G9 better than the GH5 for less money? Has world’s fastest AF, new JPG engine, 6.5 stop stabilization and more!

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Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. Comes with 1.4 tele converter included!

The Panasonic G9 has many more innovations than previous photo oriented Panasonic cameras. I will list the most iomportant ones here (text mostly via Dpreview):

New JPEG engine:

We were pretty happy with JPEGs from the GH5, but the improvements in the G9 are obvious. Organic textures are rendered more naturally, and images taken at medium / high ISO sensitivities look better, thanks to more intelligent noise reduction.

Improved autofocus in video:

the G9’s autofocus in video mode seems much improved over previous models and less prone to ‘hunting’. In the words of our very own technical editor Rishi Sanyal, this makes autofocus in video mode ‘usable’.

High Resolution mode:

80MP high-resolution shot mode (with JPEG and Raw output) which works by shifting the 20MP sensor by half-pixel increments, eight times – and then combining the exposures into a single, high-resolution image.

IS:

The G9 has a 1 stop improved image stabilization up to 6.5 stops

World’s fastest autofocus

DFD technology achieves the world’s fastest AF speed of 0.04 sec.

It beass the GH5 in nearly all aspects except video. And even in that case it is surprisingly close with 4k 60fps at 15Mbps. I know some people here complained about the price. But if you think through this rationally you will see the G9 is a better GH5 (excpet video) for less money!

Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. Comes with 1.4 tele converter included!

2x converter at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery grip at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery charger at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 eye cup at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 shoulder strap at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.

Discussions:
Join the G9 Facebook group to discuss the camera details.

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Sigma 16mm f/1.4 MFT lens listed at BHphoto for $449 (Ships November 22)

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For $449 you can preorder the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 lens at BHphoto.

Olympus Lens Preorders:
17mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus.
45mm at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, GetOlympus. Amazon DE. Amazon UK.

Panasonic Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
2x converter at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 battery grip at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 battery charger at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 eye cup at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 shoulder strap at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.

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New G9 news and size comparison (in Europe you get the battery grip for free)

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CameraSize added the G9 in their database.

We got a good news for EU readers. They get the battery grip for free if they preorder the new G9 (Check Cyberport.de, WexUK or other stores).

More G9 hands-on tests and videos:
New Panasonic G9 Camera Announced (Peter Gregg)
Panasonic Lumix G9 First Look (ePhotozine).
Panasonic G9 and GH5 Side-by-Side Comparison (Photographyblog).
G9 vs E-M1 II (Mirrorlesscomparison).
Hands-on Pics on Flickr.

Panasonic Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
2x converter at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 battery grip at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 battery charger at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 eye cup at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
G9 shoulder strap at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.

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Focus on the new Leica 200mm f/2.8 lens

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Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. Press text on 43rumors.

The new 200mm f/2.8 lens is an expensive but still interesting new proposition. It’s very compact and light. And the 1.4x teleconverter is included for free. Damien Demolder:

Image quality doesn’t appear to dip even when the DMW-TC14 1.4x teleconverter is mounted between the lens and the body, and again used wide open the results are crystal-clean and detailed. I had expected some degradation in sharpness, but there appears to be none – it is very impressive.

Photo-by-Richard tested this lens:

Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. Comes with 1.4 tele converter included!

2x converter at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery grip at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery charger at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 eye cup at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 shoulder strap at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.

Discussions:
Join the G9 Facebook group to discuss the camera details.

 

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Amazon now taking preorders on the G9 and 200mm lens

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Amazon was kind of slow adding the G9 preorder option but now it’s there :)

Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Comes with 1.4 tele converter included!

2x converter at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery grip at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery charger at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 eye cup at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 shoulder strap at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.

Discussions:
Join the G9 Facebook group to discuss the camera details.

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Panasonic G9 and 200mm lens officially announced

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Note: This post will be continually updated with new information. Reload the page from time to time to see the updates.

Preorder links:
Panasonic G9 at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera.
Panasonic-Leica 200mm lens at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama. FocusCamera. Comes with 1.4 tele converter included!

2x converter at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery grip at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 battery charger at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 eye cup at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.
G9 shoulder strap at BHphoto. Amazon. Adorama.

Discussions:
Join the G9 Facebook group to discuss the camera details.

Previews Reviews and hands-on:
G9 at Jacob James. Photo-by-Richard. Photographyblog. CameraLabs. Damien Demolder. CameraJabber. Dpreview. Imaging Resource. CameraLabs. Fotomagazin. Lumix-Forum. G9 vs GH5 by CameraJabber. G9 vs GH5 real size comparison by Photographyblog.
200mm at Photo-by-Richard. CameraJabber. Damien Demolder. Photographyblog.

Press text:
G9 at 43rumors. Dpreview. Adorama. LeMondeDeLaphoto. Letsgodigital. Photolari. ThePhoBlographer. TheVerge. Systemkameraforum.
200mm lens at 43rumors. Imaging Resource. Photolari. Systemkameraforum.

Videos:

More videos (links only):
LUMIX G9 first look: the ultimate photography camera
Panasonic LUMIX G9 Shooting Impression by Bence Máté
Introducing Panasonic LUMIX G9 – The photographer’s choice –

Image samples:
Dpreview. Damien Demolder. Damien Demolder (200mm).

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