Baby Steps
No RAW support yet for the G9II, so jpegs only.
ISO 4000, Sigma 30 f1.4 wide open with animal eye detect.
G9 30mm f1.4 ISO 400 with a little late evening negative exposure comp.
S5 jpeg
The very strong “cut out” of full frame lenses wide open is stronger, but is it any better? I think it actually has a slightly flatter look even thought the lens is technically shorter.
The S5 RAW, a little tweaked.
Second G9 ISO 4000 jpeg taken as close to the above as possible and again a little negative exposure comp.
Not very scientific, jpeg to jpeg and two cameras I am not very familiar with for stills, but there is a slight advantage to the S5, but the G9 files are very decent at ISO 4000. The S5’s 50mm is of course working with less depth of field, so accuracy is more important.
I for a second pondered returning the G9II for a S5IIx, but the reality is, and I have been through this, the S5 Mk1 is enough for the difference to be catered for, the G9 empowers my M43 kit enough to keep it relevant.
There is no doubt the S5 files are a little cleaner and more delicate, but the G9 files are more than useable, probably to the point of irrelevance in the real world.
I need Capture 1 to update so I can look at the RAW files as the C1 advantage is lost to jpeg processing. Colour differences are irrelevant, as there are many variables such as lens and settings.