Which LUMIX Camera Should You BUY?!

[@robertluxamafreethinker]

Really nice and useful video! It makes a great picture understanding of the landscape Lumix camera's market. But it's true, it seems all the other companies are really crippled with the sub $1000 USD cameras they offer, like some without IBIS or with less Dynamic Range or bad autofocus, that makes it really hard to make a decision about which one to buy and which brand to get into. So I think Lumix could have a great opportunity to make a difference and give refuge to those buyer's segment to their M43 system, by offering a better camera option in the sub $1000 market. Any successor of the Lunix G95, Lumix G7, Lumix G100D, or Lumix GX series, combining with some good Dynamic Range (like the G9's DR), Lumix IBIS (that is already great, just their basic IBIS) and the new Lumix Autofocus, and some Specs that can match the ones on the new Fuji X-M5, so Lumix could likely have all those consumers of this sub $1000 market excited to get into their system. At the end, no matter the brand, we all find the better deal, best value, best bang for bucks!

[@tobipersson2464]

I go with the GH6. The GH6 an the Noctricon 42,5mm f1.2 are a Monster and my way to go :). Thanks for your Content 🙌

[@raizt1596]

As long as you don't need the autofocus, it's a great camera.

[@tobipersson2464]

@ that's a point

[@Fordry]

Given the small size of so many micro four-thirds lenses a "GX10" would seem to be the perfect camera for the system that just doesn't currently exist.

[@AnthonyEarle-n9g]

For photography - S1 &S1R! Hands down best value cameras if you don't want to have a cry about having a REAL heavy duty body and contrast DFD AF (which is perfectly fine for stills). The EVF alone is worth it over a girly tilty flippy S5.

[@GroundedTech]

I picked up the S5 last week as my first full-frame. Sold a G100, which was still better than many made it out to be. I'll grab an S9 once I can afford to as it's kind of perfect for my needs. Thanks for the video.

[@mattevanst4967]

I'm getting a G9II and upgrading from a GX80. I already have a bunch of m4/3 lenses, so i'm staying in the system. Just waiting for some good Black Friday deals in my country like Lumix had last year. It'll be a giant upgrade for me (most excited for PDAF & a more modern sensor + weather sealing). I mostly take pics & only sometimes video, plus i'm not a pro so 32-bit float audio or internal pro-res would be something i'd never use. G9II is going to be awesome for me and it's a bit cheaper than gh7. Also lighter

[@RaduFloreaVlog]

For me, as a hybrid shooter , on field and studio, the best si S1 with all updates and v-log.

[@jdleschw]

I own s5iix, gh6 and gh5. I’m convinced the gh6 is the best value camera ever, especially used. I prefer it for video to my s5iix. The auto focus DOES NOT SUCK on gh6.

[@MatthewDangyou]

GH6 is an amazing camera! But the AF is for sure better than GH5 but watch my GH6 vs GH7 video and look at the autofocus comparison. It is pretty wild the difference

[@jdleschw]

@ Yea true not nearly as good but price wise, for what you get, on the used market, its is an absolute steal given what you can do with the cam

[@MatthewDangyou]

@@jdleschw oh 100% price for these cameras are wild!

[@bladingtime]

Dear Lumix, The GH7 needs a firmware update for 4k 120, 1080p 240 auto focus and 300p. I'm switching to Sony or Nikon if it doesn't happen. I'd like to stay with Lumix MFT if I can because of the colors, stabilization, now phase detect and of course the Leica zooms.

[@giorgosleloudas1752]

Hi Matthew. Thank you for sharing this great lumix content. Keep up the great work! I just wanted your opinion on something. I am an owner of a gh5 and I am using a metabones speedbooster (Canon EF Lens to Micro Four Thirds T Speed Booster XL 0.64x) and all of my 3 lenses are Ef. I am considering upgrading to a S5iix and not a gh7 which a more reasoned choice I guess. I have seen footage from both cameras and I can say that I like the image quality of S5iix a bit more. However that means that I have to find another adapter to use my Ef lenses (probably the sigma mc-21). What do you think about this? Is it worth? I saw that with this adapter the auto focus system works pretty well too compared to the gh7 and the metabones speedbooster. I am mentioning that because having this auto focus system working properly is a really a major factor for me to consider for my next camera and also to utilize my Ef lenses at the same time.

[@MatthewDangyou]

Hmmmmm well I guess it depends. If low light is important aka you shoot events, weddings, real estate, etc. basically shooting anything that requires to shoot where you won’t have control of lighting then the S5iiX is the way I would go. Bokeh will look so much nicer imo, if you ever want to invest in future full frame cameras that will make it easier, you can start pretty fresh into l mount too and perhaps get a bundle kit to pick up a few lenses on BH. However! If you are happy with the bokeh, and low light performance with the GH5 then you will love the GH7 performance, better specs, more features, etc. I would also watch my GH7 vs S5iiX video that could hopefully help!

[@giorgosleloudas1752]

@ Okay, great! Thank you for your answer!

[@donald5378]

Just bought GH7; it's great but everyday carry will still be G100D + 15/1.7. Lumix desperately needs a middle camera - small with IBIS and EVF rising the spec to basic 10bit video.

[@MatthewDangyou]

G7ii baby😂🤷🏼‍♂️ 4k 24/30fps 10 bit with ibis and we are golden for like $698 or something

[@donald5378]

@ I would prefer a GX80 or GX9 style body. With the small G100D I find the central EVF not ideal - my nose gets in the way and with a microphone on the hot shoe it is difficult to get into the eyepiece. The offset 'rangefinder style' EVF solves these issues.

[@angeloplayforone]

The Achilles heel of Panasonic Lumix offerings is the lower under USD 1000 with no PDAF cameras.

[@raizt1596]

In a couple years, the low end of Panasonic cameras will all have PDAF when things like the GH8, or S2H come out. G9ii will be their low end.

[@angeloplayforone]

@ So in the meantime does needed PDAF in the lower end will go to other manufacturers and Panasonic marketshare that is now 3% will drop further. Not a correct strategy.

[@raizt1596]

Agreed. Panasonic needs a cheaper, smaller camera with PDAF.

[@Hexlord]

You left out the og G9, probably one of the best budget Lumix in the used market.

[@loiccardenas]

I'm starting to lean towards the Lumix S9, at first I thought it was a little bit underwhelming but as I saw more and more videos about it now it looks like a great camera to jump to full frame, while the S5iix has better features I rather pair the S9 with the S1h successor whenever it comes out hopefully.

[@MatthewDangyou]

Curious why you would do the S9 over S5ii? I mean personally speaking if it is for personal work I never have the S9 rigged up and just use that camera by itself😅

[@loiccardenas]

@@MatthewDangyou travel and social stuff. The S9 would be my fun everyday carry camera basically while I wait for the S1H successor.

[@RealEkcreations]

Interesting. The S1H is still VERRRY capable given the age. I’d still consider it to be the flagship of Lumix. S5iix is a close second.

[@MatthewDangyou]

For sure! Super capable powerful camera that was ahead of its time

[@TomMcCormickGuitar]

G9II gang babyyyyyy

[@ProjectLabz]

I’m loving my S9

[@MatthewDangyou]

Nice!

[@ekamjotsingh7982]

You suggested GH7 over G9II but isn’t the GH7 way more expensive than G9II. I have been thinking to upgrade to one of these, currently I am a G85 user. And i think G9II is much more worth buying due to its price compared to GH7. What do you suggest?

[@MatthewDangyou]

Okay! Well the reason I suggest the GH7 more is if you want a more capable video camera. It is future proofing the camera even more if you ever need to shoot in RAW. BUT for price the G9ii is great, the body is amazing, dual recording on SD cards is great too.

[@ekamjotsingh7982]

@ agreed!🙌🏽

[@MatthewDangyou]

@@ekamjotsingh7982 My mindset with cameras is the purpose of the camera, and future proofing. So unless the purpose of the G9ii aka dual SD cards, smaller body, slightly better stabilization out weighs the future proofing of the GH7 then go for it! Of course price is a big factor, but you are getting a bigger body, more features, front record button, flippy screen, etc.

[@ekamjotsingh7982]

@@MatthewDangyou Thanks for guidance, really appreciate it! 🙌🏽❤️

[@andersistbesser]

The screen and the fan are reason enough to pay the 200 more for gh7. For fotographers g9 may be better as it has a vertical grip option which i miss very much with my gh7. The grip is one of several things gh5 had and gh7 is missing.

[@ТарасГалишко-х9ц]

G9 ll is my choice...

[@bydluck]

Why not gh6?

[@ТарасГалишко-х9ц]

@@bydluck autofocus is very importaint for me...

[@bydluck]

@@ТарасГалишко-х9ц but it's in Lumix S5ii price it doesn't have fan 🧌 also

[@ТарасГалишко-х9ц]

@@bydluck I have a lot of lenses for M43 and S5II has 4K 50p mode in crop - it's not good for me. I have S5I

[@bydluck]

@ТарасГалишко-х9ц does it overheat?

[@ШотаГоголи]

I'm going to switch completely to the lumix platform, but I haven't decided yet which one to continue on, for photos and videos, but there is a factor of sony and canon competitors here, which one needs to be overcome, which one can you recommend ine for the photo and video business?

[@MatthewDangyou]

Depends on if you are willing to fork over money later on when Lumix launches the next flagship full frame camera that doesn't have compromises I would recommend the S5iiX because it is super capable, low light is amazing, and Full Frame. The only major downside is the 4k 60fps crop. But also use those links in bio if you do get it 🤪 But the GH7 is super powerful but if you are filming low light events, weddings, or just need more power then S5iiX is what I personally recommend

[@andersistbesser]

Gh7 still is the best panasonic to me. No other lumix camera can do what it does. S5 has too much compromises to me. S9 is a wonderful 2nd camera. I am looking forward to what a s5h or a 1hii will do.

[@MatthewDangyou]

haha aren't we all!

[@BassDad]

good work

[@raizt1596]

Probably the G9ii unless you shoot video as your source of income. The B&H deal for $1200 is too hard to pass up.

[@MatthewDangyou]

trueeee that is a good deal!

[@raizt1596]

@@MatthewDangyou I guess the one caveat to getting the G9ii and GH7 is the audio dropouts. I'm surprised none of you camera review guys have made a video about it.

[@MatthewDangyou]

@@raizt1596 Like the audio randomly cutting out?? Hmm well my 2 cents is most of us record audio separately to begin with so it can easily be over looked too 🧐

[@raizt1596]

​@MatthewDangyou ah, maybe you're not aware of the issue. There are specific frequencies that are missing in the audio profile for the G9ii and GH7. Only 1 person has done a video on it, but several others have confirmed it. Panasonic likely cut out these portions of the audio to block the noise from a running fan on the camera, a shutter click, or something silimar. It's a pretty big issue in my opinion.

[@asrieljaksa1996]

Such a well rounded video Matthew! Love that we talked through Budget, Used Market, and then got to the Pro cameras: PDAF era. With that said I can't forgive Final Cut Pro SMH 😉

[@MatthewDangyou]

HAHAH brother just wait Apple will take over, or Final Cut will be forgotten 😂 I have tried switching to DaVinci, and edited for Premiere for a long time. But the nontrack editing and nondestructive timeline soooo clutch.

[@77hz94]

nikon z6iii lumix lost me a long time ago and its current lineup is overpriced and lacklustre the current lineup have so many issues that the "lumix" youtubers gloss over or avoid talking about in detail.

[@ShellyBHollis]

you can pick up the X and not need another camera for 5 years.

[@MatthewDangyou]

Phew that is one spicy take 🌶️🥵

[@ShellyBHollis]

@ I’ve had the s1 since release, I didnt make a move until the X. So thats about 4/5 years

[@MatthewDangyou]

@@ShellyBHollis Yaknow fair

[@rich3419]

It's a shame that Panasonic is so late to the game with phase-detect auto-focus. The value is great, but it may be too risky to get involved with MFT at this point. S9 pricing and feature set was another huge mistake. It's all in the decision-making. Panasonic awful. Sony good.

[@kameralife4817]

The S9 is the camera of the year. It’s the perfect b cam for the s5ii. People who talk negative about it have never used it.

[@rich3419]

@kameralife4817 I didn't realize that I also needed to buy an A-cam with the S9. So, what are we talking about here as the Panasonic target audience, $5,000 for starters. Sorry, I bumped into the wrong channel.

[@MatthewDangyou]

I mean you can get a used Or even new S5ii around $1400-$1600. If you want the S9 as a b cam I saw them go for $1300 so I mean sure that is a lot of money but that is 2 cameras😅

[@kameralife4817]

@ I never said you NEEDED to buy an A cam. It depends on your needs. For most people you can get the work done with the S9. If you’re going to want to rig it up or you need a viewfinder or mechanical shutter then get an S5ii or iix. If not the s9 is great. I need 2 cameras for what I do so having that as my 2nd body is perfect. I take it everywhere. I could shoot probably 95% of what I would shoot with 1 camera with this.

[@kameralife4817]

@@MatthewDangyou That’s exactly what I did. Perfect combo.