Wow, that's kinda weird that they would have removed it...
I guess some like P&C could offer this in 43mm: http://www.photographyandcinema.com/collections/lens-accessories/products/magfilter-threaded-adapter-ring
@TwitHerb I've heard it too, but in the review above they say:
"There's also no filter thread on the LX100, nor an optional accessory for mounting them, although there is a bayonet for the optional auto lens cap that suggests it could be possible in the future or via a third-party."
Marcio,
I've read repeatedly that it has a 43mm thread.
@Tron, for me, I would like confirmation about the issues that the Cameralabs (http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_LX100/) test had raised:
Grabbed one last night. It should ship out today, may have it as early as tomorrow. Let me know if you guys have any questions regarding operation/performance. Will you be starting a separate review thread, VK?
Comparison with other large sensor compacts
A bit out of topic (and kinda noob) question: I've always downloaded 4k original files from reviews when available, and always played smoothly in my machine (Core i5 2500k, 16 gb ram, GTX 750ti); but yesterday I've downloaded the samples from ePhotozine and the video stuttered a lot; Windows Media Player and VLC, both with the same stuttered results. Anybody knows if Nvidia modified something in the video drivers (updated it to the last release yesterday), or some new codec needed?
First review with 4k video samples for download from vimeo:
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_LX100/
The flat version looks good:
scope, no clipping:
Some shops in Germany now claim to have LX100 available in stock.
I wonder whether I should get one before there's an underwater housing available, I might be inclined to make that gamble.
In other news, there's yet another review from pocket-lint.com, but it certainly wasn't written by geniouses given there are statements in this review like "We are unable to look at the raw files as the provided SilkyPix software is not yet compatible with the LX100." - d'oh!
@sgreszcz: No, it annoyingly isn't, you can read about it in the manual linked earlier in this thread. The only thing switchable between PAL and NTSC typical frequencies is the TV replay output.
And sure enough, there is no technical reason for this restriction, it's just the ugly face of corporations fighting globalisation on their "sell" side (while they sure want all the benefits from buying global).
Does anyone know if this is a world (PAL/NTSC switchable) camera?
LX100 viewfinder coverage is almost AdobeRGB
From interview http://news.mapcamera.com/maptimes.php?itemid=25685
Another review at cameralabs.com, including some interesting low-light video tests.
For the size reduction, we adopted a six-group zoom lens component in the LX100 based on an ingenious approach completely different from conventional ideas. As a result, we were able to reduce the lens diameter and the overall lens thickness. Furthermore, by utilizing the thin lens barrel design technology cultivated through the development of our compact digital cameras, we achieved an advanced lens construction while keeping the lens barrel size as small as that of the LX7.
The video is sharp, the codec renders motion and high frequency patterns excellently, and the camera produces usable video with barely any light at all. The lens and sensor combination even provide fairly narrow depth of field, giving you the look of a far more advanced (read: expensive) video camera.
http://cameras.reviewed.com/content/panasonic-lx100-digital-camera-review
dpreview.com has added studio shots from the LX100 to their "comparison tool" recently.
But the LX100 images they converted from RAW are flawed beyond being usable - they exhibit false color artefacts which are not really there (at least not if you use the "amaze" demosaicing algorithm with "false color supression" enabled). When correctly converted from the RAW (that you can download from dpreview.com), the images from the LX100 show as little/none of the "false colors" as do the GH4 images.
@karl I read somewhere that the Europe LX100 sales promo included the cap for free for a limited time.
ETA - OK, perhaps it's just the UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/b?node=5331199031
Just for the record: My scepticism about the 100,- € price drop at German dealers is gone now that at least 4 different serious dealers offer the LX100 at 799,- €.
And here's the english LX100 manual for download from Panasonic.
And the DMW-LFAC1 automatic lens cap is suspicously absent from German dealers, Panasonic lists it, but offers no "buy" link.
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