Not personally, but it's been the major conspicuously absent lens for many many years, so I'm glad and surprised! Your chair makes you look like 1980s Lex Luthor in his power suit lol ;)

It's one of the missing FL prime for both Olympus and Panasonic for years and years and years and years, in spite of numerous requests and complaints. They just flatly refused to provide a small UW prime. So, most people already got other alternatives. Especially with the Laowa 10mm, which is chipped and tiny, already available long before this, it is no surprise that most will not be very excited about this Panasonic lens. The AF is a selling point but it's not all that important for a 9mm lens. A metal build and aperture ring would have made it more appealing IMHO. Those who are new to M43 may find it very nice to put on a GX9 or another Panasonic compact, knowing that all camera functions will be supported. Yeah, way too late. As you pointed out, the distortion is slightly disappointing though understandable for an UWA. However, Laowa has proven many times it can be controlled even in lenses that are still compact, eg in its 7.5mm f/2, 9mm and others. I hope that this Panasonic is in use more user friendly and surprise free. So, overall, better late than never but not exciting.

Wow! Lex Luthor haha ok I'll adjust my setup next time to get a more supervillian style lighting!!

I'm always surprised by Laowa's zero-D design!

I will definitely buy this lens when I will get the chance....Thanks Richard!!

This is your dream lens 😀

Ha! Kasey, nice to see you here! So could it be the perfect vlogging lens for your Olympus? Or does the lens have the two potential problems you were worried about?

@@TheRealRichardWong wondering if he could check the impact of distortion of this lens on video on Olympus body.

@@TheRealRichardWong Looks to be well controlled, thanks for testing it out :) I might order one to test on the Olympus!

Yes it makes a lot more sense as it's cheaper, smaller and faster

And/or the Laowa 10mm F2

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching Ed!

Yes that's right!!

This lens should be a great match to one of the smaller m43 camera

yes it is really one of the last gap in the m43 lineup, don't know why it takes so long but it's finally here

If shooting with GH6 with dynamic boost /V-Log enabled on a bright sunny day, you should use a ND filter .. having said that i didn't when i shot my vlogging style intro as i don't have a suitable size ND for that :/

Thank you very much!

Is there anything else you want to know about?

@@TheRealRichardWong how it react in video when you point low light to high light quickly? Vignetting if I had a step-up filter 55 to 72mm with a freewell vnd of 72mm? Focus ring is grippy like the 25mm 1.4? I have other questions for omsystem om-1 but....

1. the transition from low light to high liight is relatively smooth 2. Sorry can't answer as i don't have the step-up riig or freewell filter 3. focus ring is not rubber-ish

Thank you Kent!

Thanks for watching oh and let me check the reflection thanks for the feedback

Have you found a comparison of the two yet?

Thanks for watching Erik!

Thank you Ulf!

Every rugby game has a group photo op at the end 👍

It is surprising how the fisheye flares way less than the 7-14 pro does

@@RyougiVector True. The 8mm 1.8 is better than the 7-14, but definitely worse than panaleica 9mm 1.7 in this review. Amazing

@@RyougiVector the front element of the 8 mm is pretty flat compared to the bulbous 7-14 mm front. Then again, these two wide angle lenses from Olympus have no equal in the Panasonic line up so impossible to live without.

Hey Jon! Oh awesome you got the gh6! I hope you enjoy it! Yes I will message you when I am near your place and catch up for a coffee ☕

Meet you at Francescas one evening, perhaps? :-)

@@fredio54 the best Pizza! 🍕

@@mrjonkane Vegan with cheese, almost every time :-D SO good. GH7 good? Maybe. I can only afford the Pizza, for now. :-D

@@fredio54 Yeah GH7 looks almost as good as those pizzas! I moved to S5IIX last year but I still have a soft spot for the GH series.

Thank you ! Yes I would love to see aperture ring! But i really don't think they would put a focus clutch on their compact prime lens. Panasonic only do that to their zoom or the full frame lens. It's not easy to maintain/develop two camera systems, but I guess all these new micro four thirds cameras or lens shows us Panasonic is still really committed to the system, despite all those rumours.

For serious video/photography I would pickup the Leica DG 10-25mm f1.7. It’s bigger and 3x more but covers all the primes in between with much better features . . . worth the investment.

Alex, I'd already own that lens, but the "3x more" factor is a big one!

@@alexanderaseffa I wish they made a 6-12 mm f1.7 as well.

Oh Thank you so much James!

Thanks! I will see if I have a chance to compare them

It's hard to beat the 7 mm offered by the Olympus PRO 7-14 f2.8. My most used wide angle lens.

And it is too close to 10-25mm f1.7. Consider m4/3 does not offer fast ultrawide. faster than f2.8. I wish this lens is 8mm.

It definitely is compatible with OM1. For astro photography, i think it is a good lens but check out the sharpness and coma section of my video

sorry i haven't done side by side test so can't answer the question

And i think you will enjoy it a lot!

The sample photo i show in the video didn't refocus on corner.

Good point, Hauke - I had the same question. Thanks for clarifying, Richard.

Oh ..and in my future lens review videos, I will try to show both results

Hi Erik Thankss and Sorry I'm not sure as i haven't got any filter of that siz to try out

filters on order, id expect it will be fine but I will step up to 58mm to keep it standard'

i think it really depends on if Autofocus is needed (leica 9mm), and whether you want the wider lens. (Laowa)

Sorry I have already returned the lens so can't do it

Thank you Massimo! Now to answer your most important question first. Yes I want to finish the Gundam kit asap too. I broke some parts last Christmas so have to order replacement parts from Japan which took a while. Now the parts have arrived, but I just don't have spare time to work on it. So. Let's see! And re longitudinal chromatic aberration, any suggestions on how to test it the best?

@@TheRealRichardWong I am glad you are very busy but I am looking forward to seeing the RX78 in working order. Please post on instagram when ready! Jokes aside loca can be tested with a fence / grid not backlit but with the lens focussing on point with relatively shallow depth of field. If red and green colors appear we have loca. Fringing in backlit shots is a sensor phenomena more than lens though most people think differently. Thank you for your continued outstanding work it is getting better each time

@@Interceptor121 hey i can't remember if you are following me or not but i have a new Instagram account "toycapturer" focus on toy/model stuff, hopefully i will post something there. Ok thanks for the LoCA test idea. yes that's similar to what I do I would try to include them more in my future reviews (can't do this one as I've already returned the lens to Panasonic)

@@TheRealRichardWong it is done. For the loca lateral not backlit shot or even light behind just in case!

I love my PL 15mm f/1.7 too

Lens correction profile is embedded, popular software like Lightroom would support it. Not sure about when used with blackmagic camera sorry

Sorry Vector I don't have access to a late model Olympus body to check it for you.

Oh but distortion correction should work on Olympus body i believe

@@TheRealRichardWong Even video would be corrected on Olympus body?

@@TheRealRichardWong do you happen to have a copy of the Olympus E-M1 mark ii?

@@humayunmrd Sorry i can't answer that as i haven't shot much video on a Olympus body (mostly photos). maybe someone can help

hi Jose, i haven't done any side by side comparison. But while 7.5mm and 9mm sounds similar, 7.5mm is still quite a bit wider so it may work better or worse for you depends on the field of view/look you want. The Latest g9II is great for continuous AF but even with the previous recent cameras, they still work fine for talking head video, you could always lower the AF sensitivity or even lock it to MF after a single AF on the subject

Thanks, Richard. Much appreciate the advise and suggestion.

I believe this lens has less vignetting than the Laowa. I did a review of the Laowa too so maybe you can check the vignetting test results and compare?

it should work. i know a lot of Olympus camera users are shooting with this lens.

Laowa is quite a bit wider, has much less distortion, but is manual focus. Leica has better lens flare control. Each has it's own pros and cons

V-Log 10 bit 420

9mm with cameras that don't have any crop in Video mose. Or 7.5mm if your camera has noticeable crop

do you find yourself quite often wanting a wider lens than your 12mm? if the answer is yes, then yes :)

Hi Lesley, the 9mm is much smaller, lighter and faster. But the 8-25 gives you flexibility of a zoom lens, so it's really up to you what is more important

Both:)

in my country the landscapes are far away. 40-150 pro

I think if you are looking at the Leica 9mm, 15mm and thee Lumix 20mm, i would look at what is the focal length i like the most first, as they are really diferent field of view. That would have more impact on the photo than the small difference in colour rendering in my opinion. I have a Leica 15mm myself and love that lens! (use that for a lot of my recent youtube video too)

@@TheRealRichardWong for the focal length I can't tell you ... I'm looking for a lens that is difficult to detach from the body of my camera ... I could also have 1 additional compact lens in my trouser pocket to do a bit of everything while traveling and for my brother's wedding I am inclined to 15mm but I'm afraid of regretting any opportunities for landscape photos ... how are the 9 and 15mm looks similar? Or is the 15mm still a lens to have absolutely in your kit?

9mm and 15mm are VERY different. You really have to decide what focal length you want. Do you want really wide angle i.e. 9mm? or you ok with 15mm? Unfortunately this is something only you know what is the best. If you want everything maybe need to get a zoom lens like the Leica 10-25 f/1.7 then you don't need to change lens

Oh yes, it is so odd that so many Panny primes look so different from each other. The 15, which I have, and the 12 have similarities in appearance ... but the rest?

Thanks! I would say the 25 1.4 is the exception as it was the first ever leica micro four thirds lens, all the Leica lenses after that are of similar (not identical) design. Having said that, i would love to have an aperture ring on this 9mm, so it's same as the 12mm, 15mm and 42.5mm.

@@TheRealRichardWong the 9 mm is obviously designed as a cheap and cheerful "vlogger" lens so no additional features needed.

Just get the 15mm. It's awesome on the G100.

@@thewalkingvloggingman7152 I plan to but it's a long way out. Used up my budget for the other primes, not for the G100 though. Don't have one (but was thinking about it).

A bit over one stop

1 and a half stop (1.5).

While the latest phone has amazing camera(s), a proper camera would still give you better image quality and control for sure.

Plastic

Yes agree unfortunately I don't have a sample with me to compare

there are always compromises when designing a lens

@@TheRealRichardWong Obviously the 9 mm was made to a certain retail price. But is it "Leica quality"? "Leica features"?

it's $499.99 US Castiel

China from memory

@@TheRealRichardWong That's a departure from prior high-end Panasonic lenses :-(

Hey Artistjoh I did mention the distortion / correction and showed an example of what it look like without correction from around 8:33 :) Oh i thought Olympus camera can apply distortion correction to Panasonic lens as well?

@@TheRealRichardWong I don't know for certain - it needs testing, but I do know that Panasonic applies in-camera chromatic aberration reduction which Olympus cameras I know do not, and so there are some Lumix lenses that have purple fringing when used on Olympus and other manufacturer bodies. You might have also noticed that the Fn button Olympus puts on lenses does not work on Lumix cameras, and aperture rings on Panasonic lenses do not work on anything other than Lumix cameras. Consequently there is good reason to question whether the heavy distortion correction required for this lens will work on any Olympus, JVC, Z Cam, Black Magic, or DJI camera that can use this Pana-Leica lens. I am passionate about interoperability across the manufacturers. I am very critical of Olympus doing things that won't work on Lumix cameras, and I am equally critical of Panasonic when they do the same kind of thing. This lens needs to be tested on other cameras using MFT, especially Olympus and Black Magic, because I don't like the idea of people wanting to buy this lens and then discovering it is not rectilinear, if indeed it is not, on their camera. As someone who uses multiple MFT camera brands I am hyper-aware of these kinds of problems and it ticks me off when manufacturers use software correction to avoid going to the expense of developing something as do-able as making an actual rectilinear wide angle, even a small one as Laowa proves.

@@artistjoh Thanks for your explaination

@@artistjoh lens correction profiles is part of the m43 spec. (Fn-buttons, aperture rings and dual IS is not.)

Basicall all m43 lenses uses lens profiles to correct geometric distortions. All new lens systems have this feature.

haha but hey it's not that expensive, i would even say cheap for a Leica lens :)

@@TheRealRichardWong I guess so, I bought a Summilux 25mm a few years ago, it is superb !

haha well it is a test sample so it has some extra stickers on it which does make it look a bit more used.

yes, from memory most of the recent camera gear I've reviewed from Panasonic are made in China, including this lens and the GH6.