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@rj_rewaaj_9982

6 ай бұрын

I don't want to use any SD card , so naturally while recording 120 fps the camera needs Ac adopter? Few people are saying if you don't use ac adopter you can't record 60 or 120 fps. Is it true?

The more I learn about and think about this camera the more impressed I am. I’ll be getting it in a few days. I think it says a lot about the state of the camera industry today that people are not uniformly blown out of the water with what this camera system has to offer. We have an embarrassment of riches. So many choices at such reasonable prices.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Well said. You'll dig the camera. It's been fantastic to use the last few weeks here alongside the S5IIX and I am more impressed with the results than any other M43 camera I've ever used.

Just perfect! ❤🎉 Enjoy one of the best iterations of imaging industry out there. Proud user of Lumix cameras since 2008. Never looked back

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for watching. :)

Awesome! I'm one of those people that just thinks about their G9 as "Can it still shoot high quality 4k? Yup. Is 4k still the standard for commercial gigs? Yup. Then I have no reason to upgrade." I manually focus my shots with cine lenses, I'm happy with my lenses, and I'm still able to deliver high quality stuff. BUT... The G9ii looks so damn good! It's the first camera in awhile that has given me the upgrade itch. Maybe in a year or so when Panny does their normal slash of prices and we can grab the G9II at $1200 or so like they did with the GH6, I'll grab one. Awesome video showing this thing off!

Been using my new G9ii for just a week and I'm so impressed with the low light quality and IBIS compared to the G9. Shot a Firecrest in low light woodland hand held at 1/125 th second and 4000 ISO and was impressed. Excited to do more.

@rj_rewaaj_9982

6 ай бұрын

Should i have to use AC Adapter while recording on 60 fps or higher in internal card? I am asking about internal card recording not ssd.

I had a Panasonic G7 for a few weeks and returned it. I then got the G9ii, the camera I really wanted. It was a lot more expensive but had photography features the G7 does not have. I kept the lens I bought with the G7.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Nice stuff! The G9II is light years ahead of the G7. You're going to love it.

@ericheick7044

Ай бұрын

Im looking to upgrade from a g7. Glad to hear its that much better!​@@GeekyNerdyTechy

Great video!! Honestly if I had the chance I would trade my S5 II for the G9 II lol. It would put a few amazing lenses back into use for me like the 42.5 1.2 and the same with the 25mm 1.2. That would be more useful that full frame at least for me. The same great focus system levels the field. I love your review and work here! Big thumbs up 👍👍👍

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Peter. I look forward to your thoughts on the G9II once you get your hands on a copy. All the best mate and thanks for the comments. :)

@BryanPopeProductions

7 ай бұрын

Cool to hear that Peter, I love your videos. You swayed me into getting a GH4 as my first camera many many years ago and I've loved m43 ever since, I've been waiting to hear your G9ii review.

Great Job sir! Have the original G9: all I ever wanted was the addition of 60 fps 10 bit and full Vlog. The Mark ii has done that and much more. Can't wait to get mine!

The video quality of the G9II looked superb! I'm feeling some buyer's remorse now after purchasing the GH6. However, I use it strictly in manual mode as a video camera with cine lenses. Therefore, I can console myself about the substandard autofocus. It's still a fricking fantastic camera. TBH, I was more than satisfied with the Olympus EM1 Mark II shooting in Natural with the tweaks you so kindly showed in a past video, Shane.

I'm still using the GH5 for all my KZread content. I'm considering the G9ii for an worthy upgrade! I think I'll wait until the GH7 and see how much the G9Il will drop in price :)

@MoonbearDiedHere

6 ай бұрын

I’m trying to do the same but all these reviews are making it hard to want to wait

Thanks for this illuminating video.Waiting for more videos in the future about the G9ii.

I have most Panasonic G/GH and S cameras along with some great lenses, and I think the opposite. I prefer the image quality of the S5 and S1 over the S5II, mainly because of the details rendering and the video engine, and I also prefer the image quality of the GH6 over the G9II, mainly because colors, they are not even close, the GH6 has almost perfect colors in my opinion. Sure the G9II and S5II have better AF and better IBIS but I almost never use these cameras, only when I need continuous AF in video.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

I had four original S5 cameras and used them daily for years in a multi camera setup. While the image quality is great, I don’t see any image quality advantages to them at all versus the new camera but it’s all personal choice.

@aiseurnae5976

7 ай бұрын

@@GeekyNerdyTechy Indeed, but I spot the difference with the S5 everytime I crop inside my videos.

I have kept my S5 IIX for futures professional hybrid work but I’m exclusively using the G9 II. I love this camera and I can’t put it down.

This will be my upgrade as well from gh5, i need a camera that can actually auto focus, the gh5 auto focus is so bad not only did i turn it off in every custom mode i also bought a couple $1000+ Olympus pro lenses with that manual focus clutch, still gives me the ability to auto focus and lock on a point, and if i need to change focus the manual clutch is nice and responsive and linear like an actual manual focus lens.

Hi Shane! I picked up my g9ii last week and I've made some work videos with it already 😀. I was waiting for a deal, and I saw it last week. In the usa at least, you can get the 9mm for about $100 along with the g9ii, and that was the kit I really wanted since I've already got a 12-60 f2.8-f4. Looks like the deal is valid through the beginning of February.

@TheFlyFishingFilmmaker

7 ай бұрын

Wish I could get the 9mm for 100 bucks!

I had all the GH models up to the GH5. I stopped using it for casual video in 2018 when the Olympus EM1 MKii got a firmware upgrade which unlocked its Phase Detect autofocus. You’re right - it’s hard to go back to less reliable technology.

It’s very tempting Shane… Very Tempting… I’m thinking I might stick with my s5mkii plan… But yeah, people have been hitting me up a lot about this camera :) … Stay cool in the West :)

Such a great camera. Hoping to get my hands on one soon as well. Great vid!

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! It’s a fun little camera. I’m really enjoying it so far. Cheers.

I love the autofocus on that camera 🎉

Any chance you could test the EIS with an ultra wide like a 7mm? I've yet to see anyone really put it through its paces, my main issue with my G9 is the dreaded wobble.

Hi! Great video as always. How is the G9ii on older lumix lenses? I have the 12-35 and 35-100 version1s and the 25mm 1.4.. i have the G7 and G85 but haven't use them for a while. I started using Sony last year but i miss the lumix colors and ibis.

I absolutely love your videos and appreciate the work you do! I'd be interested in seeing a comparison video with the GH5m2 vs GH6 vs G9II... I know the time and effort these take. Thank you for what you do!

visiting Perth at present and it is a wounder full place i have to say

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

It’s awesome hey. I love it 😊👍☀️

Thanks. I got the original G9 shortly after its intro and I rarely shoot video, so I'm more concerned with the still-oriented features, but your review is yet another prompting me to get the II at some point.

Definitely on my wish list. I'm happy with my G9 so I'm not in a great rush to upgrade, but I know I'll pick one up in the future. The only real question is when, and whether I sell my G9 or keep it as a backup.

@Media-oq9ux

7 ай бұрын

My exact dilemma. Been offered $330 US excellent at MPB for my G9. Hard to give up that camera for 300 !

@urswuergler3969

7 ай бұрын

I know the feeling. When I could get the G9 II for the equivalent of approx. USD 1600, I bought it. I will keep the G9 as a backup. Happy to tell you that the new user interface is as good as the G9’s - I was not particularly impressed when I saw the S5 / G9 II design in videos. The best part about this camera: 4K / C4K video properly downsampled from a 19 MP (in case of 4K) frame. Truely stunning.

THANKS for this excellent overview. I have been watching the Panasonic LUMIX G9II for three months, trying to decide between it and the S5II. Your video here convinces me that the G9II checks all the boxes. Question: Is that the raw audio straight from the wireless mic into the G9II, or did you do some post-editing?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

That audio is straight out of the camera minus a slight compressor in Final Cut Pro.

@aDDmoreJuiceTV

7 ай бұрын

@@GeekyNerdyTechy WOW! Awesome, I will initiate a purchase from your B&H link. Thanks for the timely response. Cheers🥂

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind support. Just remember when shooting in MOV that you get two sets of stereo tracks (or four channel audio). Just disable the second audio tracks for the best results on post. 😊👍

I so appreciate your informative content. Thank you! PS - It’s 2 degrees F at my house in Central Oregon this morning. Seeing you out there in a T-shirt doesn’t seem quite fair.

I hope they release a smaller version of this soon. 🙏

@BryanPopeProductions

7 ай бұрын

If they put all the features of the G9ii in a body like the G85 (and bring back the top display) I'd be allllll over it.

That also my reason to use the mft system.Gx9 and 8 ,gm5 and gm1. Thanks for this statement.

I think the GH6 and the g9ii are similar. The shooting features are identical. The autofocus is better on the g9ii, although I never had an issue with the GH6 with focusing. Apparently, there's no overheating issue on the g9ii, I'd get it, the thing is, those videos can be 1 hour long, depending on how I want to run the workouts. I can't tell the difference in quality from full frame to a crop sensor like this one. Well in good lighting, like in ample sunlight. We'll see when I actually have the camera in my stable.

I’d really love a sub-$1000 G7 Mark II / G(X)85 Mark II with Phase Detect Autofocus, IBIS, better low light performance than the Mark I models and of course uncropped 4K.

GX9ii and I would switch from my EM5iii..

Getting it bro.. thanks

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

No problem 👍

This is going to be an expensive 12 months for you. Ahead of release it is easy to to say that you won't need or want the GH6 II (or GH7), but Panny is likely to pack a truckload of new features into the new camera that you "will not expect to use so much" and so the phase detect GH camera, which is highly likely to be here before the end of the year, is going to be another big temptation sooner rather than later :)

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

I can't afford to buy them all. If there's a new camera I can't live without I'll be trading something in and only getting one. :)

Shane, excellent review as usual. I'm considering a purchase, primarily for video, but I need to future proof myself for a few years. I've viewed countless videos and done my own research on both the Sony FX30 and S5 IIX. Now, listening to you describe the features of the G9II, throws my mix off-balance again (smile). As a propfessional, undoubedly you color grade (CG). But for some one like me who will be using this camera primarily in a non-profit setting with no help for editing, GC, etc, which one , in your opinion, provides better colors out-of-camera. Thanks!

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

The s5II and X are pretty similar in the standard picture profiles. I really like the colour science on all of them including the FX30. It comes down to how you shoot. The Panasonic portions are a lot better handheld and the FX30 is a great studio or gimbal camera. Two videos ago I compared the Fx30 to the G9II briefly in the studio. It was my travel rig / new camera day video. See what you think.

@e.conwaybryansr.8626

7 ай бұрын

@@GeekyNerdyTechy Thanks. I’m on it…will review that video now. 👍🏾

It looked to my eye at least the first couple of clips were either over protected by the built-in highlight protection or due to the exposure pattern of this sensor is different from the GH6 dual gain sensor and its full frame siblings. While the last couple of clips you eventually nailed the exposure. Well done.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

The first few clips were shot at sunset - it was after 8pm :)

@znhatgan8782

6 ай бұрын

@@GeekyNerdyTechy lol got you, the sunset there lasts till 9pm, a bit tricky to film indeed - watching from Parkdale

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

I let the camera do everything in auto mode for the entire video (Aperture Mode) - Parkdale is a great side of the city, one of my favourites. :) @@znhatgan8782

I'm afraid to watch this video. Got my S5ii 4 weeks ago and I don't want to feel wrong about it :D

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

The S5II is a beast. 😎👍

Funny timing on this one since I just bought a G85 today (hope the affiliate link worked)

@BryanPopeProductions

7 ай бұрын

I made more money with my old G85 than any other camera in my arsenal throughout my 12 year videography career, I adore that little beast.

Do you have any experience in adapting lenses to this? With the metabones? The S5II actually made the Sigma Smart EF mount adapter useful for once giving better than native experience. But no one is talking about the G9 II and the Metabones.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

4 ай бұрын

I don't run adapted lenses mate, sorry.

I bought the G9 II. It's a great camera. On the photography side with the DeepPRIME denoising feature of Dxo Lab, sky is the limit !! Wich LUTs do you use with the real time LUT feature ?

@LessJunkMoreJourney

7 ай бұрын

I have had zero luck getting a LUT to load on my G9II that doesn't look like garbage. I'm honestly about to return it. If any one can link to a LUT **they've successfully used on their G9ii** (or even a package I could pay for), I would gladly pay :)

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

I use the Panasonic Nicest LUT (used in this video) and the High Contrast one. They are part of the pack you can download from the Varicam pack.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Download the varicam lut pack and install the nicest LUT it works great. Just add some contrast in post and you’re done.

@LessJunkMoreJourney

7 ай бұрын

​@@GeekyNerdyTechy Is there a LUT that I can use that will get me something close to the Natural Profile? All of the Varicam LUTs require editing in post. I'm not sure I understand the appeal of using LUTs in camera if I still need to edit the footage in post

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

@LessJunkMoreJourney try the standard vlog to 709 LUT there’s four alternatives of it you can find. One in particular gives you a great look close to natural. You’ll just need to up the saturation a bit.

If you are shooting in aperture priority mode, then what about the rule - ensure your shutter speed is double your frame rate?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

5 ай бұрын

KZread viewers don't really care about that, it's only filmmakers. if you want to you can use an ND filter to keep the shutter speed close enough to 180 degrees.

@talgatmendibaev

5 ай бұрын

@GeekyNerdyTechy you mean when uploading the frame rates get corrected to the level where is not that noticeable?

In a another video, a reviewer complained about the AWB as "crazy," meaning it goes from warm to cool tones quickly and meaninglessly. Can you confirm this? If so, I think it will be fixed by a future FW update.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

I used auto white balance for the entire video and didn’t notice any issues. The lighting was all over the place as some of it was shot at sunset, in the shade, and direct sunlight. I’ve also shot a bunch of indoor stuff and had no problems so far.

wow great dynamic range. its like an action camera also but its not. i think there will be more great surpises in the future for mft,

Do you think classic layout camera with dedicated shutter speed and ISO dials is more fun to use than typical PASM camera hence Nikon Zf, Fuji, Leica and so on is more fun if you shoot for fun? Hope there is such camera from Panasonic and successor to the LX100 II!

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

for video, I love it. For photography, there's a dial you can change between all those modes just by using the main command dial. It's mostly all I have ever used. I tried the Fuji XT4 a while back, while its great, I found it too complicated.

Good for wedding photography and video?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

4 ай бұрын

Yes, its a great camera for photography and video. If you need the camera to run indefinitely for some reason, the S5II would be a better choice due to the active cooling but otherwise this is a great camera.

the best!!

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

Dude! I hope you're doing great. Hopefully we can catch up at some point next trip back to the states. :)

2:45 interesting the AF is struggling bad in the open gate shot here from a simple slow walk forward. is that normal?

@vlcheish

7 ай бұрын

@@chrislee6650 Oh it's motion blur. Interesting. Noted on the Open Gate AF. Makes sense there are more challenges covering the entire sensor.

Ah The Rock Inn - my other source of GAS relief, did you get to talk to Andrew?

I love the Panasonic image. I started with Panasonic gh5 in 2019. But the m4/3 is Too bad in lowlight. Ok if you contrôl light but in RUN and gun…..for the same price s5II (It s not too big).

@user-rj1hx5jz1n

7 ай бұрын

If you the many reviews on this camera, you'll see that it performs very well up to iso 6400. How many times you shoot beyond it??

@ninay7685

7 ай бұрын

I havent seen many reviews but micro 4/3 is no reputed for lowlight. But maybe They made something great with this sensor (Like gh5s which was incredible in lowlight but only 12 mega….)

Have you seen any video quality improvement vs gh6. It has in paper 1 stop better noise and dynamic range.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

It's about the same minus the colour science where the GH6 is slightly nicer to my eye. The G9II is like the GH6 with Dynamic Range Boost on, but in all iso settings without that crazy jump to 2000 ISO. It's a great little camera.

@vesku2676

5 ай бұрын

How iq could be about the same when g92 has so much less noise and better dyn range. I shoot almost always with low iso and gh6 has noise and bad dyn range in low iso. Why nobody confirms g92 better video quality or is there any? I just dont want to buy that camera only to test myself and then return it if the iq is the same as everyone says.

But if you don't shoot video, would the g9 be the way to go ?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

5 ай бұрын

The G9 is a great camera for sure for all sorts of photography, but if you shoot burst photography the G9II autofocus is a lot better.

Congrats and enjoy! Looks like everyone who owns quite likes!

How well does the direct SSD recording work? Or is a atomos better??

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

I don’t use SSD recording that often but I’ll give it a shot once I’m back home 😊👍

do i need to use Ac Adapter for 60fps or 120 fps recording in internal card Lumix G9 M ii, not in ssd. I am asking for internal card not ssd. Please answer

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

If you want to shoot 4k120p you can just use a V90 SD Card.

@rj_rewaaj_9982

6 ай бұрын

@GeekyNerdyTechy I understand but my question is --- while recording in 60 or 120 fps does the camera needs ac adopter?

@rj_rewaaj_9982

6 ай бұрын

@GeekyNerdyTechy I don't want to use any SD card , so naturally while recording 120 fps the camera needs Ac adopter? Few people are saying if you don't use ac adopter you can't record 60 or 120 fps. Is it true?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

@@rj_rewaaj_9982 The camera is battery powered, you don't have to have any AC power.

@rj_rewaaj_9982

6 ай бұрын

@@GeekyNerdyTechy Thanks for solving my confusion regarding this💛

I don't think it'll be in my price range until two years out on the used market. Oh well, there's no way I'll need anything more, so I'll wait lol

The most annoying thing about panasonic is that their photo hybrid gets more love than video focused hybrid. GH6 is forgotten just like that

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

They might market it as a photo hybrid but it’s a video beast. They would have left ProRes and All-Intra out if they wanted just a photo market. I think this is the camera a lot of people were waiting for. The GH6 is still a great camera 📸😊👍

You didn't compare "equivalent" lenses - that 25mm F1.7 MFT should be compared to a 50mm F3.4 FF.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

4 ай бұрын

F1.7 is F1.7 light not matter the lens. This is something most people don't understand. Stopping down changes the ISO. You're confusing background blur with aperture which is two different things.

@gregsullivan7408

4 ай бұрын

Agreed 100% - F1.7 is equivalent for light intensity (and thus, exposure, for the same ISO), but I think it makes more sense to compare lenses that will produce identical photos, and what I said above holds true. (by "identical" - I mean same framing, same DoF, and very interestingly.....roughly the same amount of noise. This arises because the larger sensor camera will necessarily have to use a higher ISO, which increases noise up to a level broadly similar to the smaller sensor, assuming the two sensors have similar tech.) Of course, the two cameras will have different limits, where there will be no "equivalent" settings available on the other. E.g, if the FF camera is at ISO 100, the required "equivalent" ISO on MFT would be 100/(crop factor squared) = 25, which is more than likely not available - the MFT simply can't make use of that much light, etc etc

Wat lens did you use for the handheld walking talking to camera footage?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

It’s the Panasonic 9mm f1.7

@MarkMcLT

7 ай бұрын

@@GeekyNerdyTechy thanks!

G series lens very expensive in india.

I know I've seen your guitar channel, but I can't remember what it's called and I can't find it. Help me out!

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

its called intheblues :)

@BrentODell

7 ай бұрын

@@GeekyNerdyTechy YES! Thank you! :)

Video seems a bit darker, more grey ?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

Some of it was shot at sunset and in the shade as I was getting fried outside with the weather ☀️😆

Did you keep a GH6? You think it would be a good move to go from a GH6 to the G9II?

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

I think the only reason to change is if you need Phase detection autofocus or if the GH6 is too heavy. They are very comparable in most modes. I still have the GH6, yep.

@razfilmstv

6 ай бұрын

My eyes are not what they used to be. A good auto focus would be nice.@@GeekyNerdyTechy

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

It helps a lot. If you're doing anything on your own having good Autofocus is a huge help.@@razfilmstv

@vesku2676

6 ай бұрын

G92. Better af. Better iq in low iso. 200g lighter. Much better bat life. Bigger evf. Foster processor. No corner warping with wide lenses. Automatic dyn boost. Real time lut. Faster photos.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

Yeah the IBIS is a lot better for video work for sure. @@vesku2676

There wasn't a bigger wireless microphone? why don't people use lavalier microphones ;) ;) ;) regards ;)

@GeekyNerdyTechy

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣👍

Good grief couldn’t you find a bigger deadcat???

Why nobody talk about the worst low iso dinamic range in mft?. Everything is fantastic and bla bla bla BUT, try to play shadows and exposition and you will hate this sensor. G9 I, GH5 mk II, OMD 1 &5 going better than this new sensor. Can anyone explain that. Thanks.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

5 ай бұрын

Can you check my actual reviews, I covered all that stuff. Can anyone explain why you haven't seen it and would rather rant? 😂

@vesku2676

5 ай бұрын

This New sensor is supposed to be good in low iso but no one has showed yet it is actually True. I Wonder if it is exactly the same video image than gh6.

A lot of KZreadrs rave over the Real-Time LUTs. I personally think that this is a fancy fad that people may come to regret several years down the line. Fashions change. A photographer's skills and technique improve along with their ability to edit an image. Why would anybody want to bake in a Look/LUT from the outset and remove options several years down the line? I also own a G9, G9m2 and GH6 so its not as if I'm hating on a feature that I can't have. Also my G9m2 has become my primary camera with the GH6 sitting on a shelf. I ain't ever going back to the old method of focusing. Phased Detection As F''@@k, all the way for me. 🤣

@Wildridefilms

7 ай бұрын

I think it is for quick turnarounds or to get the exact look you want sooc. For JPEG shooters and vloggers, it is indeed very attractive.

@GeekyNerdyTechy

7 ай бұрын

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