2 years with Micro Four Thirds... What I learned.
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My camera of choice for the past 2 years has been the Lumix G9. It has a Micro Four Thirds sensor, and it's the best camera I've ever owned. But sensor size is always a talking point, and pitching m43 against APS-C and Full Frame is always good fun! So, hear's what I've learned from the past couple of years using a smaller sensor than most...
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Does anyone else have more boxes than things?
James Popsys a box store.
I do the exact same! Great video dude 👍
I keep boxes. SomedayI'll sell the gear "in he box". :)
Absolutely - I have a massive old chest that doubles as a coffee table that I store them in!
I also keep boxes for stuff that has cost a lot. Camera, Mac, monitor, tv, etc etc. The loft is basically full of cardboard.
Another one of the James Popsys quotes that will go up on the "Wall of Wisdom":
"Image quality has very little correlation with the quality of an image"
Right up there together with
"Make pictures *about* something, not *of* something"
Valid points!
yup- im not looking for image quality, but a quality image
There was a goof one at the beginning: for photographers who use cameras....
Spot on.
@@rybolov Don't call me out on my cybernetic eyes! xD
Fotomakerij - Bart Burkels I was going to say the same thing, brilliant quote, love it.
Hello James. I just bought the G9. Still learning the little beauty. Sold my Canon 2.8L zooms, my EF teles. Keeping the tilt shift and macros and the 24 1.4. I bought Metabones speedbooster to use them on the G9. But I am mostly using Panasonic and Olympus lenses and loving the kit. I love being able to carry my gear without an assistant to carry half of it. I kept the 1Dx for low light with my few remaining EF primes. The TH-cam idiocy about MFT not being good enough is ridiculous. It is the mark of amateurs to claim that MFT is crap because the sensor is too small, but fall over themselves to rave about the Sony ZV1 with its even smaller sensor.
I've been shooting professionally with a full frame system for years. I recently retired and thoughts fill my mind of more travel and more adventures on foot and by bicycle. I've recently explored Micro Four Thirds cameras and, having acquired three and a few lenses, I'm rethinking how I'll be shooting on the go. That I can carry these tiny cameras and lenses not really feel bogged down is a revelation. The image quality is nearly indistinguishable from my big boy cameras and, without an client's art director pixel-peeping at 300%, I'm free to shoot and share my photos with impunity.
Thanks for sharing! I just got my first M43 two weeks ago. The tiny lenses are a dream.
Nice! I've got my GH4 in 2023 and fell in love with it. "I'm free to shoot and share my photos with impunity." this (specially if you worked for clients) is pure gold.
These micro four thirds used cameras cost the same as a used full frame camera. I was thinking these would be smaller, lighter and importantly CHEAPER.
I wanted to learn photography. So I got a used Sony A7s2. Then lens I got with it was damaged. I thought buying a zoom lens would help me practice diversely with different focal lengths. Bought the Tamron 24-70 f2.8. The thing is I don't keep my camera with me. I should have got a fixed focal length lens (which would have also been smaller) and a smaller camera so that I can keep this handy with me always. I need to practice more and more. The setup I have currently I just don't carry with me.
Keeping in mind I want to click pictures in low light during evening and night after office, please share some suggestions for a body and lens to have with me everyday.
A set of _three_ micro 4/3 cameras is heavier than a DSLR though.
James, great summary! Less than year ago, I took a leap of faith ;) by switching from FF to m43. Just sold ALL my FF gear and got m43. Besides all compactness and lightweight I noticed something different. My photography style changed. Amazing In Body IS gave me more freedom without hauling tripod at evenings and letting me shot from various angles vs pre-positioned tripod settings. Extended DOF at same F-Stop compare to FF when I shot landscape is a huge bonus for me. When I need a bokeh - there are plenty super fast primes for m43. In general, I thinks lens selections for m43 is capable to satisfy any requirements. If we take Olympus PRO lines and Panasonic Leica lenses - they are all provide amazing image quality.
BTW, I would like to say - Thank you! Because , by producing interesting and non-traditional 'reviews' video which look more like wisdom, personal experience sharing , you are partially responsible for my switch.
Great to hear! Thanks Mike :)
I do keep all my boxes, sometimes it drives my wife crazy. And I’m not a photographer but I definitely agree that the MFT cameras are brilliant, I just bought my second GH5 because it’s so easy to get an amazing image out of it.
Hey mister Gary.
It helps they're dirt cheap these days too. A lot of camera for the money.
@@peterlemke3468 Not dirt cheap.
You should keep the boxes. Especially electronic device boxes. Wheny ou got tired fo your phone, camera etc and decide to upgrade you can sell the old one for a much better price if you have the original box.
I really like Jame's videos. He (unlike some) never takes himself too seriously isn't caught up in having to have the latest and greatest, and genuinely seems like a nice chap with a very funny sense of humor.
He's OK for not being a Geordie........
With regards to astrophotography, micro four thirds sensors are some of the most popular ones used in dedicated astro cameras made by ZWO and others. The Sony IMX294 is a fairly popular one-shot colour sensor (same one as the GH5S if I remember correctly), and the ASI 1600 (regular, Pro, and GT) uses the Panasonic MN34230 sensor. Once stacking comes into play, sensor size is nowhere near as important as other factors. But that requires a tracking mount, and a lot more post-processing as you're effectively creating composite images at that point (doubly so if you're using tracking and stacking photos of the milky way, as you'll have to stitch in a non-blurred background afterwards).
While we don't get anywhere near as many lovely toys as Canon does for camera control (they've been quite open towards the astrophotography community, so most of their cameras can be tethered to astrophotography software) we do have a huge benefit/perk in our arsenal with that 2x crop factor (compared to full frame) - you can see further into the night sky with the same telescope, which makes smaller, portable telescopes rather feasible for a decent amount of deep sky objects.
Dont forget to mention the cooling aids these cameras have.. the crop factor im astrophotography is not as important if you in the end are not capturing the same photons, magnification is only relevant if the aperture follows..
The only folks asking if MFT is "professional" are non-professionals.
Right, ENG cameras have even smaller sensors.
@@lmcoolk12 Good point. Add to that the fact that 90% of TH-cam videos are shot on MFT. The top channels are making millions.
I agree! The proof is demonstrated in all those amateur-forums where wannabe prof. photographers dispute about technical subtlenesses which are absolutely irrevelant for the quality of their aesthetically mediocre or even failed images.
@@ericlarsen1721 you talking about VIDEO, for video m4/3 is a great sensor size and used by many videographers, but for photography full frame (and modern Apsc) is the standard for professional photographers: magazine covers, presidential photos, product, architecture, etc
@@aliarenas6856 Who says? Plenty of "professionals have magazine covers shot with m4;3. "Guilio sciorio" (an early m4;3 adopter)built a career on micro four thirds olympus and Lumix. He has an "old"(2013 ish?) (insightful) YT vide on on "shooting for screens" :2013 ish, looking back it was true in all respects th-cam.com/video/RfbPKsZwzC8/w-d-xo.html
I went from Canon APS-C to a G9 about 2 years ago... Wow! I was in love with the size and weight, the feel and performance... It was wonderful to take 1 second handheld exposures at ISO 400 and for the image to look better than my Canon at ISO 200. Now I have a G85, G9 and a Sony A7rIII (complete with monster 200 - 600 lens) and find myself barely using the G9 - even during daytime shots, there is a fairly big difference in quality when you have fine details present.
That said, I still love my G9 and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. So much fun to use and if you do street, attracts much less attention!
I bought a Lumix G85 before I started watching your channel based on my own criteria.
I've used it for about six months now and find it to be a solid, capable camera and great value for cost.
As far as boxes go: I'll keep larger, reusable boxes flattened for storage. All packing material goes almost immediately.
You are the reason for buying a M4/3 system and Im more than happy with my decision!!
Same!!
Same here g95 been eyeing the g9
Loving your take on things. Great videos. I'm a M43 convert who just got fed up lugging FF gear about. Just sold my entire Canon FF outfit after being a devotee for more than 40years. Lets hope I don't regret it!
In just the last few years M4/3 has seen great street and travel cameras in the GX9 and E-M5iii, professional grade stills/hybrid cameras in the G9, E-M1X and E-M1iii and pro video cameras in the BMPCC4K, GH5S and Z Cam. Not to mention the glass. Great system.
I changed to Olympus 4/3 in 2013 from APSC and never looked back. Image quality just as good, IBIS excellent, good fast lenses, smaller & lighter kit. As you say only area is high ISO, but even then if exposed properly and focused well with good lens it can surprise. Thanks for the video in your usual style. Stay safe. Sorry for you in UK you seem to be having a harder time than we are in Australia.
Still new to the photo scene so I'll be sticking with APS-C for the time being, but it's good to hear that it's not all about full frame!
Hi James, you were the final barrier crasher for me. I bought a G9 and I am enjoying it a lot! I like the way you reasoned out why you switched to M43, and I love your humor. Thank you!
I switched to micro four thirds about a year ago and am loving it. Went to a Moto GP race last year and the guy next to me was shooting a full frame Canon with a giant 600mm lens. He asked about my little lens. His eyes got a little wide when I told him it was 300mm but 600mm equivalent.
Just watched this in Oct 2022. I have been using a Canon 1d since 2001, and still love it, it only has 4MP, but prints up to 70x50cms flawlessly. Although built like a tank, which is good, it also feels like carrying one around...SO I have just bought a Canon 550d (used) with an apsc sensor, it feels like a feather compared. I bought the 550d (rather then a micro 4/3 System) so I could still use my ef lenses. Got to say it's a learning curve using a lighter camera, but am sure I'll love it when I get used to it. Am really looking forward to seeing what 18MP will give me. Thanks for all the fun videos, now I've found you am really enjoying going through your channel x
I agree completely, James! I've been shooting Micro Four Thirds since the Olympus E-P1. Now I own arguably the most attractive camera on the market--the Olympus E-M5 Mk III.
I love the light shutter. Once you get used to it, of course.
For me I couldn’t do micro 4/3 but I did move “down” to a Fujifilm apsc system and a lot of the points still hold up. Never been happier with a system.
APS-C is the happy spot.
That's exactly why I'm looking forward to the Canon R6 it has 20MP and I think that's perfect. And It's going to be quite a lot cheaper than the R5.
The more I think about it, the more I agree. 8K is driving discussion of the R5 so it's great PR. But unless you're a pro videographer, who the F needs it? Give me the R6.
The only upgrade I could really benefit from is better dynamic range and that's all. I'll probably still shoot in 1080p because it's enough for me and the workflow is so much faster.
What's needed in the full frame mirrorless space in my mind, is smaller slower glass. Whole lineups of f2-2.8 primes that'll actually allow for a pocketable loadout that isn't just the old 40 mill pancake - the bodies are there and perfectly capable for that application, but the glass is far from it still.
@@JohnDrummondPhoto as a 20 year canon shooter, I couldnt agree more. 8k is completely pointless other than being to put that on a box and charging another $500 to ppl who fall for it. But the downside of it is, I want all the other specs that comes with it. So I'm hoping the r6 has 1080/120p or 4k/60 and ibis and I'll be happy.
@@JennyDarukat I think they purposely do that so they get you hooked and make u want to buy that full frame body and lenses that cost 3x as much.
Shifted from canon to fuji, and idk how, I found the fuji produce much sharper images than my older canons. And honestly I'm loving this camera now because it's lighter and goes in my backpack easily to carry around all day.
Five years ago I went to a Panasonic event were I could try their different M4/3 cameras and lenses. I tried the G85 with the 12-60mm and it was wonderful. Now any camera can take great photos in good light, so I tried taking photos in poor light and shooting video while walking. The results surprised me, I didn't expect the camera to work as well as it did. However, I wasn't ready to put $1,200 on a G85. Still part of me wished I had purchased it. There's was a feel to the camera I really liked.
Time passed and I spotted a new G95, with 12-60 lens, with a 128G memory card, with a case, and with a UV Filter for $699. It was a deal I couldn't pass up. I now have the camera and I love it.
Just found your channel and been churning through your videos to distract me from buying new lenses. I've been using my G7 for a few years now and recently picked up the 14-140mm 3.5-5.6 and I couldn't be happier. I'm still learning and want to turn this into a career in the future, but this camera and M43 in general is super fun to use and work with.
Well, as a micro 4/3 shooter, I naturally like this kind of vlogs. I still shoot with Olympus OMD EM1. Yes, quite an old one, 16 mp only, and still with some effort I managed to produce sharp 1,5 m long prints. But to be honest, I think resolution is an issue, noise in poor conditions is an issue, and even sharpness in some cases is an issue that is better handled in full frame cameras.
You should try the newer 4/3 cameras with the 20mpx sensor. Big difference.
I love today James. But there’s something I miss about micro four thirds James. :’) so glad to know your mindset hasn’t changed much since those days though.
I've given up on Sony altogether. I'm waiting for the G9 successor.
Why did you give up on Sony I am curious, I am currently researching potential contenders for new camera. So I want to know the good and bad.
For photos Sony is pretty good, for video only the new one is good
I couldn't tolerate Sony's poor menu system & it's lack of integrated flip out touchscreen. My G9 is easy & fun to use.
@@mtbboy1993 I gave up on Sony because the 2.8 lenses are way too heavy to carry all the time, and the menu system sucks. At least the a9 had a few more dials but still, too heavy. I'm 58 years old and a shoot may last 20 hours!
Will there be a G9 successor?
thx for your video - i switched from FullFrame to MFT (olympus) - 2 month ago and i still very happy with this system. 2 lenses for all my wishes. leica 10-25 1.7 and 40-150 2.8 pro with MC14. The Sensor is good enough for most all things i do
I absolutely love the way it looks James and I also love the light shutter as you shake less when using long lenses which as a fellow tripod hater it's a good thing!
As a Sony and Olympus shooter, I always enjoyed your videos. My main cameras are certainly my A7iii and A9 these days as I shoot a lot of professional dance photography and these two camera do outperform my older setup with the EM-1. One thing I really like about the Sony mirrorless system is all the 35mm film era lenses I can adapt! I'm keeping my Olympus gear for now though - for one thing the weather sealing is more trustworthy and sometimes that gets put to use as I like to shoot in the rain when travelling. The EM1 feels better in the hand than my Sony gear, the image stabilisation is extraordinary in M43...and the extra DOF is usually helpful for macro work too.
I come from a corporate video background and one of the things that you learn very quickly is how to mix footage taken from different sources (often older sources) and still have a good quality production.
I don’t think people realise how much footage they see which is labelled as full HD, 4K or ultra HD where the source was actually much smaller.
Because, whatever it says on the box is how the final video was produced, not how it was captured.
So, you get these interesting instances of films (for example, the latest Marvel movie) which people go to see in glorious 4K which were actually produced at 2k... all because of budget.
Often, the reason behind this is because of special effects. Imagine rendering anything inside a computer as a business. The time it takes the computer to do the work is something you have to charge for. It just cost twice as much to produce something in 4K as it would in 2K.
When I started to vlog I actually recorded everything in native 4K. The idea being that, no matter what, I would have the best quality video that I could possibly get.
Recently, because I don’t do a lot of zooming into my images, I’ve actually started capturing all of my footage in 1080 p. When I finally render the videos, I save them out as 4K files, but natively the video is 1080p.
You can do this because, unlike the change between ST and HD, the pixel ratio between 2K and 4K is 1:1, so you don’t get that weird ghosting affect like you would do when transferring older video.
Unless you pixel peep this stuff (and let’s face it, most people don’t when they’re watching a TH-cam video) you would never notice the difference.
But, there is a real world use for native 4K and 8K capturing, especially in film.
What many filmmakers are doing now (especially if they’re on a tight budget) are filming in native 8K and are then able to reframe their shots when they edit the film without losing any quality.
Not that important for TH-cam, sometimes important when the final image is going to be displayed on a 10 foot canvas.
Steve Mellor Photo Vlogger Thank you for sharing this!
Also... I am somewhat starved of conversation as well 😂
I keep boxes of everything over that price range as well. Its just aesthetically pleasing to me. Even if i dont sell it its nice to know i can put it back together perfectly
When you think of the long term prospects of M43, consider what’s going on in smart phones. What if I had a M43 sensor with the same performance per pixel? What if you employed some of the smart phone technologies in M43?
I wish they did stuff like that on MFT actually. Massive oversampling to improve low light performance, possibly AI to "mask" the poor bokeh, as long as it's done well.
At that point, the question would rather be, why bother with a bigger camera?
I am really satisfied with my purchases over the last few years in the system of MFT. I currently have a Olympus em10, Panasonic G85, and a GH5. Lenses I have a Olympus 45mm f1.8, two Panasonic 42.5mm f1.7's, and a 14mm.2.5 Panasonic.
Love my G80!!! Size, weight, price and video specs made it a given purchase. 👍🏼
I had a Lumix G7 as my first real camera. I sold it and bought a Sony A7R2. I do enjoy pixel peeping and I do dabble in photography where it’s very dark.
But as far as the actual camera and user experience I really miss my G7. Thing was amazing.
Here I am years later. I’ve got an A7R5 and 9 FF lenses. Watching this video…debating getting a g9 lol
I love your attitude towards cameras and sensor size for years I've been talking about this very subject. People saying stuff like "I can shoot at 25000 ISO and get clear images" but when realistically are you going use it that high!
Everyone is so concerned with the numbers on their camera my 5d mk3 is very capable of taking some incredible images.
Another great video, looking forward to the book James
I also suffer from "Keep The Box Syndrome". Having just sold a bunch of camera gear to fund my switch to m4/3, I now have a brand new collection of fancy new boxes started! The tiny box for my new tiny, fancy camera strap has been added.
I watched a lot of reviews for lots of different cameras when I decided to buy my G9. Most of them I've forgotten now but in the end I found it has the widest range of features for the highest quality and reasonable price. Somehow much more expensive cameras don't have a fully moveable back screen, thats just crazy to me. Or they don't offer video, or they have poorer image stabilization. The body has an awesome tactical style to it that I just love. Despite video being limited to 30 minutes per single shot, and despite having a smaller sensor this camera is loaded with everything you will need out of a camera.
My first experience of Micro 4/3 was back in 2016. I had all Nikon gear and a D600 fullframe body. These were brilliant but oh so heavy. I was going to New Zealand for 6 weeks so with only 23Kg baggage allowance I needed something smaller. Got a bit exited about the Panasonic GX8 which came out so bought one along with a couple of G series lenses. Really pleased with the results and still have the body. I also have a G9 and invested in Leica glass which I have never regreted. So pleased with the system.
Switched to micro 4/3 a year ago and love it. I went the Olympus route and even think my e m1 mkii is pretty good looking.
Great video! I love the car analogy of building faster and faster instead of safer/better--brilliant! The obsession with megapixels and now 8K video is pure marketing, and 99% of photographer do not need them.
Great points James. People like to knock MFT before they really try it and base their opinions on very myopic points of view of the format.
Take the EM1.3 for example. 50MP handheld high res shots without a tripod. In fact you don’t need a tripod at all. Smaller, lighter lenses, no tripod, faster setup time. That’s multiple wins for very little compromises.
I switched from Canon to the Olympus OMD EM1 Mark III just before the lockdown. It’s been good during this time to learn it and I use it every day.
I have a full frame mirrorless and a mft camera but I find myself grabbing my
mft kit about 98% of the time I just love it.
Well if looks dont matter guess you haven't shot with a Fuji😎
Justin Hobbs, you’re right, Fuji’s are pretty ugly.
I just love your emphasis on the looks of the camera.
The very first M43 camera was DMC-G1 soon followed by DMC-GH1
My G9 changed my life. It was the first camera I actually loved and it redefined what I expected from my cameras. And for those .0001% of times I need a bigger sensor I use my A6400 because APS-C it awesome to.
Starting my second year with the GH5 and I am still in awe.
Great to see you James, by the way, I too, keep all the boxes my stuff comes in, you just never know do you!! My wife thinks I'm a bit of a nut, but I've had occasion when a box was, well, making selling stuff I no longer needed easier, I think, anyway, I'm not a four thirds user, APSC will do for me, and I've just purchased a Sony R1, cause of the lens on the thing, its clunky to use but the images it gives me are just wonderful, anyway catch ya later, don't get too stir crazy, stay safe.
I have a G9 and a Ricoh GR3 both brilliant in the areas they are intended for
I traded in a Canon body and some very heavy lenses when I found it more and more difficult to carry it on long walks and purchased the G9 after watching your channel and much research. I absolutely love it and have no regrets at all.Having used it for a while I wish I had done it earlier.
I've been planning on switching to micro 4/3 for a while now and your videos shurely helped me overcoming some of the uncertainties I had at first. Now I just can't wait to pu my hands on the GH5! Thanks a lot!
Love the "tooth paste" line James, a simple but brilliant analogy. Of course you are absolutely right. I too don't know why looks come into choice, yes we all know some cameras look nicer (what ever that means) than others. Ergonomics is a different aspect which can involve "the feel", not necessarily "the look" of a camera. Camera design is in the eye of the designer, I guess. Our criteria for buying a particular camera is based on lists as long as our arms. What order, or priorities, that list takes is individualist by its very nature. End of rant, thanks James.
Switched to micro 4/3rds about two years ago have GH4 with a mixture of Olympus and lumix lens. They all fit in the lowpro urban backpack and I’m taking some of the best photos of my life. Landscapes, birds, plants, architecture, people and other animals and even astrophotography. It’s a bloody brilliant light and compact system that makes lugging it into rainforests deserts and seaside location a lot easier than previous DSLR gear.
I also keep boxes for just in case I sell the item in the future. Not planning on doing that to my G9 but I really wish I’d kept my GX8 as a second camera. The sensitive shutter on the G9 took a bit of getting used to and I accidentally took lots of pictures of my feet. Switching to back button focus has helped minimise that. Still learning the camera even after 18 months. Roll on the (safe) end of lockdown.
Upgraded to a Nikon D5600 crop sensor recently. Love it. Affordable, fits all my existing lenses and easy to handle. Checks all the boxes - EXCEPT weather protection. Agree with all your biases. I share most of them. Great size for my outdoor adventures and my kid's sporting activities. Cheers!
This man, is my man, i respect this man.
**hugs my omd em10 m3**
My full frame kit is now my backup. Love M43 for everything you covered.
For me, I'm using a Canon 2000d/T7 and loving it. Love how light it is compared to a full frame camera and will upload photos onto IG or FB or print no larger than 8R photos. Thus, a APS-C is just nice for me.
Love my G9. I started photography two years ago and originally bought the G7. When I heard about the G9 only a couple of weeks after my original purchase, I returned it for the G9 and haven't looked back. I also have the Olympus Pen F.
I love the micro 4/3 system, especially for wildlife that I like to shoot. Much better reach with smaller lenses.
I love the light shutter release on my OM-1, you don't have to shake the entire camera and test the IBIS just to take an image, but it does make using gloves in cold weather a bit interesting..........
i've been using a gh5 for nearly a year now, and constantly i'm impressed by how much better the quality is over a full frame camera (usually sony a7 iii) - personally i think its about how you handle the camera and training your eye to see things other people wouldn't
Not to mention it's a awesome video camera too! G9 is definitely the most underrated camera still on the market. Great video man
Great video James! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your humoristic approach in these times (Greetings from Scotland!) and you're totally right, and like Hugh Brownstone says a m43 sensor is more than what "99.9% of us only need for 99.9% of the times" obviously there are situations like you said yourself, when having a bigger sensor actually affects the end result, but they're a few and apart. If your image is not good, it doesn't matter the size of the sensor on which you took it. Take care and keep up the good work! Hopefully we'll be able to head out again soon! Fingers crossed!
Great video as always James. I'm a wildlife photographer and have been thinking a lot about the Olympus 300mm f4 for a more lightweight, telephoto travel kit, for all the reasons you cite...
i picked up a used OMD em1 MKII and i love that little thing. little quirks here and here but i love that little thing.
I have a GH5, I love that camera. I've been doing a lot of professional works with it. The sensor is not a problem at all.
Your videos are interesting, informative, and very “watchable”-good job!
5:03 fully agreed. Seems that Fuji cares about ergonomics and Panasonic definitely. With my Sony, while it’s super high resolution, it sort of feels like holding a computer rather than an SLR-type camera
My landscape camera of choice is 4x5 film! Switched from Nikon full frame to Olympus OM-D EM10 for my light meter/companion camera, and I love it. 16MP sensor is great, Olympus glass is superb ( and light), and the brick of a D750 and it's glass is gone from my bag, making my back and shoulders very happy! Great review, love your work and your fun videos. BTW, my son is a computer guy, with your box problem - it's now getting hard to find a seat in our computer room with all his boxes! Help!
Bought a G9 last week :) I've always loved M4/3 (had a bunch including the GX9) but my main camera has been a D810. The G9 is so nice to handle, and the big thing for me was how much better the jpegs look compared to early M4/3 cameras. Really looking forward to using it more!
I love the look of G9 😍😍😍
Some good points about manufacturers and their need for bigger number: pixels, shutter speeds, ISO, AF speed. As a landscape photographer, I need SLOW. I need slow shutter speeds, low ISO, manual focus, and pixels don't really come into it. The answer to this? Fuji X-Pro 2. Since I jumped from full frame (Nikon) to the X Pro series, the quality (composition) of my images has improved massively because the extra time the camera needs is time I use to think and see.
I keep the boxes as well, and it drives my son crazy. If I go to buy something used, and it has the box, and all of the paperwork, I tend to pay a little more. Liked and subscribed. Thanks for the video.
Absolutely - I have the Olympus OM-D E-M5 mk2 paired with the 12-40 Pro lens - Love it :)
I too like the red thing James; It's probably my favorite [and only recognizable] part of a Lumix for me!
I also have the G9. Fantastic camera!
I switched to G80 from Canon a year ago, do I regret it? No, has it improved my photography? Yes! Simply because now I can pick up my camera bag and carry it all day with focal lengths from 12 to 300 (24-600) I simply miss less shots. Many thanks James for the inspiration, and I keep all my boxes too.
Nice, cheers Nicholas :)
Great video as always. Just down to earth common sense from a professional who knows his subject and presents it in an engaging manner.
Love m43.... especially with the 100-400 in it...
Haha... I saved all my camera/lens boxes, too. Love my G9 and GX85. G9 with Lumix Leica 15mm is my favorite combination (or GX85 with 14mm for street photography).
I am really enjoying the M4T setup and am enjoying my G7. The size of the lenses are small and compact which makes packing up and travelling with your camera very easy. I hope to upgrade to a G9 like the you one have. Thanks for the very detailed review!
James went full circle and is now back to big-boy lenses.
I'm excited to see your journey ahead.
Nice one, James. Agree that a manufacturer could leave the others behind if it concentrated on the ergonomics. Imagine the sales a camera built for left handed people could generate for example. One in ten are left handed. There's a thought!
There IS something about a Lumix camera that gives a satisfying experience. I am in like with mine, and it only has a one inch sensor.
I love my G9 James. Like you I bought mine 2yrs ago moving from Canon and more often then not are really pleased with images I get not to mention also the brilliant features this camera has.
I shoot northern lights with my micro four-thirds at 3200 ISO and have absolutely no issues and no reason to upgrade.
The Olympus glass is spectacular.
I have a GH5 and E-M1 mk2 and have found 3200 ISO to be very noisy. I've been at this for 34 years, so feel confident my camera-knowledge skills are quite good and I use OLY pro glass for most of my work. What do you think I'm doing wrong or missing here?
@@larbueno Perhaps Lara is using frame averaging. But in that case, one might ask why she doesn't simply lower the ISO? I guess that if you take a serious of frames at higher ISO, hand-held, which entails a shorter exposure duration, you can combine them more successfully than trying to hand-hold a multi-second exposure.
Yes mate I started with the Gh5 and dropped it in the ocean, I then bought the G9 and couldn’t be more happy with it, that last update basically made it a GH5 anyways! Beast camera!!
I like aps-c and full frame more because I do astrophotography, portraits with blurry backgrounds... But a friend asked me for recommendations (he wanted a camera for travel) and because of your videos I could confidentely recommend M4/3 and he is still very happy with his decision :)
I don’t think I could agree more with your assessment of the G9 and MFT. I love my G9. I also own a Canon 5D III and there are few situations in which I feel compelled to lug the Canon and its gigantic lenses to a shoot. I’m a graphic designer who also shoots events and portraits for the college I work for. The only thing I wish the G9 was better at is follow focusing on sports action such as volleyball and basketball. But, it is not terrible at those either with a 240Mhz focus motor lens like the Leica 12-60. And the lenses for MFT are definitely smaller and lighter, even in the pro line of lenses. They just are. Thanks for the engaging and amusing videos.
Rarely comment on any video. But you are so right on the money. Great job, great explanation that the camera "is just a tool", and the whole Megapixel, 4/6/8K fight is kinda useless. Well done my friend!
Cheers mate, a much appreciated comment :)
Great video with some excellent points about resolution and sensor size!
I've just bought the G9. It was irresistible given the features and the price. Yes, there won't be as much Toneh but I've decided to work to get the best out of what I have rather than thinking about what I might be missing out on with a larger sensor.
Late 2019 I bought a D750 because they were just stupid cheap. I thought if I can only buy one camera then I want one that does it all. So my understanding is that probably the only thing it does that smaller sensors don't is very narrow depth of field on a fast prime, so very nice headshots with an old AF-D 180mm. I don't think that there's another scenario where it would win really? The one where it looses is that it won't fit in my pocket. So I spent £200 on a used NEX-6 with the tiny PZ lens. So now I use the D750 for special occasions or photography trips and try to always have the NEX-6 in my pocket. I liked your video mostly due to your sense of humour. I think that the TH-cam algorithms brought me here from camera conspiracies. I will watch more of you I think
Great video James, your reasoning I think resonates with a lot of outdoor and landscape photographers like myself. I switched from Nikon full frame to Fuji last year for the same reason, lighter kit. The amount of room in my camera bag now allows me to carry more gear and still save weight. I have no concerns moving from 36mp full frame to 24mp aps-c, the image quality is more than enough for web viewing and printing up to A2 size.
About 5 years ago I logged into ebay and with less than a minute to go picked up an Olympus E-PL1 for £17.A few months later I decided to open the box and try out what was in it,I was amazed by the pictures I was getting.Fit perfectly in me pocket and has all sorts of special effects built in.The only thing wrong is there's no viewfinder which is a bugger on bright sunny days which is what it loves to operate in most.I still prefer me Nikons,Sonys and Canons but that also fits in me pocket and because of the wide angle on the kit lens it came with,means I dont have to switch lenses on me bigger guns.So yes I like that particular micro 4/3.Oh,I also kept the box,alongside a mountain of others going as far back as the original imac...