![]() Switch to its electronic shutter and it will match the sports DSLR’s whopping 20fps continuous shooting speed – more than enough for wildlife or sports photography. Then there’s the marked improvement in speed – while it can’t quite match the 1D X Mark III’s blitzing 16fps burst with the mechanical shutter, the R6 is capable of 12fps bursts. Yes, there are limitations when shooting 4K footage – and you aren’t going to get the R5’s impressive 8K option here – but Canon has made it very clear that the EOS R6 is first and foremost a stills camera. Lumix G9mkII, 1/160 f/4.0 ISO 100 Leica DG 12-60/F2.8-4.It’s Canon’s first try at in-body image stabilization (IBIS) and, boy, has the company nailed it! It also makes shooting video an absolute pleasure. You can find out more about the camera on the Panasonic website. ![]() USB-C power delivery, external SSD support.390 shots per charge battery life, using LCD.3", 1.84M-dot fully articulating touchscreen.If you are into bird, travel and nature photography – or even action / sport, this could be a great camera for you. Photography students may also consider this camera even though the body retails at $3,299 – the lenses are fairly inexpensive compared to full frame lenses. It's also good for street photography as the camera is quite discreet. If you enjoy shooting while travelling or hiking or want to do casual family or social photography, this could be for you as it is so portable, but it gives you all the pro-features of the larger cameras. This camera is no slouch in the video department with V-log and 5.8K 4:2:0 video, though the camera will be invariably compared to the more video focussed Panasonic GH6 camera. You can also record in ProRes 422 HQ and ProRes 422 codec videos. Non-the-less, the JPG images are great with highlight and shadow detail, noise and colour all looking excellent. At time of writing, Adobe hasn't updated Camera RAW to include images from the G9II, so we'll update this when this is available. The images you see here are straight out from the camera as JPGs. Lumix G9mkII, 1/2000 f/1.7 ISO 100 Leica DG Summilux 15/F1.7 prime – Image Tim Levy You can also use the 2X adapter to extend the lenses reach out to 1600mm. This small '200-800mm' lens is brilliant for wildlife and birding. One great lens is the Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4-6.3 which only weighs 985g and costs $1,950. So a 12mm-60mm lens is the '35mm equivalent' of 24-120mm. The new processor and sensor allows not only better noise control, but also adds a couple of new tricks such as 60fps burst shooting in AF-C mode and 'pre-burst' shooting mode – which means the camera starts shooting up to 1.5 seconds before you actually depress the shutter button (good for birding).Ĭoming from full frame, one of the first things you have to get your head around is that all focal lengths are DOUBLED. The new phase detection autofocus is very intuitive to use, fast and accurate and allows you to automatically track people, animals, cars and motorcycles. Plaudits to Panasonic for listening to user feedback and ironing out a few issues – including the autofocus. The camera's predecessor, the LUMIX G9, was fairly well received 5 years ago, but it lacked the autofocus abilities that we have now come to expect. On top of this, the camera feels very robust and has a high degree of weather sealing. ![]() All buttons, dials and the focus point joystick have a good tactile feel to them and are easy to reach and manipulate. Size and weight aside, the new LUMIX G9II is a very capable 25.2MP camera with a mature control and menu system that makes the camera easy, if not fun, to use. So test driving the Panasonic LUMIX G9II camera with 3 lightweight lenses on a few 5km walks over the past few weeks has been a very enjoyable, un-backbreaking experience. LUMIX G9MII (658g) + Leica DG12-60/F2.8-4.0 (320g) = 978gĬanon R5 (738g) + Canon RF24-70mm/F2.8 (980g) = 1.72kgĪdmittedly, I use a full frame camera for work and the idea of lugging the bulky and heavy 'holy trinity' set of zoom lenses (collectively weighing almost 4kg) around for a casual afternoon walk is not my idea of fun. In fact, many of 4:3 lenses are 1/3rd of the weight of a similar full frame focal length lens. The camera's sensor may be half the size, but so too are the lenses. While the majority of pro-shooters use full frame cameras, the 4:3 sensor is lauded by many adventure, nature & sports photographers. ![]()
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