Started on a g85 and really love the m43 sensor. Now I am on a s5II and that feels bit crippled to this g9II. The s5II should be more be the photo centric one, but is crippled while a g9II gets everything including on video without paid updates. that feels weird. I hope the updated subject detection makes it to the s5II, and a the pre capture would be a welcome too :)
For a M4/3 camera it sure is a brick. I personally would like that autofocus in a smaller and photocentric body. We are not all video creators. But I'm affraid that won't happen this day and age.
Once again, Panasonic delivers EVERYTHING we asked for, and we still end our reviews (others too) with a wish list for the next time. Let's just appreciate this camera for a little while first. It is amazing!
I don't understand how this channel doesn't have a bigger audience. Your sample shots and clips are easily the best of most channels I'm subbed to, and I realize that most of them are glorified spec sheet readers. I really don't need the entire specs and numbers in a video, I can read it in an article or the product page at my own pace. Excellent video Em! These features in a smaller body would be a killer product since Fuji has axed XE-4, M43 has one of the nicest lens lineup (all things considered).
@@MicroFourNerds it's insane, just the variety of work your shown and how well you cover the features one would think of as gimmicky :D I've been subbed for a long while after someone recommended your channel on reddit but I've been rewatching your videos now properly and they're a visual delight. Thanks again for the work you do, my fav photography/gear channel right now ^ ^
Totally agree with you. If Panasonic gives us Phase AF and Real Time LUTs in an smaller body, it will be awesome for EDC, street photography and personal photos.
Phase detect in a Panasonic m43 body, finally the prophecy has been fulfilled! If they release a GX9 II with these specs or close to it, it will be an instant buy for me. Also wow that stabilization was amazing.
The G9 was my dream camera when it came out. My GX85 is still going strong. The mark II is compelling, but as you mentioned, a GX9ii may be moreup my alley.
Agree. I have one G85 and three GX85s-these are excellent video cameras too, and we use them in a studio setup, taking live feed into BlackMagic mixer. Because these cameras are better then god enough for our YT channel, we can wait to see if the GX9ii does become reality!
I can’t believe the G9ii was even better at autofocusing than the S5iix . Incredible. I like the way you took the time to study all the minimal improvements that matter.
Yes, the real time luts is SUPER COOL! I really hope they bring that feature into a smaller form factor M43's body too. The Phase Detect AF is awesome as well! Fantastic!
Thanks for all your videos, I really appreciate your work and I will definitely be buying this camera as soon as I return to the UK. I love your humour and sense of fun. Photography is supposed to be fun!
This is my favorite review I have watched on youtube! As a G9, Gh6, S5, and S52 owners this is exactly what i was expecting. They obviously couldn't get the DR boost to work as they wanted in the GH6, but had to get it out the door. The G92 is what the gh6 was supposed to be and will be a great camera for years to come. BTW we have used our GH6 for well over a year to make hundreds of videos that don't require AF and it has been 100% rock solid, so I am not complaining. I just hope lumix can keep it going.
It sounds great, but I’m hoping there will be a GX9II with maybe a few of the extra bells a whistles taken off so we can get that smaller rangefinder body.
Looks like a good succesor to the G9. To me, the best rhing about it is that it shows that Panasonic are still very much in the MFT business. I really hope that Mystic Nerd's GX-whatever shows up.
I loved my former G9. Such a great camera for its time. When I heard about the G9 mkii I was extremely excited. I've watched many videos on it but after watching yours here, I'm sold. I have used full frame, APS-C and I definitely have a soft spot for m4/3. Great video!
Your views are about on par with Tony & Chelsea Northrup for a g9ii video posted around the same time. That's impressive. This channel is much more genuine and enjoyable in my opinion! Love the videos, thanks again!
If they manage to put all this new tech in a smaller body, it might be the fist time I would really consider upgrading my trusty GX85 that has gone with me everywhere. The M43 market has too many perks and fans to just leave it in the dust.
I find silent shutter burst mode at 20fps and pre-burst mode, as you call it here, on the OM-1 is more than enough for most situations. I've yet to need 50fps. That's where I'm not sure the C-AF can keep up. I've really been needing to test this. I do think the photography capabilities of the G9 ii are interesting. Though why they didn't include a few more computational modes I'm not sure. Perhaps they'll come later? I know I find myself using the live ND feature on the OM-1 far more than I thought I would. I rarely even pull out my ND filter. Thanks for outlining the photography side of things on the G9 ii. I think because it has so much video potential, people tend to gloss over this. Even if it's the "photography-centric" camera, video is always in the spotlight. It's just what is most popular. So your attention to detail is appreciated. Keep up the great work. It's nice to have found you by happenstance in the flood of G9 ii videos coming out. TH-cam recommended something helpful? How did that happen? lol
G9 II for the win. Have been waiting (im)patiently for this camera, and am glad that the wait has been worth it. All cameras have compromises, but it seems for me that the G9 II compromises in all the right places. The feature set is comprehensive, at a competitive price, and it's compatible with my existing glass.
I left Panasonic years ago when I upgraded my GH4 to a Blackmagic BMPCC4K. I think the G9II is reason enough to come back. Internal raw recording is great, but I miss my flippy screen and long battery life. I won't know myself with IBIS & AF.
Dangittt. I already sold off my Fuji kit to migrate to Sony for work and Oly for edc. Looks like m43 might be my whole kit if this camera is anything to go by! Great vid!
Wow. Great to have your thoughts Emily. I ditched the Lumix Live video and jumped over to yours! All I can say is, it's about time! Hopefully the release date in Canada is not too far away. Anyone want to buy my mint OM-1?
@@MicroFourNerds Heck ya! Those boys are always SO guarded and afraid to say the wrong thing. You give us the straight goods, honest real user opinions, and tons of examples. They mostly talk specs. Amazing that you got to use it for a couple of weddings and had time to test so many subjects. That's the value you bring!
BIG bada boom. So happy Panasonic is keeping MFT alive and well. Excellent review as always, thanks. Agreed on the form factor. Timeline fits nicely with my budget and needs ca. 2025. Would prefer a G80/G90 style, maybe they'll give us both. And won't forget mic jacks please.
@@paradanglersgh7 most likely will share same design with gh6 so cfexpress+SD slot. Here you can see only 2xSD. And GH7 coul introduce us to a build in ND filters world.
As usual, I really appreciate the joyful spirit you bring to all of your content and reviews in particular. You are clearly having fun and it’s infectious. I 100% agree with you on the greedy greeds for a smaller Panasonic body w/phase detect. Maybe OM System will surprise us with a Pen EP-8!
Come on @Panasonic get this sensor on a GX body! I've been holding off on buying on Olympus OMD EM-5 MkIII for years because I want to stay with Panasonic! My GX-85 needs to upgraded badly. 😂 Another fantastic review! ❤️
This is so much more than I had expected. They put everything into the camera and left nothing out. They could cripple the G9-II a bit to leave more features exclusive to the GH6 but I think PDAF and the new stabilization is so good, that this wouldn't change a lot. So going all in with the G9-II was the right way and I have the feeling there are more features in the pipeline that will go into a GH6-II or GH7 to make this again standing out in video production.
I’m going to echo what a number of other people have already said. One of the key strengths of M43 is the smaller size & weight. The G9 isn’t small, but there is the GX9 with the same sensor and image quality that is. When (if?) they come out with a smaller form factor camera with the same features, then M43 will have something other formats can’t match. I own and use both the G9 and the GX9. As a landscape photographer, my subjects don’t move fast enough to make PDAF a big selling point. When size and weight aren’t an issue, I’ll use the G9 every day of the week. If I have to climb a mountain to get the shot, it’s the GX9. The thing I’ve noticed about photographers is that they see the world as one circumstance - I need a camera for this… The truth is we buy into a system for how it handles all of our circumstances. Panasonic now has two cameras with the new sensor. Time to make a smaller one. And as long as I’m putting together my list of demands, how ‘bout a winter camera? Something designed for use with gloves on. I know it’s a specialty camera that would only appeal to some, but there is a clear need and nobody makes one.
i wish they would've caught up fully with omd in the computational photography department. it took them a long time to finally incorporate live composite. but they kinda stopped short because live ND is really where it's at. but where i've been really left disappointed is in the body. i think they took a step back with adopting s5ii chassis in a m43 camera. the curves, handling and top LCD on the G9 were just one of a kind. they really could've taken it to the next level with some minor tweaks and continued this lineage to really differentiate it from their FF systems. instead, here we are with the blocky and bulky s5ii chassis, lacking any real character. here we are with a generation defining camera in terms of features, and it was put in to clothes that are totally out of line with it's soul and function. i really hope this was a case of them having had to rush it out for production and their project managers forgot to assign a team for a chassis design from the get go. because co-opting an existing FF body, without mods i might add, for a m43 system just smells like that. someone's gonna get fired and we'll be able to get back to the G9 lineage in the next iteration. otherwise everything else in terms of features they just knocked it out of the park it's like as if they really wanted to put all those m43 doomsayers in their place. and put them in their place panasonic did.
Looks like cost saving to use one body for two cameras. Sad when this camera is very expensive. Next generation G9iii? Looking at 5 years again for that?
This is for those who love to say, "M4/3 is dead." Clearly Panasonic doesn't think so, because the R&D costs for the G9ii are very high and Panasonic wouldn't waste the money on a "dead" Format. This suggests that other new and improved models are coming out in the next year.
Lots of comments here of wishing for a GX9 ii (or maybe actually a GX8 ii) but I would prefer some of the features like phase AF put into a more mid-sized body like a G90/G95. The GX9 (I have one!) has essentially no grip even if you get the screw on grip and the controls are quite small for me.) Thanks for the review of an excellent camera!
how would you compare now in 2024 the G9 ll with the GH5S? I am asking because I found a GH5S for about 1100 euro locally in my city, while the G9 ll of course is about 1000 euro more... Is it still more valuable to get the GH5 S and a good rig set up and tripod for that extra 1000 euro than to accept the future of Phasedetect and greater continuous autofocus is here and one should then clearly choose the G9 ll in 2024 if one wants to make money on one's videos? I want to both do short documentaries as well as start doing short plays, short one-person acting films, like 10-15 min monologues at home or in certain outside environments with natural light, like finding interesting plays, creating a character and setting up a scene with stage blocking so I can walk from one object to another in front of the camera and talk on some kind of wireless mic and record it on the camera to have less gear to worry about and so focus more on the directing of myself and the acting... But will the Gh5S be great enough and still a better value for me when I am not yet making money off my equipment? Not saying I should not start making money off my skills, I want to.. Just trying to understand if is better to be using a five-year-old camera or getting on the horse of these new cameras now... Some people say, save the money for the GH7... I am not really sure where to put my money as I have not used these cameras, I got an old GH3 and three very good lenses from 2013... And I feel is time to make an upgrade and start doing more professional work... Sorry, for the long rant and really appreciate it if you could get back when possible! thanks, Chris
Loved the video! Your reviews are always a delight. I own the S5iiX, but I'm thinking a GH9ii is in my future for next year as I have several M43 lenses already. I feel like these two cameras are the best of both worlds! Thanks Lumix! 100% agree on the smaller camera ask. Small cameras are just so much fun!
The only thing horrible about this is that I DON'T HAVE MONEY to buy it. 😂 I love my small Gx9 and my GH5 is just epic. Maybe one day. 🎉 Great overview. Loved the heat stress test. Great results for having no fan.
Agree about the price, not digging that deep. I'll stick to my gx8 (love this), gx9 and G90. In a few years when g9 ii are used and much reduced in price I may rethink. In the meantime the hype does nothing for me.
I've bought the G9 Mark II and have finally retired my GX80 camera. Going through the menu, custom setup etc. I've found out about using the two front buttons for Near and Far focus shift. I've found out that I could change the rear rotating dial to change the ISO - so it's like my Canon R6 II. I've even gone back to my Panasonic S1 menus and realised that the near and far shift button option and rear dial for ISO have been available all the time on the S1.
Thanks for yet another great video - everything we need to know in less than 20 minutes, fantastic images and your passion and enthusiasm for MFT is a breath of fresh air. Very much appreciated and I couldn't agree more about wishing Panasonic would bring these great new features to an updated version of the GX9 - including a better hand grip, EVF and weather-sealing. Just in case I am tempted - what battery does the G9II take? 🙂
I’ve been using a combo of the S1 and g85 (after my g9 went for a swim last spring) and nearly bought a em5 mk iii a few times but I’m sooo glad I held out long enough to see the product launch teaser come out. I pre ordered it during the announcement once I heard just a quarter of the specs. Very excited to make this my travel/skiing camera!
A great video as always! In regards to overheating, consider keeping the display folded out to allow more airflow to the back of the body and at least a few minutes will possibly be gained.
Wow! Am I the only one super excited for real time LUTS for photos? Messing with the Fuji recipes was probably one of the most enjoyable things back when I had an x100v, but the idea of having the customizability as LUTS is crazy and would make travel work so much easier!
What a stunning camera. Never ever thought I see the day where praise was being laid down on Panasonic for their continuous AF. Strange times! Have to say I agree with you regarding size though. Only M43 camera Im still running with is GX85, I would love to see a new hybrid M43 rangefinder worthy of the money. Creating a true pocket sized hybrid with kick ass IBIS is something Full Frame is just never going to do, I wish Panasonic would lean into this.
I have just found the M43 system, using mostly medium format and APS-C Fuji for work and your channel has helped a lot. Im using a gm1 for a everyday camera because of its smallness and i would sell a kidney for some of the G9II specs in a smaller format like the gx9 m2 if they ever release one.
I'm saving up to get this for Christmas. I had tried numerous techniques with the DFD autofocus system to get good images but this will be just perfect!! Also, I can open myself up for more event photography next year with this!!
What I really want to see is a head to head low light pixel peeping test against the G9 😉 Curious if the Dynamic Range is any better/worse with new sensor.
Thanks for this. I’m about to get a g9ii for wildlife video to pair up with my OM1’s. I have a camera of each format upto Fuji GFX but micro 43 just works for me for so many subjects. Seeing your channel grow is great too. Well done.
Pretty dope. Still undecided if I would just be better off with the gh6 for the higher recording modes, hopefully the gh6 will get the phase detect, that would be the main thing I would be worried about. Guess it would depend on the cost difference also
I think for my wedding business I'm holding out for a gh6ii/gh7/ whatever it may be / if it may be (I've no info at all on it unfortunately!) I'd say if video is 80% your purpose, having a camera with a fan in it is really beneficial. If you want a hybrid camera for both, the g9ii is stunningly good!
Once again a great review. It's great to see decent AF finally trickle down to M4/3, but when can we expect to see the S1ii or S1hii. Come on Panasonic, pull your finger out!
I’m so pleased you got to be one of the first to review a pre production model. Zebras on a Zebra at 6.30 was very clever 😅 Serious question, how is the shutter, I’ve always been very happy with my G9 being quite a light action? Looking forward to your test and review of the 100-400 too, have a wonderful Safari 👍
This seems like Deja vu from the Panasonic G9. Like the G9, the ii has some video and IBIS improvements over the most recent GH model. This looks like a significant improvement over the G9. Am I purchasing this body? Not now. $1900? Too expensive for me. I’ll wait a year or two. The G9 still works for me. Thank you for this review. Seahawks looked less than adequate Sunday. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
That opening game was an embarrassment 🙈 I hope we aren't back to the Russell Wilson era where the first half of the season is a mess and then we turn it around JUST in time by the end.
Was between the G9II and the OM-1 for me. OM-1 just won by a nose and will be arriving this week :) Always been a Lumix user so looking forward to getting to know a new system
I can't wait to get my hands on this G9II. Thanks for the detailed review. Quick Q please 🙏 If you don't use the full buffer can you start taking more photos, or do you always have to wait for the buffer to empty? (albeit quicker if you didn't use as much of it in the first place!) Thank you
I can buy a g9 with 25k clicks for 250 pounds or an s5 mk1 with kit lens for 750 pounds and I cannot for the life of me make up my mind. I shoot outdoors on the ocean at day so plenty of light and the smaller kit makes it easy to one-hand and take around, but even in full daylight im starved of dynamic range of the subject is in shadow of a sail on my g80. Now this comes out as an upgrade path in m43... decisions decisions... Best point I've come to. Every day in happy with m43. Every time i get a banger photo or a great photo in difficult settings i wish i had a better sensor
LOVE your videos. And, I agree, if this was on a smaller body, I'd be SOLD. I'm looking for a jump up from my GX85, but keep flip-flopping between a GH6 and G9ii. But, now I'm wondering if I should just hold out for a bit longer (invest in some better lenses in the meantime) and hope a smaller camera body with Real Time LUTs, this top-notch autofocus, etc., is headed our way.
I really hope they bring out something like the gx8 II since I really liked the form factor: range finder style, full articulating screen, tilting OLED evf, bigger battery than the gx9. Sadly they really crippled it with the 2,5 mm audio jack, no headphone jack for monitoring, no IBIS in video mode and the not so great AF. If they would bring something like that I'd immediatly sell my Olympus em1 II that I currently have.
Alas, I have a question about the new 100-400mm lens. The previous iteration of this lens has a very stiff zoom ring. Does the new one suffer the same ailment? 😅 Looking forward to your full review of it from Kenya.
You just made my day when you casually mentioned the G9II has Live Composite!! Among other things this was one of the main reasons I went for the G90 over the G9 when they came out. Gonna share your video on my group (Admin here) Panasonic Lumix Series Users Group :D
Nice review! Would it be possible and could we expect some of the G9II's magic sprinkled over the original G9 in the way of a firmware update you think?
Thank you so much for this review! I think I'm sending back the OM-1 I purchased. I am not happy with the noise level at low ISO, the limited touch screen, battery not tolerating cold well, no charger with camera, slow refocus when zooming in and out, etc. Does the Lumi G9ii have a better touch screen? Faster zoom focus? Need to check out what comes in the box. Thanks again!
Thank you! I'm surious about two things - How far can you push the low light? Can it take up to 6400 ISO and give clean results? and secondly, can you record four channel audio with the DMW XLR-1? That one is a really important tool since it allows me to use the Rode Wireless Go II along with an on-camera mic when recording live events
Yes the gh6 still has a ton of amazing features and unlimited recording reliability with the thermal management. I really hope they bring some of this stuff to the gh line soon 🤞
Arrgh it's here!!! What do you think???? 📷
I was super impressed with this camera! I wasn't expecting me to like it as much! - Firby DOP
Started on a g85 and really love the m43 sensor. Now I am on a s5II and that feels bit crippled to this g9II. The s5II should be more be the photo centric one, but is crippled while a g9II gets everything including on video without paid updates. that feels weird. I hope the updated subject detection makes it to the s5II, and a the pre capture would be a welcome too :)
It's everything I was dreaming for a new M4/3 camera!
I think its swell. I also now wonder what they have left in the cards for an eventual PDAF GH.
For a M4/3 camera it sure is a brick. I personally would like that autofocus in a smaller and photocentric body. We are not all video creators. But I'm affraid that won't happen this day and age.
Once again, Panasonic delivers EVERYTHING we asked for, and we still end our reviews (others too) with a wish list for the next time. Let's just appreciate this camera for a little while first. It is amazing!
I don't understand how this channel doesn't have a bigger audience. Your sample shots and clips are easily the best of most channels I'm subbed to, and I realize that most of them are glorified spec sheet readers. I really don't need the entire specs and numbers in a video, I can read it in an article or the product page at my own pace. Excellent video Em! These features in a smaller body would be a killer product since Fuji has axed XE-4, M43 has one of the nicest lens lineup (all things considered).
Thanks so much! I worked so hard for this launch, I think I ended up doing 8 jobs in 10 days with the camera 😂📷
@@MicroFourNerds it's insane, just the variety of work your shown and how well you cover the features one would think of as gimmicky :D
I've been subbed for a long while after someone recommended your channel on reddit but I've been rewatching your videos now properly and they're a visual delight. Thanks again for the work you do, my fav photography/gear channel right now ^ ^
I agree
Once ppl hear M43's they bypass it, but only the one's that have never used one 😉
43k isn't to be sniffed at for a M43 channel.
It's pretty good.
Totally agree with you. If Panasonic gives us Phase AF and Real Time LUTs in an smaller body, it will be awesome for EDC, street photography and personal photos.
It would literally be my ideal camera 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
GH6II perhaps 🤔
@@danimarti5424 And to add microfon input and weather sealing
The size of G9ii is ridiculous, bigger than full frame.
Yes, it is fab but I very much agree that the best would be a GX9 II 😁 Come on Pany, we are all waiting!
Phase detect in a Panasonic m43 body, finally the prophecy has been fulfilled! If they release a GX9 II with these specs or close to it, it will be an instant buy for me. Also wow that stabilization was amazing.
I'm loving that people want smaller cameras! I'm so with you on that, and I so hope lumix listen 🙏
@@MicroFourNerdsGM1 mk2? Phase detect autofocus? Hint, hint. 😉
@@cineffectSeems like a GM body is too small to fit IBIS into. No really tiny and light m43 camera has IBIS. But maybe phase detect.
@@overnightdelivery Well I do not need IBIS, I am a filmmaker.
I would be OK with a decent 4k 10bit 422 30fps but tiny body (no even need 4k 60)
It would be my c camera for sure
The G9 was my dream camera when it came out. My GX85 is still going strong. The mark II is compelling, but as you mentioned, a GX9ii may be moreup my alley.
Agree. I have one G85 and three GX85s-these are excellent video cameras too, and we use them in a studio setup, taking live feed into BlackMagic mixer. Because these cameras are better then god enough for our YT channel, we can wait to see if the GX9ii does become reality!
I can’t believe the G9ii was even better at autofocusing than the S5iix . Incredible. I like the way you took the time to study all the minimal improvements that matter.
Yes, the real time luts is SUPER COOL! I really hope they bring that feature into a smaller form factor M43's body too. The Phase Detect AF is awesome as well! Fantastic!
Thanks for all your videos, I really appreciate your work and I will definitely be buying this camera as soon as I return to the UK. I love your humour and sense of fun. Photography is supposed to be fun!
This is my favorite review I have watched on youtube! As a G9, Gh6, S5, and S52 owners this is exactly what i was expecting. They obviously couldn't get the DR boost to work as they wanted in the GH6, but had to get it out the door. The G92 is what the gh6 was supposed to be and will be a great camera for years to come. BTW we have used our GH6 for well over a year to make hundreds of videos that don't require AF and it has been 100% rock solid, so I am not complaining. I just hope lumix can keep it going.
It sounds great, but I’m hoping there will be a GX9II with maybe a few of the extra bells a whistles taken off so we can get that smaller rangefinder body.
Looks like a good succesor to the G9. To me, the best rhing about it is that it shows that Panasonic are still very much in the MFT business. I really hope that Mystic Nerd's GX-whatever shows up.
oh man I have a crazy dilemma on what to get for my weddings: s5II vs G9II
FF? Low Light limitations? Cheaper body and lens? Dont know... 😑
I loved my former G9. Such a great camera for its time. When I heard about the G9 mkii I was extremely excited. I've watched many videos on it but after watching yours here, I'm sold. I have used full frame, APS-C and I definitely have a soft spot for m4/3. Great video!
I agree. I'm glad there are student discounts that exist because close to 2k I found this pretty steep. Got mine and could not be happier.
Your views are about on par with Tony & Chelsea Northrup for a g9ii video posted around the same time.
That's impressive. This channel is much more genuine and enjoyable in my opinion!
Love the videos, thanks again!
If they manage to put all this new tech in a smaller body, it might be the fist time I would really consider upgrading my trusty GX85 that has gone with me everywhere. The M43 market has too many perks and fans to just leave it in the dust.
The main perk being smaller than APSC…
I find silent shutter burst mode at 20fps and pre-burst mode, as you call it here, on the OM-1 is more than enough for most situations. I've yet to need 50fps. That's where I'm not sure the C-AF can keep up. I've really been needing to test this. I do think the photography capabilities of the G9 ii are interesting. Though why they didn't include a few more computational modes I'm not sure. Perhaps they'll come later? I know I find myself using the live ND feature on the OM-1 far more than I thought I would. I rarely even pull out my ND filter. Thanks for outlining the photography side of things on the G9 ii. I think because it has so much video potential, people tend to gloss over this. Even if it's the "photography-centric" camera, video is always in the spotlight. It's just what is most popular. So your attention to detail is appreciated. Keep up the great work. It's nice to have found you by happenstance in the flood of G9 ii videos coming out. TH-cam recommended something helpful? How did that happen? lol
The camera that all m43 users were waiting for. WOW finally great auto focus
The af has impressed me SO much!
G9 II for the win. Have been waiting (im)patiently for this camera, and am glad that the wait has been worth it. All cameras have compromises, but it seems for me that the G9 II compromises in all the right places. The feature set is comprehensive, at a competitive price, and it's compatible with my existing glass.
I left Panasonic years ago when I upgraded my GH4 to a Blackmagic BMPCC4K. I think the G9II is reason enough to come back. Internal raw recording is great, but I miss my flippy screen and long battery life. I won't know myself with IBIS & AF.
You are the best! So happy you’re here with us on for the Micro Four Thirds journey ❤🎉
I would also love a GX9ii too for travel even though I moved to full frame a while back, I miss the smaller size. Great video as always
Dangittt. I already sold off my Fuji kit to migrate to Sony for work and Oly for edc. Looks like m43 might be my whole kit if this camera is anything to go by! Great vid!
solid hybrid camera! Many thanks to you for doing this awesome review! Now, i'm excited about the GH7!
Wow. Great to have your thoughts Emily. I ditched the Lumix Live video and jumped over to yours! All I can say is, it's about time! Hopefully the release date in Canada is not too far away. Anyone want to buy my mint OM-1?
Moving from the lumix stream to here is high praise indeed! 🙏
@@MicroFourNerds Heck ya! Those boys are always SO guarded and afraid to say the wrong thing. You give us the straight goods, honest real user opinions, and tons of examples. They mostly talk specs. Amazing that you got to use it for a couple of weddings and had time to test so many subjects. That's the value you bring!
BIG bada boom. So happy Panasonic is keeping MFT alive and well. Excellent review as always, thanks.
Agreed on the form factor. Timeline fits nicely with my budget and needs ca. 2025. Would prefer a G80/G90 style, maybe they'll give us both. And won't forget mic jacks please.
Yeah, that's a pretty compelling opinion! Compact body and I would be all in, definitely on the shortlist though!
Looks awesome. That IBIS is solid.
The gh7 is gonna be solid. Great to see lumix offer great quality gear.
GH7 or G9iiX?
@@paradanglersgh7 most likely will share same design with gh6 so cfexpress+SD slot. Here you can see only 2xSD. And GH7 coul introduce us to a build in ND filters world.
As usual, I really appreciate the joyful spirit you bring to all of your content and reviews in particular. You are clearly having fun and it’s infectious. I 100% agree with you on the greedy greeds for a smaller Panasonic body w/phase detect. Maybe OM System will surprise us with a Pen EP-8!
Come on @Panasonic get this sensor on a GX body! I've been holding off on buying on Olympus OMD EM-5 MkIII for years because I want to stay with Panasonic! My GX-85 needs to upgraded badly. 😂
Another fantastic review! ❤️
This is so much more than I had expected. They put everything into the camera and left nothing out. They could cripple the G9-II a bit to leave more features exclusive to the GH6 but I think PDAF and the new stabilization is so good, that this wouldn't change a lot. So going all in with the G9-II was the right way and I have the feeling there are more features in the pipeline that will go into a GH6-II or GH7 to make this again standing out in video production.
I’m going to echo what a number of other people have already said. One of the key strengths of M43 is the smaller size & weight. The G9 isn’t small, but there is the GX9 with the same sensor and image quality that is. When (if?) they come out with a smaller form factor camera with the same features, then M43 will have something other formats can’t match.
I own and use both the G9 and the GX9. As a landscape photographer, my subjects don’t move fast enough to make PDAF a big selling point. When size and weight aren’t an issue, I’ll use the G9 every day of the week. If I have to climb a mountain to get the shot, it’s the GX9. The thing I’ve noticed about photographers is that they see the world as one circumstance - I need a camera for this… The truth is we buy into a system for how it handles all of our circumstances. Panasonic now has two cameras with the new sensor. Time to make a smaller one.
And as long as I’m putting together my list of demands, how ‘bout a winter camera? Something designed for use with gloves on. I know it’s a specialty camera that would only appeal to some, but there is a clear need and nobody makes one.
i wish they would've caught up fully with omd in the computational photography department. it took them a long time to finally incorporate live composite. but they kinda stopped short because live ND is really where it's at. but where i've been really left disappointed is in the body. i think they took a step back with adopting s5ii chassis in a m43 camera. the curves, handling and top LCD on the G9 were just one of a kind. they really could've taken it to the next level with some minor tweaks and continued this lineage to really differentiate it from their FF systems. instead, here we are with the blocky and bulky s5ii chassis, lacking any real character.
here we are with a generation defining camera in terms of features, and it was put in to clothes that are totally out of line with it's soul and function. i really hope this was a case of them having had to rush it out for production and their project managers forgot to assign a team for a chassis design from the get go. because co-opting an existing FF body, without mods i might add, for a m43 system just smells like that. someone's gonna get fired and we'll be able to get back to the G9 lineage in the next iteration.
otherwise everything else in terms of features they just knocked it out of the park it's like as if they really wanted to put all those m43 doomsayers in their place. and put them in their place panasonic did.
Looks like cost saving to use one body for two cameras. Sad when this camera is very expensive. Next generation G9iii? Looking at 5 years again for that?
This is for those who love to say, "M4/3 is dead." Clearly Panasonic doesn't think so, because the R&D costs for the G9ii are very high and Panasonic wouldn't waste the money on a "dead" Format. This suggests that other new and improved models are coming out in the next year.
Lots of comments here of wishing for a GX9 ii (or maybe actually a GX8 ii) but I would prefer some of the features like phase AF put into a more mid-sized body like a G90/G95. The GX9 (I have one!) has essentially no grip even if you get the screw on grip and the controls are quite small for me.)
Thanks for the review of an excellent camera!
G9 II für Männerhände, G91 II für Frauenhände und die GX9 II für den kleinen Formfaktor. 😎
how would you compare now in 2024 the G9 ll with the GH5S?
I am asking because I found a GH5S for about 1100 euro locally in my city, while the G9 ll of course is about 1000 euro more...
Is it still more valuable to get the GH5 S and a good rig set up and tripod for that extra 1000 euro than to accept the future of Phasedetect and greater continuous autofocus is here and one should then clearly choose the G9 ll in 2024 if one wants to make money on one's videos?
I want to both do short documentaries as well as start doing short plays, short one-person acting films, like 10-15 min monologues at home or in certain outside environments with natural light, like finding interesting plays, creating a character and setting up a scene with stage blocking so I can walk from one object to another in front of the camera and talk on some kind of wireless mic and record it on the camera to have less gear to worry about and so focus more on the directing of myself and the acting...
But will the Gh5S be great enough and still a better value for me when I am not yet making money off my equipment? Not saying I should not start making money off my skills, I want to..
Just trying to understand if is better to be using a five-year-old camera or getting on the horse of these new cameras now...
Some people say, save the money for the GH7...
I am not really sure where to put my money as I have not used these cameras, I got an old GH3 and three very good lenses from 2013... And I feel is time to make an upgrade and start doing more professional work...
Sorry, for the long rant
and really appreciate it if you could get back when possible!
thanks, Chris
I’m currently using a GH5 for video. I’m officially jealous of the af on the g9ii🤯
Looks great! Can't wait for the Gx9ii 😊
I know right?! Take my money Lumix!!! (I really hope they make it!)
Loved the video! Your reviews are always a delight. I own the S5iiX, but I'm thinking a GH9ii is in my future for next year as I have several M43 lenses already. I feel like these two cameras are the best of both worlds! Thanks Lumix!
100% agree on the smaller camera ask. Small cameras are just so much fun!
You are a QUEEN of micro four thirds! Great review!
Thanks Pav! Your video is fab! 🙏
The only thing horrible about this is that I DON'T HAVE MONEY to buy it. 😂
I love my small Gx9 and my GH5 is just epic. Maybe one day. 🎉
Great overview. Loved the heat stress test. Great results for having no fan.
I thought so too! And it was a VERY tough test - the digital thermometer showed 36 degrees C at one point 😅
Agree about the price, not digging that deep. I'll stick to my gx8 (love this), gx9 and G90. In a few years when g9 ii are used and much reduced in price I may rethink. In the meantime the hype does nothing for me.
@@philneath2965 Exactly! In a few years 2nd hand it would be a bargain.
Literally the best review out there!
Looks amazing. I love the top LCD on my G9, so it's a shame that's gone. Suppose I best get saving.
OOo - a GX9II would be amazing.
When the Micro four thirds Queen speaks I listen ... ✌️
I've bought the G9 Mark II and have finally retired my GX80 camera.
Going through the menu, custom setup etc. I've found out about using the two front buttons for Near and Far focus shift. I've found out that I could change the rear rotating dial to change the ISO - so it's like my Canon R6 II.
I've even gone back to my Panasonic S1 menus and realised that the near and far shift button option and rear dial for ISO have been available all the time on the S1.
Thanks for yet another great video - everything we need to know in less than 20 minutes, fantastic images and your passion and enthusiasm for MFT is a breath of fresh air. Very much appreciated and I couldn't agree more about wishing Panasonic would bring these great new features to an updated version of the GX9 - including a better hand grip, EVF and weather-sealing. Just in case I am tempted - what battery does the G9II take? 🙂
Thank you! The g9ii takes the same batteries as gh6 and all the s5 cameras - DMW-BLK22
I’ve been using a combo of the S1 and g85 (after my g9 went for a swim last spring) and nearly bought a em5 mk iii a few times but I’m sooo glad I held out long enough to see the product launch teaser come out. I pre ordered it during the announcement once I heard just a quarter of the specs. Very excited to make this my travel/skiing camera!
A great video as always! In regards to overheating, consider keeping the display folded out to allow more airflow to the back of the body and at least a few minutes will possibly be gained.
Wow! Am I the only one super excited for real time LUTS for photos? Messing with the Fuji recipes was probably one of the most enjoyable things back when I had an x100v, but the idea of having the customizability as LUTS is crazy and would make travel work so much easier!
Well now I need to start saving up 😂 fantastic review of what looks to be a fantastic camera!
If you wait six months you will save 500 euro and get it for 1300... and a free lens. ;-)
@@GrenlandUnderVann Well now that's very tempting! Thanks for letting me know!
Looking forward to the gx9ii.. I hope it is a small beast of a camera.
What a stunning camera. Never ever thought I see the day where praise was being laid down on Panasonic for their continuous AF. Strange times!
Have to say I agree with you regarding size though. Only M43 camera Im still running with is GX85, I would love to see a new hybrid M43 rangefinder worthy of the money. Creating a true pocket sized hybrid with kick ass IBIS is something Full Frame is just never going to do, I wish Panasonic would lean into this.
Lovely review as usual, really enjoy your joyful personality! Makes me smile when watching your review Emily!
Yess!!A gx9ii with this ibis, autofocus and luts.The best EDC cam.
It looks fabulous and plenty of bang for the bucks. The only thing I could hold against it is the size. It looks huge.
Fast becoming my favorite photography channel! Thanks
Nice review. Very excited to see the Om-1 comoparison. FYI- the original G9 has pre-burst already. Awesome feature.
It does indeed but only to 0.4 seconds. Much improved on this model 😊
Looks amazing. I'd miss the mode switch on the front but sure i'd forget once using the improved AF.
“A super cool baby”😂 great super informational review. It’s actually more of the camera for me than the S5II.
I have just found the M43 system, using mostly medium format and APS-C Fuji for work and your channel has helped a lot. Im using a gm1 for a everyday camera because of its smallness and i would sell a kidney for some of the G9II specs in a smaller format like the gx9 m2 if they ever release one.
You better go with the GX880. Nearly as small but advanced in most regards.
Girl, I love your choice of words in this video, you could be an amazing copywriter.
I'm saving up to get this for Christmas. I had tried numerous techniques with the DFD autofocus system to get good images but this will be just perfect!! Also, I can open myself up for more event photography next year with this!!
Yes this would be ideal for events! Snappy and reliable af!
Great video. Your focussing demo tells the story well that the G9ii is quite fast at locking onto a focus.
ohh yess!!! Vlog and unlimited recording!! that camera is a beast!
What I really want to see is a head to head low light pixel peeping test against the G9 😉 Curious if the Dynamic Range is any better/worse with new sensor.
Richard Wong did a little bit of this...
@@Garrus4Spectre Thanks. Noticeable improvement in DR and noise. Plus more mega pixels for cropping. Looks like a nice upgrade in most areas over G9.
Thanks for this. I’m about to get a g9ii for wildlife video to pair up with my OM1’s. I have a camera of each format upto Fuji GFX but micro 43 just works for me for so many subjects. Seeing your channel grow is great too. Well done.
I'll probably pre-order at launch. 👍
Pretty dope. Still undecided if I would just be better off with the gh6 for the higher recording modes, hopefully the gh6 will get the phase detect, that would be the main thing I would be worried about. Guess it would depend on the cost difference also
I think for my wedding business I'm holding out for a gh6ii/gh7/ whatever it may be / if it may be (I've no info at all on it unfortunately!) I'd say if video is 80% your purpose, having a camera with a fan in it is really beneficial. If you want a hybrid camera for both, the g9ii is stunningly good!
GX9 Mk2, I'd be up for that!
Once again a great review. It's great to see decent AF finally trickle down to M4/3, but when can we expect to see the S1ii or S1hii.
Come on Panasonic, pull your finger out!
Yes,i need also a G9 MK 2 in a smaler Body with integrated ND Filter for traveling.
I especially appreciated your evaluation of the continuous video feature. I shoot live theatre, concerts and dance shows with multiple cameras.
I’m so pleased you got to be one of the first to review a pre production model. Zebras on a Zebra at 6.30 was very clever 😅
Serious question, how is the shutter, I’ve always been very happy with my G9 being quite a light action?
Looking forward to your test and review of the 100-400 too, have a wonderful Safari 👍
The shutter is definitely a bit less trigger happy than the original! But still very snappy 😁
Do you know if the video autofocus will work with the Lumix 20mm 1.7? Some Lumix cameras disable some AF functions with this lens. Thank you!
That lens is notoriously slower for af isn't it! I'll have a test as soon as I'm able
@@MicroFourNerds thanks!!
Thank you for doing the stress test of the unlimited recording! That’s the answer I was looking for~
This seems like Deja vu from the Panasonic G9.
Like the G9, the ii has some video and IBIS improvements over the most recent GH model.
This looks like a significant improvement over the G9. Am I purchasing this body? Not now. $1900? Too expensive for me. I’ll wait a year or two. The G9 still works for me.
Thank you for this review. Seahawks looked less than adequate Sunday.
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That opening game was an embarrassment 🙈 I hope we aren't back to the Russell Wilson era where the first half of the season is a mess and then we turn it around JUST in time by the end.
Was between the G9II and the OM-1 for me. OM-1 just won by a nose and will be arriving this week :) Always been a Lumix user so looking forward to getting to know a new system
I can't wait to get my hands on this G9II. Thanks for the detailed review.
Quick Q please 🙏 If you don't use the full buffer can you start taking more photos, or do you always have to wait for the buffer to empty? (albeit quicker if you didn't use as much of it in the first place!)
Thank you
A simply incredible, in depth review! Some really great footage too!
I can buy a g9 with 25k clicks for 250 pounds or an s5 mk1 with kit lens for 750 pounds and I cannot for the life of me make up my mind.
I shoot outdoors on the ocean at day so plenty of light and the smaller kit makes it easy to one-hand and take around, but even in full daylight im starved of dynamic range of the subject is in shadow of a sail on my g80.
Now this comes out as an upgrade path in m43... decisions decisions...
Best point I've come to. Every day in happy with m43. Every time i get a banger photo or a great photo in difficult settings i wish i had a better sensor
LOVE your videos. And, I agree, if this was on a smaller body, I'd be SOLD. I'm looking for a jump up from my GX85, but keep flip-flopping between a GH6 and G9ii. But, now I'm wondering if I should just hold out for a bit longer (invest in some better lenses in the meantime) and hope a smaller camera body with Real Time LUTs, this top-notch autofocus, etc., is headed our way.
Such a good vid! LOVE the look of this cam and that IBIS looked insane... 🔥😱
I really hope they bring out something like the gx8 II since I really liked the form factor: range finder style, full articulating screen, tilting OLED evf, bigger battery than the gx9. Sadly they really crippled it with the 2,5 mm audio jack, no headphone jack for monitoring, no IBIS in video mode and the not so great AF.
If they would bring something like that I'd immediatly sell my Olympus em1 II that I currently have.
I love how half the comments so far have been asking for a gx9ii or a gx8ii 😂 I TOTALLY agree! Haha it would be perfect!
Alas, I have a question about the new 100-400mm lens. The previous iteration of this lens has a very stiff zoom ring. Does the new one suffer the same ailment? 😅 Looking forward to your full review of it from Kenya.
The g9ii could use a mini sun umbrella to tackle that outdoor overheating issue. I think a hot shoe attachment version would be adorable.
Cool ! I didn't see this coming......I'm a happy G9 owner - but will I upgrade ? Yeah.
You just made my day when you casually mentioned the G9II has Live Composite!! Among other things this was one of the main reasons I went for the G90 over the G9 when they came out. Gonna share your video on my group (Admin here) Panasonic Lumix Series Users Group :D
Awesome thank you!
Nice review! Would it be possible and could we expect some of the G9II's magic sprinkled over the original G9 in the way of a firmware update you think?
Thank you so much for this review! I think I'm sending back the OM-1 I purchased. I am not happy with the noise level at low ISO, the limited touch screen, battery not tolerating cold well, no charger with camera, slow refocus when zooming in and out, etc. Does the Lumi G9ii have a better touch screen? Faster zoom focus? Need to check out what comes in the box. Thanks again!
Great review. I’m digging colors coming from camera as well.
I don't even need the video functions but, just like the G9, I WANT this camera!
Brilliant review of what looks to be an exceptional camera. Can't wait to get my hands on one
Wow I thought this was just a rumour .. looks incredible
Another informative and entertaining in depth review - I picked up new information and enjoyed the absence of the manufacturers story.
OMG you completely sold me.
THIS is now my dream camera. (Unless there’s a GX9II!!!!)
This is the best bang for the buck for a hybrid camera in 2023. Looking forward to trying it out.
Thank you! I'm surious about two things - How far can you push the low light? Can it take up to 6400 ISO and give clean results? and secondly, can you record four channel audio with the DMW XLR-1? That one is a really important tool since it allows me to use the Rode Wireless Go II along with an on-camera mic when recording live events
Lovely... Just wondering about the pricing... Will people choose it over a FF body?
I prefer this to my GH6 but it probably isn't worth it to trade up, I look forward to seeing the 100-400 review
Yes the gh6 still has a ton of amazing features and unlimited recording reliability with the thermal management. I really hope they bring some of this stuff to the gh line soon 🤞