Panasonic Lumix GX9 Street Photography Review - Tokyo
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- Опубліковано 13 гру 2024
- Finally got a chance to test the Panasonic LUMIX GX9 on the streets and wow why not test it in Tokyo.
Video in Tokyo shot on the Panasonic LUMIX GH5 with a Rode SmartLav+ and Zoom H1N
Video shot in Auckland, shot on the Panasonic LUMIX GH5S with the Leica 12mm f1.4 lens and the Sennheiser AVX wireless system.
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Switched to the GX9 from D5300 and D5500 8 months ago. After 18400+ images I find this camera awesome. 17mm f1.8 Olympus and a super stealth street cam. Thanks..
Can we get more GX9 videos? There is hardly any GX9 videos on youtube, especially how to use it or tutorials.
I've found that my go to lens is the Olympus 17mm F1.8. While it doesn't have a clicky aperture ring (or any aperture ring for that matter) it has a very clever manual focus ring which really works for me.
Ditto. I have the 17mm f/1.2 now and the pictures it produces are glorious, but the lens is a bit bulky. I wish Oly made a 17mm f/1.4 with less bulk and same kind of quality, that would be the ultimate lens to have for me (it's my go-to focal for almost everything).
Hey Darryl, Awesome video. We are headding off to Tokyo & Japan, from Auckland, in a couple of months also. Agree Tokyo & Japan has to be the best place in the world for some street photos ( lived there for a while too). I really like the look of the 15mm leica lens. I was planning to use my 8-18mm Pana lens a lot, on my G95 or G100, but that 15mm looks sooo good as a super small, light weight & great for low light lens.
"It's a lot cheaper than my leicas..." so are most motor vehicles.
Good point 😀
A new lung or two are cheaper as well!!!!!:)
Hi Darryl, I have the GX9 and use it with the 15mm Leica lens. (most of the time) I appreciate your review and all your information. You do not add a lot of extra information and you get right to the point, bravo!. I do not own any Leica cameras, so I appreciate that you did not waste any time comparing the GX9 to any Leica cameras. I am sure the Leica cameras are very special, maqybe one day I will own one. I shoot the GX9 mostly as my back up and for street photography. I have the G9 and the GH5. I use them mostly for wildlife annd other photography. I added the GX9 for my desire to be a better street photographer. I live near New York City and I visit "the city" often, with the GX9. There was a lot of good information in you tutorial, that helped me a great deal. I have had issues with the lens shade on the lens falling off to easily. I use gaffer tape to stop it from falling off. Where do you set the F stop on the lens when you shoot? You did not mention that in your review, if you can, please let me know. Which way to you shoot, program, aperture, or shutter priority? I love the B&W photos in Tokyo. I wish I had a GX9 in February of '14 when I visited Tokyo. I had my big Nikon FF camera in that visit. Great images though.
I use back buttom focus on all my cameras, but not n the GX9. I let the camera's auto focus do the work for me. I get the limitations. I use auto ISO and set a minimum shutter speed.
Thank you! All my best, and please keep the reviews coming. Healthy & Happy New Year 2020. :)
Thanks for the video. I really love my GX9 and am fortunate to have on more or less permanent loan from my sons several lenses including the 15 mm. I have an Olympus OMD EM1 Mk 11. It’s a great camera but I find it too cumbersome after the GX9.
Your images were great. It would have been good to see your settings on the images. Thanks again.
If your lens hood becomes loose and starts falling off unexpectedly I think know I why. 😁✌️
You dont’t need to keep pressing the focus button .There is a setting to lock the focus with one single pressure on this button.
Thanks. I’ve had the GX9 for a year and hadn’t noticed!
Thanks for the video. I've just bought a GX9 and have the Leica 15mm so looking forward to getting out
Please let me know what you think of the camera and lens when you get it 😁
Light is metered for m4/3 exactly as it is for any other camera. There is some chitter-chatter about doubling the depth of field, but that doesn't matter much.
Right, the light gathering of the lens is the same whether it's full frame or m43 f/1.7 is still f/1.7. if you put a 15mm f/1.7 on the Leica M and crop it by 0.5 of the frame it will have the same exposure at the same iso and bokeh and framing as the gx9. The sensor size just literally crops the image.
The doubling of DoF is only theorical if you consider the "equivalence" as in trying to say the 15mm is equivalent to a 30mm. For all that matters it's a 15mm and has the DoF of that lens (which is quite wide angle, so DoF is deep and quickly moves to infinite).
The "touch to shoot" function works really well and negates the need for back button AF. The shutter fires as soon as focus is obtained.
I was surprised how fast the GX9 locked on when using the rear screen.
I have a GX85 with the 15mm lens combo and I am very pleased with this setup for street photos. Smaller then my M8 and easier to shoot. How ever some times I prefer the Leica manual focus over AF but some times the GX85 over the Leica. I would say they are both very pleasant in the result. The GX85 is sneaky a good value for the money combo. Nice review by the way !
Do you have any experience with Olympus Pen F? I am considering the Olympus or the GX9 for street photography and wondering if which one is better.
I took my GX9 to New York, where I got some street photography images I'm really happy with. Like you, I found the AF recessed button very annoying, but it was compensated for by the really wonderful touch screen - so quick to focus accurately. I also found the rotating viewfinder very helpful when looking upward to take skycraper shots; much more comfortable than bending my neck back. I used my Olympus 12-40 2.8 lens, which worked well, but after seeing your slide show, I've ordered the Panasonic 15 mm 1.7. Thanks so much for your review, it has been very helpful
Hi, I wanted to ask a question. Is dual IS available with your Olympus lens?
I have the same issue with the af-on button on the gx85. It is too recessed to find by feel. I was thinking about getting a small glue on rubber dot like those used as rubber feet on small electronics to make it more tactile and easier to find by feel.
Really enjoyed this review. Have just taken delivery of my GX9 and my Pan/Leica 15mm 1.7 lens is on it's way, it looks like I've made a great choice of lens! Thanks
Excellent video Darryl.. I am seriously considering purchasing this camera for street and travel photography.. (currently on sale here in Canada) Wondering about the startup time from "sleep". I did have a sony a6500 but was always missing photos because the startup time for the camera after going into sleep mode was to long.. Camera would not respond quickly enough... How did you find the startup time with the GX9??
10 cents of Sugru will fix the tactile problem with your back button. I used it so I could find the front button on my GX8. $10/3 pack on their website or you can get it on eBay. Real simple to form and it looks like factory (without lettering). My button fix has lasted no problem for about 2 years now. If it falls off, I'll get some more and do it again.
Thanks Kevin :)
+1 - I was about to post a similar solution, although mine would be a small diameter self-sticking button from a hardware store. Great video by the way.
It's also possible to use a little Swarovski... more luxurious ;-) I have used six on my self build tripod!
I find it an interesting and nice little camera. Been thinking this or a xt3 as a 2nd body next to fullframe. But undecided.
For a walk around camera the GX9 with the 15mm f/1.7 lens is great and the focus is super fast
I have the lens with my G80.
Just about to hop up to the G9.
Loving the look of that new B&W profile.
I miss the Isle of Wight :) . The new B&W profile from Panasonic is one of the best i have seen built in to a camera.
Darryl Carey I think the L. Monochrome D started in the GX 80/85 series. It appears very similar to the Dynamic B&W setting in my Lumix LX-5 (from 2010!).
I love the 42.5mm Noctricon for street photography - you don’t have to get up close - the 15mm is great for video with IBIS in with cropping it’s equivalent to 35mm hence that’s why I think they created the 15mm (30mm)
Dear Brother.... Thank you....! 8 May 2018 bought GX9 with lens 12 - 32. Hope it's change my visions...!
What is the viewfinder actually like looking through it? Im torn between the G9 and the GX9. But want to go as light and small as possible. The G9 viewfinder is great. I cant find anywhere in Auckland that has one to try out, I have to order it. So is the finder just absolutely pathetic that its a waste of time using it or is it not too bad? cheers
I used a G9 for 3 weeks.
Based on the price of a new G9 body, absolutely no mirrorless APSC cameras in the market can give you such a big and bright EVF with 3 selectable sizes.
The only thing that annoyed me was the G9’s bulky grip due to my hand size, and that irritating “flip to left” screen which made it cumbersome to hold.
All other aspects of G9 is great, because at that price of point of a new G9 body, its already super-packed with goodies that other manufacturers STINGE on….eg:
what other camera in this price point can give you a superb IBIS, weather sealing, dual card slots, easy to navigate menu AND…a huge bright excellent EVF?????? NONE😂😂😂😂
My objective is to buy a compact cam that looks like a rangefinder camera that can do things that my iPhone 11 Pro Max cant do comsistently well….eg: a full frame 50mm big aperture effect.
Hence, Im contemplating a GX9 with 25mm Leica Panasonic lens cos I love that rangefinder Leica-like design. I dont peer into any EVF for a long time…but only to quick-compose. So, EVF is important but not critical for me.
Can you send me the picture at 5:11?
The guy in the hat is me!
WOW its a small world :) ... Send me an email and I will send the photo :)
Wow, what are the chances, that is too cool
LMAO
that is amzing, life is full of surprises
Very good photos!
Thanks :)
Thank you very much for your great review. I appreciate your information very much. Please keep them coming. Safe Traveling.
Enjoyed the video. Where did you purchase the lens hood for the 15mm Summilux ?
The hood comes with the lens
I’m only finding a wooden base plate/body plate for the GX9 on Amazon. Do you know where I can find a good base plate (like yours) for this camera?
The grip is a DMW-HGR2 made by Panasonic, hope this helps :)
Darryl Carey thank you 🙏🏼 verymuch :) 🙂
I used a GX8 those last 6 months, 95% with a 25 F/1.4. I really enjoyed it and it made me want not the GX9, witch is not an upgrade to me, but the G9. I sold my to-often-out-of-order A7RIII for it because of it's wonderful ergonomics, handling, EVF and AF. And also because my lenses are much better than people think without having testing them : this 25 Panasonic + 75 F/1.8 and 12-40 Olympus.
Anyway to re-assign the AE-L button? I used the original button for AF-ON...
As a GX7 owner this model is very tempting. The GX9 offers a real upgrade to the GX7 and new tech does improve it as far as I can tell. To go over old ground the GX9 is an upgrade to the GX7 not the GX8 which to me is a different offering. Thank you for you video but the burning question to me was how does it stack up to the much more expensive Leica offering?
I have to say it was hard see a difference between the Q and GX9, I did not shoot them next to each other. So many I should do a video covering the Q and the GX9 :)
I agree completely. I have a gx7 and really enjoy the form factor though after shooting with the g 9, which has exceptional colour science, I use my gx7 very little....the gx9 has the same sensor as the g 9 so it makes good sense to purchase the gx9
Do you still use this camera?
I'm considering buying one.
Nice photos Darryl!! Looks like you had a lot of fun in Japan!
Maybe it's me, but if you use leica's ( as your intro suggests for street) what's your deal with back button focus?("that I do on most of my cameras") also shooting street using back button focus? Really? Great shots and video otherwise Darryl
Hi there! do you have customized monochrome d setting? Congrats from Rome!
In 2024, is this camera still worth buying? (Used in everyday life in street photography) and please recommend street style lenses.
I have been looking into the GX9, but also to E-M10III for live composite,does Panasonic have similar feature?
I do not know of this feature on the GX9, very happy with the GX9 as a compact street camera and works with all my Panasonic Lumix Lenses 😁
Awesome video ! Thanks for posting :-) Cheers mate, have a great time.
Excellent low light. The panasonic gh5s is very good.
Hi Darryl! Do you also recommend this camera for portraits? I currently have a Nikon D3300 (Yongnuo lens 35 mm) and want to upgrade soon! Thanks! :)
Yes, absolutely if you can get a 25mm f/1.7 or f/1.4 this camera would make a really nice setup for portraits.
Hi Darryl nice video. I have both GX9 and olympus OMD10ii. Even if the GX9 is faster and full of specs I prefer the Olympus for street photography as is smaller and Lumix for video. How is your experience after 1 years with your GX9?
The GX9 is nice must do not use it much, I have to many cameras now with running this channel. I think the GX9 is still the compact camera on the market
Great review Darryl!
Got the same lens, not changed it since i got it love it! One thing that bugs me, not weather sealed...
Unfortunately my gx85 died on me recently & now i am looking into purchasing a new one. It's somewhat sad that the gx9 ain't got a mic jack again, the IMHO way to small viewfinder and is not weather sealed either.
So now iam torn between selling my lens switching over to Fuji or sticking with pana...which body tho...?!
Any suggestions?
Whats the advantage of the Leicas?
much cheaper :)
Best place in the world to shoot street photography. Hong Kong, Bali , and Singapore.
Lok said the same about Hong Kong, will have to visit Hong Kong again soon
Kuala Lumpur
What’s wrong with you Darryl? “Where’s the best place in the world to shoot street photography?” HONG KONG!
You have to check out my Hong Kong Travel Photography Series! ua-cam.com/play/PL_Y2i5_odE_k2jj-sFkz_tYAzdCuqFN48.html #Ad
Lok, you are 100% right about Hong Kong, but sadly if I go to Hong Kong to shoot street photography, Amy will come with me and I can not carry shopping and a camera !
I have been watching your series in the cafe with James, he was shocked you can take good photos and hold the Sony A7 at the same time!...the last video from Tai O and Cheung Chau are awesome and even Amy has not been there and she is from HK !.....
Haha I've never been to Tai O until I worked for DigitalRev and need location to film!
Nope
Thanks for nice review. Is there posssibility to check IBIS effectiveness?
Hi Ola, the IBIS works really well. The shot from Shibuya crossing was a 2sec handheld shot :)
Sounds great! I'm really curiuos about this part - since Panasonic introduced stabilized sensor in their cameras, results couldn't match those achieved by Olympus. With G9 things got better, but can GX9 really give us 4 EV?
I must try an Olympus camera :).... I would say the GX9 is about 2-3 stops, its not as good as the G9.
Great video Darryl. I'm a previous LUMIX shooter. I switched my entire kit last year and moved over to Fujifilm. Prior to that move, the GX9 was on my list of cameras to purchase and for some reason, I'm considering it again. Leica's are nice but I have no interest in purchasing one. I have the Minolta CLE and that's about as close to the M7 as I'm gonna get. LOL That said, I've watched this video before and I"m watching it again to confirm my interest in adding this camera to my street kit. I think it would work quite nicely with my Voightlander lenses. Keep the great content coming.
The GX9 is an amazing little camera and you can pick one up for a good price these days. Plus the 15mm f/1.7 lens is really nice and keeps everything compact. The Fujifilm X100F is a really nice camera, hope the new model has a flip out screen
@@DarrylCareyyeah, I'm seriously considering picking one up with that lens or the 17mm Olympus pancake lens.
How is the xt30 fuji is it good
@@art4kuwait never used a XT30 which is a shame as I hear very good things about it
Nice video and beautiful photos!
Yes, you got it right with the Iso. But keep in mind that although you have 2 stops lower Iso on MFT, the Iso value will have 2x more noise than FF. So bottomline: FF is 2 stops better IQ (but MFT often is good enough.)
The noise is very good on the GX9 for a small sensor :) Very surprised how good the GX9 was for street photography.
To be honest I can get sharper images with my GX7 and 14-42 kit lens. I shoot in RAW only?
Hagen Trondheim I’m not sure about the 2x noise ratio you state, noise value is down to processing power and probably pixel and sensor sizes, you don’t see much noise on Mft until you get to 1600iso, oh ye I don’t pixel peep just check focus point
Did you have any issues with the EVF?
Nice review, i've actually been looking at this camera today down at progear in NZ, Where did you get that grip from?
Hope Phil at Progear is looking after you :) I got my grip in Japan while I was out there. If you want to test the grip, let me know :)
Yeah they're super nice in there, I had a go on the Gx9 and Gx8, still tossing up between the two haha. Which would you go for?
I actually found some really nice wood grips made by jb camera designs.
Seriously want one for whichever camera I go with, especially since it has an opening for the SD and battery slot. I might actually get one for my Leica D-Lux aswell.
@@InkTheory GX9...THE gx8'S FLIP OUT SCREEN IS A NIGHTMARE
An older video but a newer question: you prefer the 15mm. Why not the 12mm? 1.4 instead of 1.7 (not that big deal) but maybe the 3mm wider angle against the little crop in videos. Not necessary while taking photos I'll guess. And...very tasteful reviews about the GX9! A lot of humor and facts. I got mine yesterday...
The 15mm is very compact and super sharp, plus the focus is very fast because of the compact size.
hello , i just bought lumix GX9 and really no idea about lens so which lens do yo prefre to street photography?
The 15mm F1.7 is prefect for me. I'm a big 28mm shooter for street photography, and the 15mm gets very close to my Leica lenses. Another good lens its the Lumix 14mm F2.5.
Darryl Carey Thank you very much . and I just wanna ask which is better ,
Lumix G9 or Canon 5d mark IV ?
Things are moving towards mirrorless cameras and the G9 is awesome with super fast AF, plus it has the high res mode !
Hi thanks for the video, I wonder if you have any other Panasonic models (like G9, GX85, etc)? Can you comment on the skin tone of GX9? I've been using GX series for a few years for street photography and also for family photos, and no one likes the color from Panasonic, I ended up using Fujifilm for family photos and have to maintain two systems. If GX9 has improved skintone I might consider get rid of my Fuji gears.
Haozhe XU why considering get rid Fuji? Panasonic better?
Because I mainly shoot street photography using multi-point AF, Panasonic (not Olympus) could usually focus on foreground (people who are near me) instantly, and Fuji is comparatively slower. With Fuji I usually use manual zone focus, but in order to get enough DOF I have to set it to F11 for 35mm and F8 for 23mm. Operation wise, Panasonic feels quicker, Fuji is usually praised for its retro way of control but this could be a problem when I need to switch settings asap. IQ wise, the difference between M43 and APSC isn't big enough for street photography, not to mention that I have to use higher ISO on Fuji because of F11/F8 zone focus. Lightroom doesn't support Fuji raw very well, other softwares like Iridient Developer is much slower and less functions compared to LR. I have a video for why GX85 is preferred than X100F for street photography: ua-cam.com/video/UKJPZBNAx6k/v-deo.html
Do you still recommend this camera in 2020?
I do photography just for fun and family, but I want a camera which can deliver decent photo and video. Now I'm using xt2 and it's little too big to carry around.
The GX9 is a great camera and still a good buy in 2020, plus you can pick one up a good price
@@DarrylCarey thanks a lot 👍one more question please.. Is the audio quality good enough when recording video (since no external audio port)?
Monochrome D? Is that a in camera preset?
GX9 has three B&W presets. 1) monochrome 2) L monochrome and 3) L monochrome D. Each of these settings have progressively more dynamic range. L monochrome D is the most contrasty. The blacks are crushed and I love this setting. Better than the Fuji acros with the red filter. Some people like adding digital noise. It is very uniform. I don’t use this feature.
It is unfair comparing the Leica Q3 to this camera. Using the PL15mm lens allows me to believe I’m using a Leica for less than $1000. Close enough. A Leica Q3 is as expensive as a used car.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
SUBS! Love all your photos!
Thanks :)
What if you do review on those two cameras you aside of your table sir? That will be great.
thanks you got some great shots and interesting.
Does the HDMI port allow for an external monitor? For live output?
Hi Barry, yes you use the HDMI to output to an external monitor
How’s the manual focus ring on this lens? Not same experiences as Leica lens right? Do you have to move around your eye or the camera to see the corner of the EVF? Is there some adaptor to make the EVF bigger? Do you like the real rangefinder experiences with the shutter dial and aperture ring or you like the modern camera’s dual spinning dials better? Do you think the shutter dial and aperture ring has more feeling than the spinning dial where every time you have to look at the screen to know the values?
Since you have Leicas, can giveaway your GX9? Haha
Hi Netvo, I do not like the focus by wire lens. So I use the manual focus on the back of the camera and it lets you focus once and then locks on and will not refocus again. I'm much happier with an old school viewfinder. Having a shutter and aperture dial makes life a lot easier when shooting street photographer, you can see the settings without even turning the camera on :) No plan for a give away on the GX9 yet :)
Darryl Carey ok so if Fuji XE3/X100F vs GX9, which will you suggest?
To quote John Lennon “Would the people in the cheaper seats rattle your Panasonic IBIS sensors ? And the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle Your Leicas.”
Lovely review and beautiful location shoot, but does the gx9 take as good pics as your leica? Sorry, couldn't resist :)
I would have to say its the photographer that takes the pics :)..... Its very close to what I can get out of my Leica, but shooting a Leica is so much more than just the end result. :)
nice camera and video
how did you enjoy the camera!
the results look amazing. thanks for sharing this with us
Nice shots! The man checking his watch mid stride and the young herbivore man on the escalator or standouts.
Nice photographs :)
now that is truly some beautiful street photography
panasonic really build some amazing camera!
thanks for sharing this with us really enjoyed watching this.
P.s. i have just been to japan, if ever you are interested in watching my videos :)
Hi Acid Snow, I'm a sub to your channel 😁 Just about to watch your Japan video after I catch up win some emails.
what camera shot for this video?
Photos are taken with the GX9 and Video shot on the GH5
Ok thank
It all looks good but not being able to plug in a microphone when you want to take video and have usable sound is such a deal breaker especially since it has that wonderful tilting viewfinder.
peterzpictstube - The GX9 is more like an upgrade to the GX85 than GX8, which would be a disappointment to GX8 owner's who want something new and improved.
It's a 30mm equivalent and I don't like it, too much distortion for 15mm and I personally find the field of view slightly awkward, I prefer 17mm or 12mm.
2:02 I've had that meal!
beans and a hot dog?..must be a brit airliine!!
why its not sharp at all, i thought this leica lens were great
How’s Tokyo the best place for street photography when it has 5 Million people in every direction you look at, on every street? London is definitely the best place with its diversity and many different types of buildings, from the ultra modern to the fantastic architecture from many centuries.
P.S, do you have any work on Flickr or similar, would be nice to see some photos from those Leicas.
nice video Hong Kong and tokia are the nr 1 places on my bucket list. last month I buy the gx8 I think the specs of the gx9 in the weather sealed gx8 body is my dream. I love panasonic cameras #lumixwalk www.snippephotography.com
Hong Kong in a few months :) .....
That’s a long way to go just to test a camera.