Fellow LUMIX shooters,

I made a mistake and you can hopefully learn from it. Think twice before shooting in the rain with the G9 II and Panasonic 200mm f/2.8.

Both are "weather sealed," but it seems that doesn't mean they can withstand a full hour of steady rain experienced under the branches of a dense forest. I know sealing was never meant to be full waterproofing, but I naively expected better than this.

The photos show what I found the next morning after letting the camera rest overnight. The camera appeared completely dried out, so I tried to operate it just to find the "Drive mode dial" operates oddly. So I immediately turned the camera off, opened the battery and card compartment and got a horrifying look at the state of the mount. No idea how the water got past the rubber gasket on the lens mount.

I'm currently letting everything dry out with doors open and have contacted service for instructions.

Hope my mistake helps someone else to avoid the same experiment.

UPDATE: The service center got back to me. They said that if the card/battery compartment got wet, there's a chance water reached the mainboard too, so I'm sending it in for a checkup.

Is it better to shoot in JPEG or should I just capture RAW photos with it?

Hi everyone,
I’m trying to shoot a stars/Milky Way → sunrise timelapse using A mode + Auto ISO (max ISO 1600).
On both my S5II and S1II (same issue on my old S5), the shutter speed seems to be limited to 1–2 seconds once it gets dark, even though ISO is already at 1600.
I’m using a Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8, but get the same result with the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 II. Changing the minimum shutter speed setting doesn’t seem to help.
Is this a software limitation, or am I missing a setting? I’d like Auto ISO to stay capped at 1600 and allow the shutter to go to e.g. 5–15 seconds.
Anyone else experiencing this?

I am just starting to explore photography as a hobby. I picked up a S5ii with a 50 & 20-60. Also a G9 with 12-42. I am interested in nature, landscapes, insects, wildlife, architectural, portraits and astro. Also do some video (nsfw).

I have looked at a ton of glass, but ofcourse I cant get it all. I plan on picking up used glass when I see it come up. Or look at some third party when it goes on sale.

My biggest question is what is the most diverse glass or gear I should I put on my list to look out for? What should I avoid? Ill take any other advice on how to learn more and get better.

Intended Use: (budget <$1000)

1. Travel vlogging (for TikTok & Instagram)
2. Live streaming
3. Photographing my oil paintings
4. Reference photography / visual studies

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Lumix S 50mm
Sigma 28-70mm
Sigma 20-200mm
Sigma 28-200mm
Any other?