Of all the cameras I have used (miscellaneous compacts, Nikon Dxxx series, Fujifilm XT20...), this is the camera that I love the most. I bought it in 2014 I believe and still use it today. It is not too large, has an excellent lens and the resolution, while not very high by todays standards, is still high enough to show a sharp image on a 4K screen. I love the variable aspect ratio and the controls for setting aperture, shutter speed and ev+/-. You get the best results using raw but this is valid for all cameras. I would love to buy the LX100 mk2 but unfortunately I don't have the funds for it right now...
The only thing that is still alluring about the fuji cameras are the film simulations. If this camera did have the film simulations, it would be a double win!
Hi, after using LX100 for a while, do you have a dust issue with this camera? cause everyone always complaining about the dust issue. also, this camera did not have a weather shield feature, do you have any trouble with that? Because I'm plannig to buy this camera for outdoor activities
@@ismailmanssouri1687 LX100 > LX 10 Imo, LX100 have a Hot Shoe and Viewfinder wich are a dealbreaker for me as a photographer. 4K video quality its just superb.
Great camera, my LX100 gave me the greatest fun in my 50 years of photo hobby. I took the largest number of pictures with this camera out of the 50+ cameras I have had over the years. I love it so much that I bought a LX100 II in 2022. I bought a Canon full frame mirrorless camera the same day I bought the LX100 II but rarely use it. The luxury compact camera keeps me company all the time.
It’s funny how the compact factor makes a huge difference. Even mirrorless and small lens is still a different level of carrying the camera. How do you like the the lx100ii, are the improvements worth the price?
@@cngpictures.videos To me, the biggest improvement the Mark II has over the original is the on-camera USB charging capability, very handy. The increased pixel count doesn't matter much. I was equally happy with the 12 MP in the original LX100. For me, I just wanted another one in better condition and happened to come across a reasonably priced second hand one at that point. I would be 95% as happy staying with the original one. I fact, I am keep both cameras to date.
@@ismailmanssouri1687 Video quality of this camera is decent considering the year it was designed. Both generations have the same video feature and image quality and 4K video has a crop. You don’t even need to get the Mark II if video is your major concern. I don’t shoot video very much so I hope I remember correctly. You will be better off comparing their specs online. Oh, one more thing, thanks to its genius design, the camera utilizes the maximum sensor area when you shoot different aspect ratios. That means, you actually get a slightly wide field of view shooting 16:9 photos or HD video than you would shooting 4:3. It’s not a simple letter-boxing of the center part of the sensor, very thoughtful feature.
Good review. I own the same camera and still think it is an excellent camera, very much underappreciated and currently a still a steal for less than $400
Hey man - lots of great images and many I didn't like (just my taste) - but - you have great composition, a terrific eye obviously - great presentation.
Thanks for your comment! Appreciate that. Totally understand that not all the images are to your taste. That’s the part of photography that is an art. Not everyone will be drawn to the same images!
This is a great little camera. Only downsides are no touch screen (which is solved in mark ii) .. and the dynamic range: make sure the exposure is spot on..
The touch screen would be nice for sure! As for the DR, I have been quite surprised with the raw files and what can be done. There are definitely better cameras with DR from sensor or better hdr software on mobile devices but this camera is a fun form factor and decent tool to use! do you have a mark ii? and are you happy with it?
@@cngpictures.videos No I have the first one (with several other mft bodies). I am happy with this little camera. If I see a mark II for a good price, I get that one.
@@cngpictures.videos My style of metering, thanks to the EVF, is completely manual. My right eye is the light meter. I usually preset the f-stop and exposure time according to the light condition. For example, on a dull day, the exposure time would be dialed to 1/125, the f-stop to f5.6. Finally I adjust the exposure by turning the Control Ring, guided by what I see through the EVF. WYSIWYG. What you see is what you grab! No need for light meters in mirrorless cameras!
It was on my radar , but I found the viewfinder a bit too small. Maybe I opt for the GX9 because it has a tilting viewfinder which is so much better for streetphotography . 10-12mp is still good enough to print on A3+. It is only when you start to crop or have special light situations that you can start to see the difference with f.i. my Xpro2 or D850. That said , the LX100 or II is a good camera.
Also my experience with this camera is wonderful. I use it since four years with normal precutions and dust is not a problem, untilnow. Picture are sharp and imagine can be enlarged for printing. I use it in manual mode and a defect is that the camera doesn't seem able to remain fixed in this mode of use during shot session and turns to iso and wb according computer choice . May be because of my incapacity.
do you have white balance set to balance? (if it is in AWB, the computer will make a choice for you). as for iso, unless you have it set at AUTO ISO, the iso should remain at what you set it to be! at least that is my experience with this camera.
This has defiitely been a good camera, and the only two things preventing me from saying it's a GREAT camera is the exp comp dial and the focus. I find it too easy to accidentally hit that dial when I'm carrying it around. I would prefer it to be similar to the G9's dial where just turning the camera back on will reset it to your saved preference. As far as the zoom, I just hate how slow electronic zooms are.
I haven't had any experience with the G9's exposure comp dials but I do understand the issues with this style of dials where you can rotate by accident and not realize it when you turn on the camera. As for the zoom, definitely slower than a manual zoom. hopefully one day zoom motor technology improves? haha. I guess it is always a trade off between size and speed.
My main camera is the 16mp Fujifilm X-70. Idk if I could shoot the way I do with larger files. I like to document whatever I want without worrying about the storage space.
I have so much headache with file management from the dslr haha. The smaller jpegs are definitely nice especially if I'm not planning on printing 95% of the photos
I have two of them... Great camera. But the biggest problem is dust on the back side of the lens. Every 3 months I have to clean it by total dissassemble. Also, the Control ring on one of my cameras is glitchy - ISO setting is jumping to extreme values during the rotation. 30 min recording limit in the European versions is a big problem as well. Like!
This isn't the first time I have heard this. Can I ask what your normal use and storage situation is like? I haven't seen it in mine but would be interested to know what to avoid it!
Hallo, Vancouver Island Canada. I was there at a papermil, ca 1978, as a seaman. I "love" my LX100. 👍👍👍 But dust can come into the camera. -- Larvik, Norway. 🙂🇳🇴
I was so decided to buy this camera but when I started looking more into it and discovered all the dust that gets into the sensor due to the zoom lens just kept me away from getting it, so sad Lunix hasn’t fixed this
I guess it depends if you shoot in dusty environment and how you store it? The unit I had before (between and the previous owner) had it for maybe 4 years and didn't see dust issue. And I definitely tossed it in a camera bag before putting it in my backpack or had it hanging around my neck.
I think so! It has lots of analog dials that lets you control the different aspect of the exposure triangle! It would be especially good if you’re a tactile learner. Makes it straight forward to change the apega tire around the lens and the top dial to change shutter speed!
How about LX100 mk II? Is it worth it to get the mk II? I didn't see much differences between them. The biggest difference is probably the Bluetooth connection for smartphone and the price.
I haven’t had any personal experience with the mark ii but it also has more megapixels and a touch screen on the back which is nice. So if the price difference is worth it or not.
i have got a one which rear dial is faulty and dust got into evf. but that said, i am still enjoying it, along with some of my mft gears. recently i got another used one.
@@cngpictures.videos From f/5 seen as blur spots to f/16 as sharp specs and filaments. Some of them could be easily removed by a vacuum cleaner trick, and some need the camera to be disassembled :(
Gear acquisition syndrome is a real thing. In my defence I found this for a good deal. (And it was a camera I have previously owned before) plus I got rid of the fuji system
Is that triangular lens cap original? I haven’t seen it before with lx100. I wish that this 📷 camera had a mechanical 4 position WB switch on the left top side. So I could easily flip between Auto/indoor/outdoor/My setting. That is the selector I use the most and it is always buried in a menu, why?
The lens cap is a Panasonic accessory. Lumix dmw-lfac1. A good accessory to replace the lens cap to make it more of a compact camera solution. I personally don't change wb alot (just use autowhite balance and play with the temperature in Lightroom after if the awb didn't do a good job). It would be nice to have a selector but the wb button on the directional pad isn't too buried in menus. I think it is pretty standard /on par with most digital cameras!
It is alittle risky to do it with a point and shoot (cameras without a mirror) but I didn’t keep it facing the sun for super long. I also used large f stop (to get the star shaped effects), high shutter speed and I also focused not on the sun but on things in the foreground. All these things help reduce the risk of burning the sensor. I haven’t seen a damaged spot on my camera yet. It’s definitely a “do at your own risk” though.
Yes. Those were taken in relative low light situation, but stage lights are fairly bright! It will also depend on your shutterspeed if you're trying to keep the 1/ (2X frame rate rule)
I haven't ever used the lx15 myself so I don't know if I can fairly say. Depends on if you care about form factor. From the spec sheet, I would personally go with the lx100 for the bigger sensor size (but I never had hands on experience with the lx15)
Sorry, I haven't used a iphone 13 pro so I can't compare that. Purely by sensor size the lx100 ii might be slightly better but iphone 13 might have newer digital processing on the video during recording as well.
@@itsmejouie4869 maybe your the contact points on the camera has issues? if it was a third party battery, sometimes cameras only like their own branded batteries
On the line of car analogy, it would be more about the console and dashboard and how the dials and analog interface are more fun to use and how your windshield is clear with Leica glass. Can’t think of a good analogy for wide open aperture though. Stay tuned! :)
Of all the cameras I have used (miscellaneous compacts, Nikon Dxxx series, Fujifilm XT20...), this is the camera that I love the most. I bought it in 2014 I believe and still use it today. It is not too large, has an excellent lens and the resolution, while not very high by todays standards, is still high enough to show a sharp image on a 4K screen. I love the variable aspect ratio and the controls for setting aperture, shutter speed and ev+/-. You get the best results using raw but this is valid for all cameras. I would love to buy the LX100 mk2 but unfortunately I don't have the funds for it right now...
The only thing that is still alluring about the fuji cameras are the film simulations. If this camera did have the film simulations, it would be a double win!
Hi, after using LX100 for a while, do you have a dust issue with this camera? cause everyone always complaining about the dust issue. also, this camera did not have a weather shield feature, do you have any trouble with that? Because I'm plannig to buy this camera for outdoor activities
I'm a social media videographer on a budget, got mine in mint condition a few days ago for only 264 USD. Great photos and videos for the price.
It can do quite a lot for its price! I like the lens that is included and adds to the ability of this little camera!
me to.i wante to by one it is good for vedio.thnx lot.and ho is better lumix lx10 or lumix lx100
@@ismailmanssouri1687 LX100 > LX 10 Imo, LX100 have a Hot Shoe and Viewfinder wich are a dealbreaker for me as a photographer. 4K video quality its just superb.
Great shots! I'm glad you made this video. I have the LX100 II and this encorages me to use it much more!! Tks!
Do you use the touchscreen? That is one addition on top of the additional megapixel that seems like a nice to have!
Great camera, my LX100 gave me the greatest fun in my 50 years of photo hobby. I took the largest number of pictures with this camera out of the 50+ cameras I have had over the years. I love it so much that I bought a LX100 II in 2022. I bought a Canon full frame mirrorless camera the same day I bought the LX100 II but rarely use it. The luxury compact camera keeps me company all the time.
It’s funny how the compact factor makes a huge difference. Even mirrorless and small lens is still a different level of carrying the camera. How do you like the the lx100ii, are the improvements worth the price?
@@cngpictures.videos To me, the biggest improvement the Mark II has over the original is the on-camera USB charging capability, very handy. The increased pixel count doesn't matter much. I was equally happy with the 12 MP in the original LX100. For me, I just wanted another one in better condition and happened to come across a reasonably priced second hand one at that point. I would be 95% as happy staying with the original one. I fact, I am keep both cameras to date.
@@aiofilms thnx lot when i read u comment i like to by this camera.just question about qualite of vedio?
@@ismailmanssouri1687 Video quality of this camera is decent considering the year it was designed. Both generations have the same video feature and image quality and 4K video has a crop. You don’t even need to get the Mark II if video is your major concern. I don’t shoot video very much so I hope I remember correctly. You will be better off comparing their specs online.
Oh, one more thing, thanks to its genius design, the camera utilizes the maximum sensor area when you shoot different aspect ratios. That means, you actually get a slightly wide field of view shooting 16:9 photos or HD video than you would shooting 4:3. It’s not a simple letter-boxing of the center part of the sensor, very thoughtful feature.
@@aiofilms thnx lottt gentle man.i well by it happy to see u advice and u feedback.thnx lot
Good review. I own the same camera and still think it is an excellent camera, very much underappreciated and currently a still a steal for less than $400
Got mine for a deal for just over 200 cad!
Great photos you take! Thanks for the info :D
Great camera, great video and great photos! 👏🏽👏🏾👏🏽
Thank you!
Hey man - lots of great images and many I didn't like (just my taste) - but - you have great composition, a terrific eye obviously - great presentation.
Thanks for your comment! Appreciate that. Totally understand that not all the images are to your taste. That’s the part of photography that is an art. Not everyone will be drawn to the same images!
awesome video bro keep going! this is on my radar along with the fujifilm xf10
I absolutely love this camera still!
Definitely a fun camera to use and can get some awesome images out of it!
This is a great little camera. Only downsides are no touch screen (which is solved in mark ii) .. and the dynamic range: make sure the exposure is spot on..
The touch screen would be nice for sure! As for the DR, I have been quite surprised with the raw files and what can be done. There are definitely better cameras with DR from sensor or better hdr software on mobile devices but this camera is a fun form factor and decent tool to use!
do you have a mark ii? and are you happy with it?
@@cngpictures.videos No I have the first one (with several other mft bodies). I am happy with this little camera. If I see a mark II for a good price, I get that one.
Glad to find another owner who uses the Control Ring for ISO. Great minds think alike, etc…. ;-)
Wouldn’t know what else to use it for. All the other analog dials controls shutter and aperture! Makes sense to control iso :)
@@cngpictures.videos My style of metering, thanks to the EVF, is completely manual. My right eye is the light meter. I usually preset the f-stop and exposure time according to the light condition. For example, on a dull day, the exposure time would be dialed to 1/125, the f-stop to f5.6. Finally I adjust the exposure by turning the Control Ring, guided by what I see through the EVF. WYSIWYG. What you see is what you grab! No need for light meters in mirrorless cameras!
You took really great photos with this camera.
Thanks! I was quite surprised at what the camera can do!
It was on my radar , but I found the viewfinder a bit too small. Maybe I opt for the GX9 because it has a tilting viewfinder which is so much better for streetphotography . 10-12mp is still good enough to print on A3+. It is only when you start to crop or have special light situations that you can start to see the difference with f.i. my Xpro2 or D850. That said , the LX100 or II is a good camera.
Also my experience with this camera is wonderful. I use it since four years with normal precutions and dust is not a problem, untilnow. Picture are sharp and imagine can be enlarged for printing. I use it in manual mode and a defect is that the camera doesn't seem able to remain fixed in this mode of use during shot session and turns to iso and wb according computer choice . May be because of my incapacity.
do you have white balance set to balance? (if it is in AWB, the computer will make a choice for you). as for iso, unless you have it set at AUTO ISO, the iso should remain at what you set it to be! at least that is my experience with this camera.
This has defiitely been a good camera, and the only two things preventing me from saying it's a GREAT camera is the exp comp dial and the focus. I find it too easy to accidentally hit that dial when I'm carrying it around. I would prefer it to be similar to the G9's dial where just turning the camera back on will reset it to your saved preference. As far as the zoom, I just hate how slow electronic zooms are.
I haven't had any experience with the G9's exposure comp dials but I do understand the issues with this style of dials where you can rotate by accident and not realize it when you turn on the camera. As for the zoom, definitely slower than a manual zoom. hopefully one day zoom motor technology improves? haha. I guess it is always a trade off between size and speed.
You can use the external ring for focus and you can return the settings (including the zoom) when you turn the camera on and off.
I use the lumix tz 80 since 8 years, never change, is great
Great images!
Thanks 😊
Great review , good work 👍
Thanks :)
My main camera is the 16mp Fujifilm X-70. Idk if I could shoot the way I do with larger files. I like to document whatever I want without worrying about the storage space.
I have so much headache with file management from the dslr haha. The smaller jpegs are definitely nice especially if I'm not planning on printing 95% of the photos
I have two of them... Great camera. But the biggest problem is dust on the back side of the lens. Every 3 months I have to clean it by total dissassemble. Also, the Control ring on one of my cameras is glitchy - ISO setting is jumping to extreme values during the rotation. 30 min recording limit in the European versions is a big problem as well. Like!
This isn't the first time I have heard this. Can I ask what your normal use and storage situation is like? I haven't seen it in mine but would be interested to know what to avoid it!
Keep up the reviews! Vancouver Island Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks! Neighbouring provinces! for reviews, More on this camera or different gear?
Hallo, Vancouver Island Canada.
I was there at a papermil, ca 1978, as a seaman.
I "love" my LX100. 👍👍👍
But dust can come into the camera. -- Larvik, Norway. 🙂🇳🇴
@@ivarroligheten1698 good to know. I wiill take extra care in trying to keep dust out of the camera on future adventures!
I was so decided to buy this camera but when I started looking more into it and discovered all the dust that gets into the sensor due to the zoom lens just kept me away from getting it, so sad Lunix hasn’t fixed this
I guess it depends if you shoot in dusty environment and how you store it? The unit I had before (between and the previous owner) had it for maybe 4 years and didn't see dust issue. And I definitely tossed it in a camera bag before putting it in my backpack or had it hanging around my neck.
My awesome lx100 just broken because of dust..
@@MuhammadRifana how long have you had it before dust became an issue? Want to prepare myself haha
Still have and use mine, no dust issues...
I sent mine off to have dust removed recently. It's good as new now but it is an annoying flaw.
Nice but the dial is a bit crappy new firmware seems to help this camera alot
The dials don’t have the same feel as Fuji cameras but it is still more unique experience than without the dials!
@@cngpictures.videos my dial feels like it jumps a bit and it was pretty new. What's your workaround for dials. The zoom dial seems jumpy too. .
Nice photos
Thanks!
Love the video had to subscribe, would this camera be any good for a totally beginner please?
I think so! It has lots of analog dials that lets you control the different aspect of the exposure triangle! It would be especially good if you’re a tactile learner. Makes it straight forward to change the apega tire around the lens and the top dial to change shutter speed!
How about LX100 mk II? Is it worth it to get the mk II? I didn't see much differences between them. The biggest difference is probably the Bluetooth connection for smartphone and the price.
I haven’t had any personal experience with the mark ii but it also has more megapixels and a touch screen on the back which is nice. So if the price difference is worth it or not.
i have got a one which rear dial is faulty and dust got into evf. but that said, i am still enjoying it, along with some of my mft gears. recently i got another used one.
Same with my cameras. Dust in the lens and jumpy Control ring. Did you find a way to fix it?
@@easypeasyabcsy7883 no. I found a used one at around 150 USD . The old one will be a backup now.
Does the dust show up in the image or does it only show up in certain lighting situations?
@@cngpictures.videos From f/5 seen as blur spots to f/16 as sharp specs and filaments. Some of them could be easily removed by a vacuum cleaner trick, and some need the camera to be disassembled :(
You have an addiction 😂 but so do I
Gear acquisition syndrome is a real thing. In my defence I found this for a good deal. (And it was a camera I have previously owned before) plus I got rid of the fuji system
hi, thats a nice pair of eyeglasses that you are wearing, would u mind sharing the model? thanks! Btw, nice video!
Is that triangular lens cap original? I haven’t seen it before with lx100. I wish that this 📷 camera had a mechanical 4 position WB switch on the left top side. So I could easily flip between Auto/indoor/outdoor/My setting. That is the selector I use the most and it is always buried in a menu, why?
The lens cap is a Panasonic accessory. Lumix dmw-lfac1. A good accessory to replace the lens cap to make it more of a compact camera solution. I personally don't change wb alot (just use autowhite balance and play with the temperature in Lightroom after if the awb didn't do a good job). It would be nice to have a selector but the wb button on the directional pad isn't too buried in menus. I think it is pretty standard /on par with most digital cameras!
@@OKuusava Totally agree, we don’t want the PASM knob. I rather use one mode and stick to it, so no need for a quick knob to twist.
Isn't it so that shooting in the sun is dangerous to harm the camerasensor?
It is alittle risky to do it with a point and shoot (cameras without a mirror) but I didn’t keep it facing the sun for super long. I also used large f stop (to get the star shaped effects), high shutter speed and I also focused not on the sun but on things in the foreground. All these things help reduce the risk of burning the sensor. I haven’t seen a damaged spot on my camera yet. It’s definitely a “do at your own risk” though.
@@cngpictures.videos thank you for the advice
Does this camera support memory cards larger than 64GB? For example, 128 GB or 256 GB.
I don’t have a 256gb but I just tried a 128gb and it was working!
@@cngpictures.videos Thanks for checking.
The macro gets closer at the wide or tele end?
It is macro on the wide end (0.03m) and at tele the minimum focus distance is 0.3m
How about low light video, is it same as the last few stage photo?
Yes. Those were taken in relative low light situation, but stage lights are fairly bright! It will also depend on your shutterspeed if you're trying to keep the 1/ (2X frame rate rule)
ho is better lx15 or lx 100
I haven't ever used the lx15 myself so I don't know if I can fairly say. Depends on if you care about form factor. From the spec sheet, I would personally go with the lx100 for the bigger sensor size (but I never had hands on experience with the lx15)
@@cngpictures.videos thx lot for u request.how is the vedio qualité is good in 2022
Does iPhone 13 pro camera somewhere close to lx100 ii?
Sorry, I haven't used a iphone 13 pro so I can't compare that. Purely by sensor size the lx100 ii might be slightly better but iphone 13 might have newer digital processing on the video during recording as well.
Mine having issue, getting this error message “this battery is not in used” then it shuts down😪
How long have you had it? And was it an original battery??
@@cngpictures.videos yes its original. I have it for 4years now, does this mean i need to change battery already?
@@itsmejouie4869 maybe your the contact points on the camera has issues? if it was a third party battery, sometimes cameras only like their own branded batteries
Touchscreen display?
Unfortunately the lx100 original doesn’t have touchscreen!
Why I bought engine oil for my car, stay tuned...
On the line of car analogy, it would be more about the console and dashboard and how the dials and analog interface are more fun to use and how your windshield is clear with Leica glass. Can’t think of a good analogy for wide open aperture though. Stay tuned! :)