Panasonic Lumix S9 Body Jet Black + Lumix S 50mm f/1.8

Panasonic Lumix S9 Body Jet Black + Lumix S 50mm f/1.8

The Panasonic Lumix S9 Body Jet Black + Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 is a bundle consisting of the Panasonic Lumix S9 Body (Jet Black) and a Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 lens.

The Panasonic Lumix S9 is the perfect system camera for image-makers who are often on the move and want to share their creations with the world online quickly and easily. This S9 has an ultra-light and compact design but boasts the power of full frame. The camera has a 24.2 megapixel full frame sensor and you can use a wide range of L-mount lenses.

The camera features real-time recognition autofocus with PDAF (Phase Detection Auto-Focus), allowing you to easily and accurately track subjects like people, animals and vehicles. There is also built-in 5-axis Dual I.S.2 image stabilisation, offering up to 6.5 stops. The I.S. image stabilisation delivers 5 stops of stabilisation. You can also take stable handheld shots, thanks to Active I.S. image stabilisation, which reduces blur caused by camera shake.

The Panasonic Lumix S9 works closely with your smartphone. You can create your own so-called 'signature presets' on the smartphone. These signature presets are certain colour styles you have created in advance. By then transferring these to the S9, you can immediately apply them to the photos and videos you take. This saves time in post-processing. As well as being able to create your own presets, you can also choose to download the presets via the Lumix Lab app. Your recordings are quick and easy to transfer to your smartphone thanks to improved connection speed and stability. A new recording format is used for this: MP4 Lite. This is an Open Gate video mode optimised for smartphones. Within 30 seconds, your photo or video is online, just the way you want it.

You can expand the zoom range of the Panasonic S9 while maintaining image quality. This is possible through crop zoom function and the hybrid zoom function. The crop zoom function uses the centre of the camera sensor to extend the normal zoom range. The hybrid zoom function uses both the optical and crop zoom to extend the focal length even further.

The Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 is a prime lens with a large maximum aperture of f/1.8 suitable for the L-mount system. This lens is the second addition of four lenses in the Lumix S series that are the same size and have the same position of the controls, which is very practical to use. The optical construction of the Lumix S 50mm f/1.9 consists of nine lens elements in eight groups, including three aspherical lenses, an ED (Extra Low Dispersion) lens and a UHR (Ultra-High Refractive Index) lens. The three aspherical lenses provide both excellent image reproduction and beautiful bokeh effects. The ED lens effectively minimises chromatic aberration. The nine-blade circular aperture allows very nice round shapes in a blurred background when the aperture is open.

The Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 is suitable for portraits and landscapes, among other things, but it also performs excellently in video recording thanks to a mechanism that suppresses focus breathing. By using micro-step aperture control to smoothly adjust exposure, this lens enables professional-quality video recording. In addition, its compact size and weight of just 300 grams make it ideal to take with you on any shoot, and it is also dust- and splashproof and resistant to temperatures down to -10 degrees Celsius.