LX100 is a game changer

[mpix345]

I'll keep this short and sweet, as others can do the technical details way more just than I can. For me, the LX100 has replaced the need to own a system camera. It can come very close to APS-C or smaller-sensor gear with regard to general performance. Add in the fact that it is small and relatively cheap and you have a game changer in my book.

It misses one more start for me because Panasonic omitted touch screen, flip screen and integrated flash. I've accepted the camera as it is, but I miss those features pretty frequently.

 

[trog100]

along with the FZ1000 my thinking goes the same way..

the "compact" is coming of age.. i now own five of them.. he he

but i do think the game is changing.. cameras like the LX100 are making their mark..

they just need to lose that "not a real camera" image they have..

trog

 

[Gunnlaugur Gudmundsson]

I'll keep this short and sweet, as others can do the technical details way more just than I can. For me, the LX100 has replaced the need to own a system camera. It can come very close to APS-C or smaller-sensor gear with regard to general performance. Add in the fact that it is small and relatively cheap and you have a game changer in my book.

It misses one more start for me because Panasonic omitted touch screen, flip screen and integrated flash. I've accepted the camera as it is, but I miss those features pretty frequently.

 

[LMNCT]

If it were not for low light, ultra wide and long telephoto, it would probably be the perfect answer.

 

[BillSprague]

IMHO, it was the Sony RX100 that changed the game. It was the first "high quality RAW capable with larger sensor in a small body" camera. The Panasonic LX100 upped the competition a significant bit.

Weird that the model number is the same except for one letter.

 

[trog100]

your perfect answer dosnt exist i think we should stay in reality land.. not without suitcase full of lenses anyway.. he he

you missed one as well.. it dosnt do real macro ether.. he he

the think with these compacts is you buy a quality lens and get the body free.. which why i now have five of them

but no one camera does it all thats for sure..

trog

 

[Richard Weisgrau]

I own and enjoy a Lx100. However, I think calling it or any other compact camera like the FZ1000 or Rx100 game changer is overstatement. The game changer is the class of camera and not a single camera. The day of the larger sensor compact is here, and that is good for us who do not want or need interchangeable lenses and full frame sensors to meet our needs. That is a lot of people.

If Panasonic would make an Lx model that had a lens with equivalence of 75 to 200mm at f/2.8 that I could pair with my Lx100, I would be a very happy camper. Heck, I would even be happy with f/4.

 

[Montana Floozie]

The LX100 changed my game, for sure.

That game started to change 10 years ago when I got my first digital, the FZ20. It's still a good long-lens option with a constant F/2.8, and although it has a quaint 5 MP sensor, it's good enough for me when I can crop in the camera.

What was missing was a wider angle option, which the LX100 provides with an even-faster lens, plus the manual shutter/aperture controls I missed, in an even smaller package. I don't use the excellent video much, but it's nice to know it's there at the push of a button.

When I was a newspaper photographer I lugged around too many cameras and lenses -- usually two Nikon bodies with a 35 and a 105 with me and the rest left in the car. I can now carry two cameras that provide many more options at less weight than one of my film cameras.

Taking a decade off from the gear-acquisition merry-go-round also is quite rewarding in that you get to experience the impact of technological advance more suddenly -- it's a trip!

 

[Gunnlaugur Gudmundsson]

I own and enjoy a Lx100. However, I think calling it or any other compact camera like the FZ1000 or Rx100 game changer is overstatement. The game changer is the class of camera and not a single camera. The day of the larger sensor compact is here, and that is good for us who do not want or need interchangeable lenses and full frame sensors to meet our needs. That is a lot of people.

If Panasonic would make an Lx model that had a lens with equivalence of 75 to 200mm at f/2.8 that I could pair with my Lx100, I would be a very happy camper. Heck, I would even be happy with f/4.

 

[rkhndjr]

your perfect answer dosnt exist i think we should stay in reality land.. not without suitcase full of lenses anyway.. he he

you missed one as well.. it dosnt do real macro ether.. he he

trog, I am thinking of buying the LX100 but closeups are a favorite. Do you mean strictly MACROS, or does it do fairly close objects well?

Thanks,

Russell

the think with these compacts is you buy a quality lens and get the body free.. which why i now have five of them

but no one camera does it all thats for sure..

trog

 

[VT]

your perfect answer dosnt exist i think we should stay in reality land.. not without suitcase full of lenses anyway.. he he

you missed one as well.. it dosnt do real macro ether.. he he

trog, I am thinking of buying the LX100 but closeups are a favorite. Do you mean strictly MACROS, or does it do fairly close objects well?

Page 126 of LX100 Advanced Manual

At widest can be as close as 3cm or 1.2in from front element of lens

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[rkhndjr]

your perfect answer dosnt exist i think we should stay in reality land.. not without suitcase full of lenses anyway.. he he

you missed one as well.. it dosnt do real macro ether.. he he

trog, I am thinking of buying the LX100 but closeups are a favorite. Do you mean strictly MACROS, or does it do fairly close objects well?

Page 126 of LX100 Advanced Manual

At widest can be as close as 3cm or 1.2in from front element of lens

Thank you for this.

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[axlotl]

your perfect answer dosnt exist i think we should stay in reality land.. not without suitcase full of lenses anyway.. he he

you missed one as well.. it dosnt do real macro ether.. he he

trog, I am thinking of buying the LX100 but closeups are a favorite. Do you mean strictly MACROS, or does it do fairly close objects well?

Thanks,

Russell

the think with these compacts is you buy a quality lens and get the body free.. which why i now have five of them

but no one camera does it all thats for sure..

trog

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Russell Smith
Eternity was in that moment.

Thysanotus, LX100 held very close. Each individual flower is about 40mm in diameter

Hi Russell, If you want to do 1:1 macro then I would not recommend the LX100. But for close ups of flowers and similar like the above it is fine. But you have to get the front element of the lens very close to the subject which would likely spook insects and also blocks the light reaching the subject. The photo above worked because of overcast conditions with diffuse light.

Andrew

 

[Greynerd]

The problem with the LX100 is that it has such a low pixel count so not a lot of scope for cropping. I think this camera with a 20mp sensor, like any other large sensor camera has nowadays without a great loss of low light ability, would help offset the lack of zoom otherwise it does seem a bit hobbled considering what it costs.

I think the LX100 will be a contender when they get a modern sensor in it.

I own and enjoy a Lx100. However, I think calling it or any other compact camera like the FZ1000 or Rx100 game changer is overstatement. The game changer is the class of camera and not a single camera. The day of the larger sensor compact is here, and that is good for us who do not want or need interchangeable lenses and full frame sensors to meet our needs. That is a lot of people.

If Panasonic would make an Lx model that had a lens with equivalence of 75 to 200mm at f/2.8 that I could pair with my Lx100, I would be a very happy camper. Heck, I would even be happy with f/4.

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[Suntan]

One of the selling points for me was the "low" pixel count of 12mp. I have little desire to work with 20+mp files.

 

[Suntan]

I would just say it is a P&S that won't drive enthusiasts mad with its limitations. That's high praise, but it is short of claim it has changed the game.

The more I use it, the more I realize it won't replace my SLR for a lot of activities.

 

[trog100]

"The problem with the LX100 is that it has such a low pixel count so not a lot of scope for cropping. I think this camera with a 20mp sensor, like any other large sensor camera has nowadays without a great loss of low light ability, would help offset the lack of zoom otherwise it does seem a bit hobbled considering what it costs.

I think the LX100 will be a contender when they get a modern sensor in it."

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it a cropped M43 sensor.. cropped to keep the lens size down and the speed up.. for what it is it works very nicely.. i bought mine as an easy to carry indoor or low light camera.. along side the fZ1000 bought for other purposes it works well..

it could have been built around the smaller Sony 1 inch sensor that would have given it more mega pixels but at the cost of its low light performance.. with the smaller sensor i would not have bought one..

a 1.7 to 2.8 zoom lens isnt a cheap item on such a camera.. its like having three prime lenses all in the same small package..

trog

 

[Travis]

I have a LX100 on the way, and my general feeling is that it will become my primary camera. I've been into digital photography since the Sony Mavica floppy disk days, so I've used my share of digital cameras. The first camera that really inspired me was the Nikon Coolpix 950. The Canon G1-G3 were next, followed by the original Digital Rebel: that was my first camera with interchangeable lenses. I stuck with Canon APS-C for a number of years, using cameras like the 20D and Txi series, until finally getting tired of carry heavy equipment around.

The next real game changer for me was the Micro Four Thirds system, and I eventually sold most of my Canon gear. I've used many m4/3 cameras in the GF lines and GH lines, currently using a GH3 as my main camera. I also used the fabulous LX7 for the last few years, primarily for video and photos in good light. I always wished for a camera like the LX7 but with better photo quality. I am hoping the LX100 satisfies that itch, and I think it will. I'll still use my GH3 at times when I need a specialized lens, but I'm thinking the LX100 will become my general walkabout and travel camera.

Will it be a "game changer"? We'll see, but if it's as nice to use as the LX7 with much improved still quality, it will likely be a game changer for me.

Travis

 

[muscular]

FZ1000 was more of a game changer than LX100 is, to me.

That 400mm range, at such a small body is something to behold, especially when u turn it off and the lens retracts, it takes up such small space and is very light compared to a interchangeable lens system.

LX100 is alright, I see RX100 being superior due to the small size, of which by the way, the RX100 was definitely a game changer in my book. The good thing with these fixed lens system is the manufacturer have given them top of the line lens and charging consumer at a small portion of the prices compared to a ILC system. A lot of people think fixed lens system have poor lens, etc but isn't true anymore.

 

[eivissa1]

Beautiful photo.

Thanks!