r/Lumix

Hi!

So I am looking to get my first serious camera, and I am stuck deciding between those two setups.

I am not a professional photographer/videographer but I have always had it as a hobby. This year and in the next few years I will be traveling around the world and I want to capture my adventures with a full frame camera.

I won’t be traveling with a bunch of lenses so I want a one and done lens, and my budget is limited so therefore I choose those setups.

I love how small the s9 is and I feel like it’s a camera that I would shoot more with because it is more undercover and I can have it easier accessible.

But on the other hand I will be visiting warm and humid/rainy countries in Asia, so it would be nice to have a more solid and weather-proff s5ii just for the peace of mind, even if I would shoot lees shots with it. S5ii comes also with a faster lens so it will help when shooting in low-light, which i regularly do.

So what do you guys think?

I was wondering the same as many of you. What if the new L10 is previewing what's coming with the S9ii? I think it could be a huge improvement to the camera's ergonomics and overall build quality. It would also give Lumix a chance to fix some of the things that felt missing from the original S9.

One thing I remember hearing was that the S9 lacked a mechanical shutter because there simply wasn't enough room inside the body. Supposedly they had to choose between IBIS and a mechanical shutter. If that's true, I think they made the right call. The IBIS on the S9 feels essential to what that camera is.

But that got me thinking. What if they still can't fit a mechanical shutter into an S9ii? If they used something like the partial stacked sensor from the S1ii, would that solve enough of the rolling shutter issues to make the lack of a mechanical shutter less important?

I'm also curious which route would actually cost more. Would adding a mechanical shutter to an S9ii be more expensive and difficult, or would it make more sense to reuse the S1ii sensor and skip the shutter entirely?

I know that this mode is high reading time mode, but is it usable for standing person and camera on tripod?

i know the spec sheet says the g9ii works with both UHS-I and UNS-II cards.

With a UHS -I card, would a potential bottle neck be the card or the camera - maybe some burst photos and 4k video is were i might max it.

Looking at this card for more some more memory.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GDQW8GQX/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

Hey all- I owned the S5iix and loved it but on several photo shoots ( I’m a hybrid guy ) it was bad with the moire- is the S5ii the same? Or does it have the filter?

Why dont manufacturers make cameras where the outer shell is metal, and the middle and inner parts are plastic? This way, you have the best of all worlds. It "feels" like metal in your hand, and retains the weight and lightness of plastic.

We know LUMIX changed their Youtube strategy recently and moved the LUMIX USA stuff to the global PanasonicLumixVideo channel, where many new, funny videos a/rea-ppeared recently. There's a playlist with many years old 'LUMIX Live' videos, but the newer ones are missing / unlisted. They state on the old channel, that 'LUMIX Live' has moved to the global one, but there seem to be no new streams. Is Sean just busy preparing all the much needed new releases they were teasing for the 25th anniversary this year or is Panasonic sabotaging their best products again while sticking to their proven 'too little, too late' strategy?

We have all seen the posts about 'bad repairability' of LUMIX equipment and 'retailer stops selling Lumix' recently, so there are definitely things going on that are not good for the brand and their loyal customers. So what's going on?

While many reviews of the new Lumix L10 cover the specs, and some very much in-depth (ie. PetaPixels review), artist CamMackey expresses his thoughts as cinema - using the camera for both stills and video. The video was part of a series of videos with collaborators TerryWarfield and LegendaryAlex.

Myself, I have only used the original LX100, and the L10 is very much its spiritual successor.. As a camera, I felt the LX100 was just a tad small, making it a touched cramped for its controls and handling. I may have felt differently if I got a hand grip for it, as that helped my Fuiji X-E3 significantly, and I now have it on the dimunity Fujiflm X half. CamMackey actually did an excellent live video on the X half, and some of the same thinking could definitely apply to the L10 to an extent. In essence, the L10, and many other compact all-in-one cameras, are not for the spec-oriented, 'tech heads', or for specific pro and enthusiast applications.

Of course, professional results can be had, especially when those results are more about movement, spontaneity, rhythm and form. The L10 gives up little. Sure at 1.7 on the wide-end you won't get as much blur, but on the telephoto, you definitely can.

Great to see that it is a surprisingly great video camera. For Lumix, the L10 will be a win in several ways. The LX100 III was a camera I've wanted ever since letting my LX100 go back in 2017, replacing it with Fuji. I can't justify it right now, need to fix a Fuji X-E3 to go along with my main X-H1.

I wanted to build a film making kit for interviews/documentary film making on a budget. Bought a used S1 in supposedly great condition) on eBay for ~640€ (incl. V-Log update) to complement my S9. Was this a good deal or am I an idiot? Do you guys have any tips for cages or rigging out these cameras in general?

I've just upgraded to the latest version and it doesn't work at all. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling and it just hangs after it launches.

Unfortunately there's no way to revert to the previous version. Am I alone?

Hi guys,

I’m looking to buy my first “serious” camera and I’m stuck between a few options.

I’ll probably do around 60% photography and 40% video, so I’m looking for a good hybrid camera.

Right now I’m considering the Lumix G9, Lumix S5, or maybe going another route with the Sony A6400.

My main use would be travel, nature photography, and cinematic video.

I like the idea of the S5 for full frame and video quality, but the G9 seems amazing for the price and lenses. The A6400 also looks tempting because of the autofocus and compact size.

Since this is my first camera system, I’m worried about choosing the “wrong” ecosystem.

Which one would you guys pick up and why?

Seriously, who at Panasonic thought this was a good idea?

When you plug a dead battery into a Lumix charger, a solid green light turns on. It stays green the entire time it charges. Then, when the battery is finally full, the light just turns off completely.

This is the most counterintuitive design choice ever. In what world does a solid green light mean "work in progress" and a dead, dark LED mean "ready to go"?

It drives me absolutely insane because my family members keep unplugging my charger mid-charge. They see the solid green light, logically assume “Oh, green means go, this must be finished,” and yank it out of the wall to plug something else in.

Then I go to grab my battery and realise is only at 20%.Every other electronic device on the planet uses red/amber for charging and green for fully charged. Turning the light off to signal completion just makes it look like the charger died or got unplugged.End of rant.

Hey everyone!

I recently uploaded some RAW files from my Panasonic Lumix S9 to Google Photos, and the previews look completely broken. Instead of showing the actual photo, Google Photos displays a full frame of pink/purple noise.

The weird thing is that the metadata seems to be read correctly.

The RAW files themselves don’t seem to be corrupted. They open normally in RAW-compatible software, so I’m guessing this is a Google Photos RAW decoding /preview issue rather than a camera or SD card problem.

Has anyone else with a Lumix S9, S5II, S5IIX, G9II, or other recent Panasonic cameras seen this happen in Google Photos?

I’m mainly wondering if this is a known issue with newer Panasonic .RW2 files, or if there’s any workaround besides uploading RAW+JPEG and using the JPEGs for previewing.