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You confirm my feelings that there's potential for an even better G9 built on the GH6. Until this photo hybrid arrives, I'm staying with my G9, adding better lenses, and continuing to improve my photo skills. Well done, Matti!👍

I totally agree with the live composite mode being missing. I was hoping it would be there. It’s such a great feature! I love the photos you’ve captured!

Everything said - spot on. Let's all hope for a smaller G10 with all the photographic goodies (comp, live ND, 6k photo mode, starry AF, intervallometer, etc) and still some kind of enthusiast video feature (like the G9). Drop the price to say 1799 and that'll be a M43 winner for sure.

Thank for this photograper's review we were waiting for!

Hey, Matti, thanks for a great video!

As always an amazing opinion about a camera this time talking about the GH6. It is great you always give to all of us your sincere opinion. I really like this camera and I would like to purchase it.

Thank you for the review of the still image I wanted to know the most.

Thank you for answering the big question for us stills shooters. Can’t wait to see if Panasonic follows up with a stills-centric model with a new sensor and processor.

I have the GH6 which was bought as a video first hybrid and the G9 for a stills first hybrid. I’ll take the GH6 for the all around. It is better at stills than the G9 for my uses. The size is a bit bulky for stills, but comes in handy for video. Thanks for the video, I’ve subscribed!

Panasonic GH6 is the best video camera for consumers under 3000 euros. In fact, it is awesome. Panasonic is a video oriented company. In fact, the best. And the most serious, without bells, whistles and marketing tricks. It is also a very capable photo tool. i ve ordered one , of course. Cant wait to go out shooting with that marvell!

There's a new Panasonic? That's OK. I've got a G9 that I use for photos. I'm set for a few years.

Thanks for your nice review. Just got mine delivered last Friday. Going through the giant manual now. I don't mind the bulkier body as it is comfortable to hold while shooting. Feel this camera will be great for weddings and events as it is still smaller than most full frame systems due to the lenses. Will now try too get better at some video work along with my normal photography.

It is great for vlogging.

Will hold out for a G10 and or GX10 combo somewhere down the road, hopefully. Until then I am quite content with the G9/GX9 and the oldies. Not paying a premium for video features I don't need or use. Most likely, I would have been more than happy with 1080P if that is what they put into it, and if I decided to give video a probe.. 🙂Thanks for the confirmation on the GH6, Matti.

140mm width is alike an old Contax rf, good for me and for adding stabilization by the very hand gripping. The problem with FF gear is not so much the body, since FF mirrorless, but the size and weigth of the lenses, making a small assorting into a logistcal problem, unless you are a single lens single camera photog.

What would have been would this sensor but stacked with the om1 features : it would be so much better. Next step? Will see, I stick to my om-d e-m1 and gh4 for now.

Looks enormous

I agree that the size increase due to the inclusion of the fan shows how video orientated this camera is, I think if they're going to make an MFT camera this big they should have an in built ND filter system, then it would really be great.

14 bits raw files make a great difference! Hope G9s will provide this new feature.

I agree the new sensor and other features could make an awesome photo-oriented camera.

I bought the gh6 for photography and the video is a plus for me. It goes great with the g9.

Well said Matti. Panasonic has a weird way to implement some features in its MFT cameras. The best example is Live Composite recording. Flagship cameras like GH6 and G9 don't have it, but G90 does. It doesn't make any sense at all. OM-1 seems to be more geared for photographers with better AF, Live ND Filters and Live Composite recording.

It's possible that Live View Composite will come with a firmware update. I think that's what happened with the GH5M2. Something else that seems odd is that the AF system can do continuous AF in video up to 120 fps, but only 8fps in stills. The fan could be useful for those doing astrophotography to keep the sensor cooler for less noise in the images.

The larger body is not necessary from most lenses; however it is really nice to have when you are using a big telephoto like my 50-200 mm. The high res mode is really a big plus for product photography.

It's a pleasure to use and a very powerful tool for storytelling. Glad to get the Photographer's standpoint. Unfortunately RAW files won't open in Affinity photo and other photo editing programs. I am hoping the video editing companies will work this out

Hi and thanks for doing a photo only review! Great points. Do you think for travel photography this is not very good because of weight and size? I'm an old G6 user with quite a few lenses so I might go for the G9 or GH5ii until something truly hybrid comes out.

yay

I would agree with the statement that there's a need for a smaller photography-centric camera. Just give a decent, but not overkill video specs too (4k 60fps), but try to do it in the smallest possible form factor.

excellent video as always matti. my cameras are all panasonic, and years ago I chose the gx7 because of the exceptional user interface and I still think panasonic has one of the best menu systems. over the years panasonic has steadily improved their camera features. I'm really impressed with the lumix S5 especially being a member of the L mount group. sadly, yes the auto focus lags behind other systems but I mostly shoot my images in manual focus which is actually pleasant to use on the lumix S5. zen billings

I completely agree with you: this is not a photography camera! I would have loved to see that sensor in the G9 body, perhaps with the new menu system. I am afraid I couldn’t wait and have moved on to the Canon world. However, in many ways the G9 was my near-ideal camera. I love the lenses! The size is perfect. Although the five megapixel increase seems modest, I found it made a great difference with my Fujifilm camera; I would be happy to live with “only“ 25 megapixels.

Like many people I take photos and video (the latter capturing the movement and atmosphere of the moment that photos can’t). I wouldn’t select any camera these days that wouldn’t support both needs. To get the best of both and keep the benefits of compactness and portability (which is why I moved from Nikon D500 to Panasonic GH5) is a real challenge for the manufacturers. I think Panasonic have done a good job with the GH6. Although there isn’t yet third party RAW support you can use Silkypix to view and convert RAW to TIFF and look at the quality of those photos rather than just look at the JPEGs. Panasonic provide the link to the free Silkypix Studio software.

Hi Matti. Even though the GH6 is very capable as a stills camera, I would not really consider it as I do not shoot video at all so all the advanced video features would be a waste for me. Of course, my Olympus OM-D E-M1.3 has good video capabilities as well but I feel like it's a better option for stills (for me). Excellent points, though. Keep up the great content!

The lack of the live Comp feature is the reason I bought a gh5ii instead of the new Gh6... Camera companies need to start competing with Phone cameras in software development that's what's going to sell cameras now and in the future.

I'm curious how well this camera would do handheld shooting a long exposure of a waterfall/river. With 7.5 stops of stabilization, I would think it would work very well.

Unfortunately it's raw images aren't supported by a lot of photo editing softwares yet. But the photos look nice.

Thanks a lot for your impressions:) Currently, for photographische would you go for another Panasonic Body, or the OM-1 or another aps c or ff body instead of the gh6?

The high-res seem great for landscapes. I do hope we see a G10, but the OM-1 looks mighty impressive for the price.

I would love to see a GX10, same sensor and photo capability, but in a compact 'rangefinder' style body like the earlier GX bodies.

What are some vintage glass you would recommend for someone who wants to shoot some street and landscape with the GH6?

The size is great as far as I am concerned. I prefer a camera that has a big grip. Feels good in the hand. The thing I most don't like is the lack of 4K/6K. 4K/6K is one of the best features of Panasonic. I hope they implement it via buttons on the monitor. Until they do I will keep my trusty G9.

I'd love to see the gh6 sensor in something the size of a g95 (or if I'm really wishing, something the size of the old g7).

I like the image it gives

Help me get this camera

Of course it will be interesting to see if there will be a G10 or whatever they will call it, but you can't buy all upgrades, at least I can't. So G9 and me will hang out together for a number of years to come!

Thanks for video) GH6 is not for me for sure, G9 is enough for everything. But I'd like an S5 in the body of the GX9, or something. Camera for photographers. It is also interesting to see GH6 (GX10 meybe) for photographers with this sensor.

Matt, Around 4 Min 50 sec you speak about using SD cards and for photo that is all you need but I'm pretty sure but not certain for you burst shooting and the 75FPS modes you do indeed need a CF express card. A few people have said that along the way. Do you know for sure? Thanks, Tom

Totally agree. The OM-1 is ridiculous to not come with a battery charger and a spare battery is $100 usd. That’s a bit hard to take.

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13:15 You don't have any m43 lens other than 12-16 kits at this moment?

It is not a photography camera. I Believe the right choice now it should buy a g9 for photography and a gh5 mark 2 for videography. I love this option. And use all my 43 lens quiver on both

This is a hybrid camera and probably the best out there. With that in mind it is for Hybrid shooters rather than either videographers or photographers specifically and as such is a superb camera

Can someone tell me which camera is the best for this lens for photography of course? I have panasonic 12-35, 35-100 and olympus 7-14 lenses. I use them for video recording, but now I want to find a good camera for photography where I can use these lenses.

thanks for the video. lumix should come out with a new mft camera for photography someday. otherwise more and more people will switch to another system

Is the Lumix gh6 camera good and is it good for photos and videos?

I wait for GX10 :)

TBH when they announced this, I hoped so much that they release a true GX8 successor with the new sensor stripping out the bulk of the video features and focusing more on providing a bulk of the G9's features in the smaller (kind of, the GX8 is a tank of a rangefinder style, a true successor would be every bit as big) rangefinder style shell. Basically, making a GX8 successor the same that the G9 was for the GH5. I'm fairly certain Panasonic thinks the market says that small cameras are dead at this point, which is a crying shame, but also not all that far off to an extent. The market is smaller and smaller every year and with people so hung up on sensor size, for almost zero reason for 98% of people or more, it's a LONG shot for them to make the GH6, much less a true rangefinder style GX...8 mark ii? They kind of screwed up making the GX9, which to me is just a successor to the GX85, which was more just a GX7 Mark II...My kit is usually a GX8 with a 12-60 Leica zoom, GX85 with a 20mm pancake, and an E-P5 with the Olympus 17mm 1.8 wide angle lens. Then again, I've been dying to have a Lumix MFT camera that's a fixed 20mm Leica lens with LX100 style manual dials on top and body size while having the GX9's tilting screen, AF-mode switch, etc. There's no true competition with the X100V price range wise for a fixed lens compact. The X100V has also basically been permanently out of stock since before the pandemic was even a thing with even Fuji's stores marking them up past 2000 USD in same cases. Leica could even sell a rebranded model for double the price like they enjoy doing. Would be rare to have a compact Leica with a solid fixed 40mm lens equivalent.

No 4k photo mode either. Focus stacking? I wonder about the 4k video crop and zoom features? I hope they will put all these and more into a GX10 🙂 Otherwise I will have to consider an OM camera - maybe they will give us an OM-5. But I have a soft spot for Lumix, come on, give us the GX10!

Came from a gh3 and Amazon had the gh6 for 1200 couldn't pass it up.

We will wait form the next G9 Mark II or G10, more photography oriented...

"Most casual photographers would find this camera too large" Do you really know a lot of "casual" photographers that spend $2,200 on a camera body? I surely don't. And neither do the camera manufacturers, because they are losing their shirts to people taking casual photos on....THEIR SMARTPHONES. As pro cameras go, the GH6 is still no larger than most pro photo cams. In fact it comes in around the same size as my old consumer-grade T3i. That said, I agree with you that if you are not doing video, then this cam certainly has less appeal.

Hey Matti, You have mentioned the most positive/negative things. Senseless to repeat it all again. So only the most important in my opinion: 1 a real new sensor - great! 2 size/weight could be to much. 3 Is there a better = more reliable focus ? In comparison to Olympus it is difficult to decide. If I have to buy (a new camera) I would change the system to Canon R6📸 Chris

Too big and heavy for MFT. Matti, I agree with you. I don't shoot video so give me a photographers camera with the new sensor and stills features. For rangefinder lovers, how about a GX-7 body with all the new stills hardware? For SLR lovers, how about the G7 or G85 body with the new stills hardware? Would love to go back to M4/3 but not till the bodies go back on a diet

Okay, here's a weird thought. When shooting videos open gate... would single still frames of those videos be reasonably high-res for, say, web/social media? 🙄🤔 I mean, 5K+ stills look okay on most modern monitors scaled 1:1, eh? 🤷‍♂️

why do a review about the photographic qualities of this camera now, if there is no software (as yet) 6o support the RAW files?

You mentioned that GH6 does not have raw support, does that mean it only produces JPG? no raw file?

Fair review! Great pictures! A really great video Camera and a good stills Camera. The AF is much better now but miles behind Sony. The Sony Colours are ugly!

it has not been on the market for a few months and the price has already dropped by 25% 😂😂😂😂😂 cheers AF …… 😂😂😂😂

Agreed--this is a video beast but as a photographer who only rarely shoots video, I've no interest in lugging around a bulkier, heavier, fan-cooled rig with all kinds of capabilities I'll never use while failing to incorporate features I would use. The real deal-breaker is the lack of battery grip contacts--I shoot a lot in portrait mode and with the Leica 100-400 and in both cases the grip makes a huge difference. I also would rather have two SD slots, as there's no advantage in using other cards at this point. The silver lining I see with the GH6 lacking so many photo-oriented features is that it implies that there will be a true G9 replacement--that I would buy! Also, do you no longer have a G9? If so, I'm sorry to hear that as you helped me decide to get one and I've never regretted that. IMHO it should be the most popular camera among serious photographers who need to travel "light"--a far better choice than so-called "FF"...

Don't get me wrong I love the mft format but Panasonic is 6,years behind on af tracking and I fear they have abandoned photographers and are only interested in there video following the gx8 was the last camera I owned and loved but sadly is way behind the competition nowdays .I abandoned mft all together and will probably never go back .I think Olympus has the right size v handiling when it comes to the mft format but there menu systems and usability is blah! However I supposed users get used to this and it becomes second nature after some time. I would only ever consider buying another mft camera if they went to 30mp or perfected the handheld hi Res which shouldn't be hidden in menues but always available as normal shooting operation . I can't really see a way forward for this format but if anybody is going to do it then it will be Olympus not panasonic because they are the inovaters in this format.

It is pretty annoying the way camera manufacturers use their own proprietary raw file formats. Why can't the all use the same one, for example DNG?

The GH6 is first a video camera. Photo is secondary.

Nothing about dr boost?

Thank goodness you got rid of that lens cap flicking in slow-mow intro....

Unfortunately, they wipe out the 4K/6K photo mode :(

OM1 or GH6? This is the problem

For photography, I would not buy this. Maybe it will give me some advantage in IQ, compared to the 20MP sensor in G9, G90 or GX9. But not enough to pay over 2000 euro for it. Buy a cheaper body and spend your money on a high quality lens. Or even two lenses.

Hard to justify the size and price tag against the A7C…

I think Sony made the right decision to move the hi-res mode heavy duty batch processing off the camera to a computer, just let the camera do what it was designed to do: capturing. By the way, the “final resting place” of all digital images are on a computer somewhere, not memory cards anyway.

Are you really a Lumix ambassador? Cause you have a lot of criticism about the camera. You are literally nitpicking about the high res mode. I heard nothing but praise about it until now. And complaining about the size is also nitpicking. Gh6 is a great camera to hold and operate.

ahahahah is not even worth for video... come on...... MFT for photos? Really today????

Simple answer: No.

I took delivery of my GH6 on 3/14/22. Great camera in all regards except customer service. I purchased it under a promo program "Free Gift for GH6 Early Adopters". This offer is for a free 128GB Lexar CFexpress memory card. My problem is after registering the GH6 as a LPS member I am unable to complete the registration process because there is no option to continue to the final steps. I emailed them numerous times with only an automated response. Has anyone received their "free" CFexpress card?