New S5II / S9 Owner

[Mapleleaf14]

Hey all. I was away from photography for a couple of years, so I'm very new around here...just entered the Lumix family at the tail end of February when I decided I wanted to get back into photography, so I purchased a new S5II with the 20-60 kit lens. I was a longtime Nikon shooter, and then had some time shooting with Fujifilm and Sony. Hoping I made a good decision...I'm not really all that into video, but I did like the the value of the S5II and I really seem to like the Lumix color science and I think the image quality is great.

I've recently added an S9 with another 20-60 lens, the Lumix 50mm, Lumix 85mm, Lumix 100mm Macro, and just the other day I got the Sigma 100-400mm.

Would absolutely love some kind of L-mount AF pancake lens for street photography, but I'm starting to think that ain't gonna happen anytime soon! The Sigma 45mm might be what I end up with as a street lens on the S9, but I can hope for something else down the road. I also tried the TTArtisan 50mm MF lens but kinda thought it sucked (maybe the particular lens I got was sub-par because in some of the reviews I saw it looked pretty decent) so I returned it!

Here are a few shots from a recent street excursion here in Cincinnati with the S9 and 20-60mm...



















Snagged this bird shot with the S5II and Sigma 100-400 the day I got the Sigma...still feeling my way around that lens...

 

[CMS]

I really like the picture with the blind man's stick near the shop window “Nothing to see here”.
I'm also waiting for an AF pancake lens for street photography. Hopefully we will be heard.

 

[Mapleleaf14]

Thanks!

Also...does anyone have any experience using an anomorphic lens for strictly photography?!? Got a wild hair up my rear for the Sirui 35mm f/1.8 Ano lens for photograhy!

 

[dirk]

The smallest and lightest AF lens for the S9 you can get is probably the Lumix 18-40 zoom.

 

[CharlesH]

Also...does anyone have any experience using an anomorphic lens for strictly photography?!?

I use the Sirui Saturn 50mm 1.6x for photography, and I love the look. I'm also slowly looking at the 35mm and 75mm Saturn lenses.

Take a look at the Cadrage app for your phone. This is a viewfinder that shows the field of view on your phone that you are going to get with the anamorphic lens on your camera, and is very useful for setting up shots.

 

[Richard Wong]

Welcome!
I also really enjoy shooting with S9 as my daily camera
As Dirk said, the lumix 18-40 is the smallest lens for L mount right now, that is a great every day lens!
I really wish Viltrox joins the L mount alliance soon as they have some really nice tiny auto focus lenses. Their 28 4.5 pancake is just so good and their upcoming 50 f/2 is also nice and small. But the TTArtisan mf 50 is a nice small cheap lens too, maybe you got a bad copy.
I shoot photo with anamorphic lenses with my s5ii and really like the anamorphic photos
Btw if anyone want a smaller size not too expensive prime lens, I have a L mount lens review that I will publish on Friday that I think you will enjoy

 

[xaviergut]

Welcome! Great pictures!!

 

[xaviergut]

Btw if anyone want a smaller size not too expensive prime lens, I have a L mount lens review that I will publish on Friday that I think you will enjoy

With autofocus?