LUMIX S9

Dear Lumix, please don't create an EVF for a camera that is meant for video first and portability. Create a grip the height of the mount though. If somebody wants S9 with EVF they should just do a quick Google search that S9 with EVF and a grip is called S5.

Okay Lumix is 400 - I thought it was 300. Also good to know about the up close strength. Only enough for my S9, I actually don't like the metal lenses because they weigh down the light body. That was my issue with the sigma. Seems weird preferring worse materials, but for my use case I just wanted l

From the various interviews that Panasonic have in Japan about the S9, who it is aimed at and why certain design decisions were made, they would only do that if they were targeting another audience.

Boohoo. I'm clearly very naive. As I am rural I hadn't seen these newer mirrorless options in hand, and had just assumed visually more compact = lighter, having looked at the weights, they are generally heavier than I expected. Doh, they just looked so much more compact in pictures lol. I guess IBIS

Sony a6700 when I tried it had great autofocus tbh. But when I compare it to my lumix S9 I didn’t notice it being too different. I’m not a pro but I’d assume Sony still has the slight edge in AF (if you want the absolute fastest). Tbh tho as an amateur I’m not that impressed with either. Maybe it wa