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Lumix Creators Podcast

Lumix Creators Podcast

Did 3rd Party Lenses Save the LUMIX S9?

Jun 20, 2026 · 17 min · 10 segments

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Speakers: Rhett ThompsonGuestMatthew DangHost

Top entities: Lumix×15 Micro Four Thirds system×23 Rhett Thompson×14 Video×8 YouTube×7

Early Lens Ecosystem & Third-Party Options0:41 – 2:32

Matthew DangHost

0:41

At launch, the LUMIX S9 had this little guy right here.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

0:45

Yes.

Matthew DangHost

0:46

The 26 mil pancake lens.

Matthew DangHost

0:49

Um-

Rhett ThompsonGuest

0:49

Everyone loved it.

Matthew DangHost

0:50

Everyone.

Matthew DangHost

0:51

This was, this was the lens that everyone loved.

Matthew DangHost

0:54

Why did you think, or why do you think the LUMIX S9 felt incomplete at launch?

Rhett ThompsonGuest

0:59

Yeah.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:00

I think especially with all the advancements LUMIX has made with autofocus, that a, a manual focus lens was kind of just not what people were looking for.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:09

You know, maybe if they were on the old contrast-based autofocus, maybe this would've been better received.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:15

Um, but I think it is a little overhyped, but yeah, it really does not take advantage of how powerful the S9 is and how powerful all of the LUMIX autofocus cameras have been.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:26

And so I think people were really just like, "This is a camera with, without a lens to, to go with it from pretty much anybody."

Matthew DangHost

1:34

Right.

Matthew DangHost

1:35

I feel like, and obviously, we obviously have the 40 mil here.

Matthew DangHost

1:38

This, the...

Matthew DangHost

1:38

Literally today that we're recording this, the 40 mil just dropped.

Matthew DangHost

1:42

Um, and I planned this podcast even before knowing this 40 mil was coming out.

Matthew DangHost

1:46

But there's a lot of lenses.

Matthew DangHost

1:47

We have the SG35.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:49

Yeah.

Matthew DangHost

1:49

We have the TTArtisan's 40 mil.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:51

Mm-hmm.

Matthew DangHost

1:51

Um, we have the new Viltrox 28 mil F4.5.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:56

Yeah.

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Early Lens Ecosystem & Third-Party Options0:41 – 2:32

Matthew DangHost

0:41

At launch, the LUMIX S9 had this little guy right here.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

0:45

Yes.

Matthew DangHost

0:46

The 26 mil pancake lens.

Matthew DangHost

0:49

Um-

Rhett ThompsonGuest

0:49

Everyone loved it.

Matthew DangHost

0:50

Everyone.

Matthew DangHost

0:51

This was, this was the lens that everyone loved.

Matthew DangHost

0:54

Why did you think, or why do you think the LUMIX S9 felt incomplete at launch?

Rhett ThompsonGuest

0:59

Yeah.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:00

I think especially with all the advancements LUMIX has made with autofocus, that a, a manual focus lens was kind of just not what people were looking for.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:09

You know, maybe if they were on the old contrast-based autofocus, maybe this would've been better received.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:15

Um, but I think it is a little overhyped, but yeah, it really does not take advantage of how powerful the S9 is and how powerful all of the LUMIX autofocus cameras have been.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:26

And so I think people were really just like, "This is a camera with, without a lens to, to go with it from pretty much anybody."

Matthew DangHost

1:34

Right.

Matthew DangHost

1:35

I feel like, and obviously, we obviously have the 40 mil here.

Matthew DangHost

1:38

This, the...

Matthew DangHost

1:38

Literally today that we're recording this, the 40 mil just dropped.

Matthew DangHost

1:42

Um, and I planned this podcast even before knowing this 40 mil was coming out.

Matthew DangHost

1:46

But there's a lot of lenses.

Matthew DangHost

1:47

We have the SG35.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:49

Yeah.

Matthew DangHost

1:49

We have the TTArtisan's 40 mil.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:51

Mm-hmm.

Matthew DangHost

1:51

Um, we have the new Viltrox 28 mil F4.5.

Rhett ThompsonGuest

1:56

Yeah.

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