sunlight.
Hi Bruce! Thanks for your comment! I understand your confusion. Unfortunately it's not possible to adjust AF sensitivity for video. In the Lumix Video AF Guidebook the G9 falls under the exceptions. For stills however, you’re right, it is possible
Nice summary. How effective do you find the GH6’s Focus Limiter function in reducing hunting and pulsing in CAF/AFF? If it works well, that is another function that I would like to see in the G9. The other on my wish list of firmware upgrades would be lifting the record limits. Otherwise, I agree with your G9 II features… as well as better AF of course. I suspect that a new AF system will arrive with the next S range of Lumix cameras and trickle down to G/GH lines.
Thanks Luke! About the GH6’s focus limiter; I haven’t tested it in many different situations yet, but so far for talking head stuff it’ seem to indeed reduce pulsing. I am going to do more tests with it and make a video about it at some point. It would indeed be a nice addition to the G9 as well! I think you’re right about a new AF system in the next S series cameras. I suspect it’ll be a hybrid dfd/phase detect system.
IS is one of the reasons I switched from the A6400. The ergonomics are not that great for my hands, still prefer my a7iii. On the wishlist would be a slightly bigger sensor (the one from the GH6) and Sony level AF. The touch screen and menu are of course much better than on Sony. I decided to go for the G9 over the GH5 because of the high res mode for stills and apparently slightly better AF. Price of the bodyand lenses is also easier on the wallet than with Sony. Also nice that Panasonic provides FW updates which actually add features, again an area where Sony is lagging. In summary I would say that the G9 is definitely still worth it in 2022. The only 'downside' is that there's not a lot of YT channels on the G9 compared to say the a6400. It's definitely a camera which even today deserves more attention.
Sony level AF would definitely be very welcome! By bigger sensor, you mean the higher megapixel count on the GH6? That’s definitely a plus for stills. You’re right, there aren’t many channels on the G9, especially on the video side of it. It’s one of the reasons why I started my channel.
@@nachohernandez9491 Depending on budget, the Panasonic 14-140 ii is a great travel lens, light but sharp and with decent reach. Of course the G9 can come as a kit with the Panasonic Leica 12-60 2.8-4, which has decent ish reach but better low light capabilities, plus it's supposed to be wicked sharp. Then a prime for low light/indoor - some people like the Panasonic 25mm 1.7, I actually went for the Olympus 17mm 1.8 as it was a bit wider for indoor shooting. Of course, there are even better lenses for more dosh, but they're often larger/heavier so have to decide whether worth the trade off.
Still using mine with the GH5, I looked at the GH6 but I’m struggling to justify 2 grand for it. Looking to buy a GH5s for its low light capability, however I feel full frame calling.
Yeah, 2 grand is a lot of money. But the IQ is stunning. Also the features it packs and the lens selection for m43 made me get it. Low light capability is much improved on the gh6 as well. IMO Full frame is interesting if you need shallower DOF at the same distance, better low light performance, but that’s where the advantages end, for me and therefore not worth stepping into yet.
This is my dream camera,, but the budget still horrible,, I'm a skate and surf video photographer,, I'm currently using my 6yrs old gx7 and now it's deceased 🤣,, hopefully I can get this unit,, even a 2nd hand will do,, thank you sir for this review,, hope to see more update in your channel 😊
RED FRAME, I don't really understand the difference between focus type like you mentioned. Wire or liner. Do you have a video on your channel. About that.?
I am new to the G9, and I might be wrong, but it seems to me that somewhere in the menu I went past the option to adjust the sensitivity of the autofocus system. I bring this up because you said that this option wasn't available. Please correct me if I am wrong. I found this on the first page of the camera ikon, 5 bars from the top of the page.
Hoi Sebastiaan. Ik overweeg toch een G9 naast of een GH5mk2 ipv mijn GH5. Mijn videostijl is run/gun/point/shoot, bvk in AF. De 5mk2 heeft de S5 AF en 6.5 stops IBIS gekregen. De G9 een grote update, fw 2.4 geloof ik. Mijn vraag. Is de G9 AF gelijk aan de 5mk2/S5 in detectie EN AF overall? Mijn G9 overwegingen zijn de prijs, geen streaming/All Intra nodig. Dankjewel, Frans/Bali 😀
Hoi Frans. De IBIS van de G9 is vergelijkbaar met de GH5ii, zelfde aantal stops. Verder is de AF ook vergelijkbaar met de GH5ii, beter dan de GH5. De G9 is inderdaad voor een lage prijs te vinden en is een uitstekende camera voor video. Ik gebruik mijn G9 nog steeds wekelijks. Het enige minpunt is de opname limiet van een half uur..
Hoi Sebastiaan, dank voor je reactie en hulp bij mijn keuze. In juni ben ik weer een paar maanden in NL en zal dan een G9 zoeken met V Log voor de waveform. Btw, in een camera setup bijdrage heb ik je advies gezien de sound limiter eraf te halen om vervorming te voorkomen, heb ik gedaan. Ik heb met de boel van -4db naar -12db mogen zetten voor mijn Rode Me mic, 👍 Ook heb ik functieknoppen toegekend aan AF far en near. Echter, in huis met near en een object in focus op 1m lukt wel. Als ik dan naar een object op 4m ga is er eerst geen focus. Hou ik de camera langer hierop gericht kruipt de focus naar in focus. Morgen ga ik verder met buiten testen, was vandaag nog geen succes. Ik maak gebruik van 1 area en 225. De functieknoppen werken wel, maar houden de instelling niet goed vast. Ik heb nog geen opnames gemaakt, misschien zit daar het punt. Wel gewoon droog proberen. Verder lijkt mij deze functie het voor portaal van de focus limiter op de GH6. Wat denk jij? Ik ben blij met jouw YT bijdragen 😀👍👋, Frans/Bali.
Hoi Frans. Proberen, instellingen veranderen en weer proberen is de sleutel tot succes🙂 Vergeet niet wanneer je de functie knoppen hebt toegekend, de instellingen op te slaan in een ‘custom mode’. Op die manier heb je het altijd hetzelfde. De focus limiter van de gh6 vergt meer stappen om in te stellen dan near en far focus. Meer bedoeld voor product shots of interviews
I'm giving a G9 some serious thought as a friend of mine gets better images with her G9 compared to my GH6, especially when we both have the same glass. I'm hoping that a G9 will be a good camera for astro photography. May I ask if you've done any asrto photography with the G9 and if you were happy with the results. So far I've not been happy with the results of my GH5 or GH6 because the noise is shocking, and I'm hoping that the G9 will be a big improvement. I have only one decent astro photo on the Flickr website that I'm happy with shot on my GH6. Its titled "Milky Way over Ribble Head Viaduct". I'm hoping a G9 will do better without having to resort to a full-frame camera and expensive glass. Happy New Year
Hi Frank! I don't have any experience with astro photography. I would like to try it some time, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I do however have experience taking photos with both the GH6 and G9 and I really prefer the G9 for that. The images from the G9 are cleaner and it's also a more enjoyable camera for photography. I'd say the only nice thing about taking photos with the GH6 is the 100MP handheld high res mode it has.
Do you ever feel limited by the 10-bit 4:2:2 because of the lower mbps? I think this is the camera I'll upgrade to from my G80 but I don't want it to feel like a marginal upgrade, I want to really edit my footage a lot without it falling apart for example but I also want IBIS which is why I don't go BlackMagic.
I don’t really feel limited by the bit rate. I do notice a difference compared to the GH6, but that’s also a dynamic range thing. You can get more out of the G9 by recording to an atomos ninja v in prores (higher bit rates). Then you get high bit rates AND an awesome camera with great IBIS. You can push around the G9’s VlogL images quite a bit already though
Ik had mijn Panasonic G90 verkocht om terug te gaan naar de DSLR Nikon D7200. Na ruim een jaar kom ik er op terug en heb er een beetje spijt van en nu lijkt mij de G9 een betere opvolger van de G90. Wat denk jij?
Als je een G90 gewend was, gaat de G9 je in alle opzichten bevallen. Ik heb ook een G90 gehad voordat ik mijn G9 kocht en ben blij dat ik dat gedaan heb. In alle opzichten beter naar mijn mening
I don’t have an answer to the ‘why’, as that’s a decision Panasonic made. If you need to record for longer than 30min, an external recorder, like an Atomos Ninja V or Black Magic Video Assist, is a way around it
Any of you lovely people out there have a way to configure settings for low light settings? If this is a redundant question my b just haven't scrolled very far In the comments lol
I’m assuming you’re talking video here. I set the ISO limit to 3200. Colour profile usually on Natural, with sharpness, contrast and NR dialed down a bit. Other than that it’s just a matter of using fast lenses and/or adding light. Sometimes, when there’s isn’t much movement in the frame, I’ll lower the shutter speed for some extra light
@@RedFrameTech have you tried out the trick to remove the recording time limit in G9? (permanent service mode or something) does it work in practice? there are youtube videos how to do it - a 1 minute procedure, pressing buttons in specific sequence
You forgot to mention no 10 bit 422 internal so it’s a RU-vid camera oeriod lol anyrhinf professional needs better color depths and grades sir so think what you want I cna shoot on a gh5 stills as well you wouldn’t even know the differnc w between a gh5 and g9 but when I record in 10 bit 422 n ur 8bit 420 if that you cna tell the difference period
Thanks for your kind and enlightening comment.. However, if you had watched the whole video you’d know that it does in fact shoot 10bit 422 internally up to 30p. Same as the GH5. And as far as ‘professional’ goes; it is as ‘professional’ as the GH5, whatever that may mean. I have done many professional shoots with it. I do know the difference very well, as I used a GH5 many times. Both are great cameras. And yes, it’s a great camera for YT as well. So is the GH5. So, before you post such a comment, do your research, sir..
@RedFrameTech It's all good, you didn't get the joke...you were talking about how the Sony is more expensive and I was talking about how the price doesn't matter, it's the Unlimited recording without overheating that matters to me
