Adventures with the LUMIX S9 and 18-40mm Lens

LUMIX S Full Frame cameras just got a new wide angle lens and it suits the LUMIX S9 camera perfectly.

January 2025: NEW FIRMWARE FOR SEVERAL LUMIX CAMERAS INCLUDING THE G9II, S9, S5II, S5IIX

Firmware Updates for all Lumix Cameras:

Lumix AF Guidebook:

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All Panasonic Documents and Operating Manuals:
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I’m a proud Micro Four Thirds shooter. Here’s a list of my gear and tools I use, with affiliate links.

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Marlene Hielema
Calgary, AB Canada

** All video and audio content created by myself and or used with permission from the creator.

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Disclaimer: Some of these links go to my website and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.

[ByAndyGray]

Thank you.. i'm thinking about getting this camera and lens combo in the new year... your video was very helpful :)

[-ihjb]

I love your information and pronunciation! it's easy to listen and understand as a Korean. Thanks!

[ChrisKoehn]

Nice sized lens with a fun focal range. I liked the format of your video, it's always kinda fun to follow people around as they take photos rather than those sitting-at-a-desk reviews.

[Music-oinf]

Excellent les review of this lens, thank you! ❤

[gordon]

Ok…my lens guess was wrong! Quite a combo with the S9…or even an s5ii to keep kit lighter and small. Lovely photos! And…I just noted that the S9 recording limit can be removed (an option) with the new firmware update. Well done Panasonic!

[JamesAnderson-wft]

Thanks, lady. I love and appreciate your work.

[mediamannaman]

Great review Marlene! That really looks like a good lens to have if you want to keep your kit light and not look too conspicuous when street shooting. It seems every time you point and shoot a masterpiece is created, whether it is a macro shot or a sweeping landscape.

[lumixographer]

Great to see you out on the road and reporting back on your Lumix experience!👍 We experienced the Jasper fire...here in Massachusetts 😢 The smell of Jasper smoke carried by the wind reminds us that climate change affects us all! Always enjoys your reports, Marlene❣️👍🙂

[NetvoTV]

Which one of these will be the fun good looking camera to shoot everyday life and also some art require tele?:

D Lux 8 (24-75mm)
S9 (18-40mm)
Zf (28-400mm)
WXF1 camcorder (25-600mm)
RX10 IV (24-600mm)

If it's not pocketable, why not just get a bigger camera with nore range if you going to hang that camera on your neck anyway, so a phone and a Zf 28-400 better?

[manoftheroad]

If only there was a G100 ii .. Q: Do I watch Marlene because she films with full frame not MFT..Higher dynamic range .. supposedly better low light performance ..No it's the content... And how it is presented and discussed and the manner... Ancient Forest scene.. age ties in with a vast worldwide cataclysmic event that reduces world human population.. that's the pleasure of road trips something more interesting than destination is found