r/LumixS9

Tl:dr don’t sell your s9, you’ll regret it and there’s nothing as good at the same price point

Had an S9 since I picked one up in a Thanksgiving 2024 sale. Recently as part of an attempt to downsize (I shoot Sony as my main) I got rid of it - just before the recent sale. In total I sold the camera and 18-40 for ~1400 in decent condition.

My only issues really being lack of EVF and lack of small lenses. I had the 45mm f2.8 but it's *heavy* for its size and didn't feel as natural on it as it looked.

I decided to pick up an xt30iii as my EDC. Im a dad to young kids so there are plenty of times I want a camera with me, but don't want to bring my Sony with me.

So I get the XT30III and the 23mm f2.8 - and I shot Fuji for years from about 2016-2022, before I moved to full frame - and the whole time I'm thinking - this cost me more than the S9 kit, is not much smaller, is worse in low light, has worse AF, and is crap for video (no IBIS, AF issues etc).

Then Panasonic announced the 40 f2. And the wider small lens on the roadmap. And I think. Well that's what I was waiting for .

So to cut a long story short, I found myself regretting my sale. Then the L10 promos actually made me miss the S9 more. Somehow, rather than wanting an L10.

So here I am. I paid 1-200 bucks extra (after the price I sold my old S9 for) for a new Titanium S9 (I told myself if I didn't get titanium psychologically I'd feel too much like I ripped myself off) and I'm delighted to have it back. And I guess with a fresh 4 year warranty, too. With the 40 f2 on preorder.

Just back from a trip across Eastern Canada and had a fantastic time with the stunning architecture in Montréal. Light,shadow, shapes, and amazing concrete structures. I didn't know much about it before we visited but loved learning about its history and why it feels so frozen in a certain time period. The underground metro truly is a brutalist fever dream, with every station uniquely beautiful.

All of these were taken on the TTartisans 40mm and using rossandhisjpegs fabulous Delta filter, which was stunning with all the light and shade on show. Hope you like it as much as i had fun photographing it all!

A few pics taken last week at Wells by the Sea in Norfolk, UK. All colour pics are using the Streetwise Lut by Emily Lowrey, from the Lumix app. The black and white are taken with the basic Leica Monochrome setting. Minimal cropping and straightening in Lightroom but otherwise all SOOC jpgs.

I recently had my S9 warranty serviced, and the motherboard was replaced after it suddenly stopped recognizing any attached lens. The issue seems to have been resolved, but when I took it home and started restoring all the settings I had made over a year (which was quite a daunting task, and Lumix Sync settings backup didn’t help at all!), I noticed that the camera emits some new type of noise.

I detached the lens and disabled the stab, but the noise persisted. It was constant and sounded like a small motor continuously working inside the body. It is not high-pitched electronics or low rumble movements of the stab. Instead, it's in the mid-frequency range. It can be picked up the best when I put the body directly to my ear, but it can also be easily picked up in a silent room. It only disappears when the camera goes into power-saving mode or I turn it off manually.

I returned to the service company, and they acknowledged the noise. However, the next day, they called me to inform me that they had another S9 that was not serviced but emitted the same type of sound. They even showed it to me, and I confirmed that it sounded the same when I put it to my ear. So, they returned the body after tests that didn’t reveal any issues.

Now, I’m confused. I can swear that I’ve never heard this noise before in more than a year of owning the camera. And I did use it in a silent environment, exactly as when I noticed the noise after the repair. It also seems to me that the body is heating up a bit more, and the battery is discharging faster. However, I haven’t played with it long enough to say for certain yet.

Can anyone with a new or just properly functioning S9 please check if it makes this sound? Anybody can explain what makes it? Please let me know if I’m not being crazy. Should I insist it's not a normal operation?

PS: some pictures attached made by this S9 before it decided to question my sanity.

(Go to end for cats)

The size difference is crazy and ergonomics are not what one would call ideal but I've done two half days out in Nishinomiya and Kyoto respectively carrying the camera basically the whole time or in a sling and I haven't found it too unwieldy.

Using two rubber o-rings to stop the lens creep.

All images SOOC (minus first image from samsung flip 7) using RTLut (Fujifilm emulations)

When making picture the flash doesnt release. What am I doing wrong? Dies it have to be synchronized?

Black-billed magpie
18-40mm f4.5

This compact camera and lens combo can do wonders!

Por fin tengo mi Sigma 24 f2 L, de entrada una maravilla, construcción, nitidez, peso, encantado ǰ