Hi all! I have been using this resource for a while, and feel that I now have enough experience to contribute! So here is the post I should have made a year ago!

I’m Jonathan. I have been somewhat active on SB in the past, but not recently. In my other life I’m a Paramedic that is a nightshifter by choice. In this life, I’m a vacation diver who has been diving since 2020. My most recent trips are Maldives and Raja Ampat, with Malapascua on the books next!

I’ve been using a Panasonic Lx10 in a Nauticam housing, and am interested in switching to the smartphone side for the 4K/60 and reduced weight to travel with. I look forward to being active on here!

Welcome aboard Stemi,

I hope you enjoy the forum!

Ciao

Welcome Stemi - avid LX10 user here as well, though my kit is now almost the size of a full scale rig, so far from compact...

Happy to share LX10 info, but can't help you with your switch to the ̶d̶a̶r̶k̶ phone side (though I'm definitely with you for 4K60fps! the only compact delivering that is the new Canon V1, and battery life, aaaah, battery life), but we do have some smartphone users on here, including Maria, our compact system moderator, who loves shooting iPhones if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure she and others be able to guide you on the golden path to true compact-form shooting.

cheers!
ben

47 minutes ago, bghazzal said:

Welcome Stemi - avid LX10 user here as well, though my kit is now almost the size of a full scale rig, so far from compact...

Happy to share LX10 info, but can't help you with your switch to the ̶d̶a̶r̶k̶ phone side (though I'm definitely with you for 4K60fps! the only compact delivering that is the new Canon V1, and battery life, aaaah, battery life), but we do have some smartphone users on here, including Maria, our compact system moderator, who loves shooting iPhones if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure she and others be able to guide you on the golden path to true compact-form shooting.

cheers!
ben

Thanks! Believe it or not, we’ve interacted on scubaboard before! I believe you are THE underwater LX10 guy of the internet 😂. I follow your YouTube channel as well and love your videos.

I took the LX10 to R4 this year and overall really enjoyed using it. My biggest gripes were the lack of decent stabilization in 4K and the insane weight the inon lens adds, necessitating even more floats. Those are a few of the things that led me to look into shooting UW with my iPhone. I certainly haven’t made up my mind yet though.

I certainly loved the photo side of the LX10.

Aloha and welcome STEMI! I think there are several folks here who really want a small kit, especially for travel. But, sigh, there’s a lot we give up when we can’t add our other bits.

9 hours ago, STEMI said:

Thanks! Believe it or not, we’ve interacted on scubaboard before! I believe you are THE underwater LX10 guy of the internet 😂. I follow your YouTube channel as well and love your videos.

I took the LX10 to R4 this year and overall really enjoyed using it. My biggest gripes were the lack of decent stabilization in 4K and the insane weight the inon lens adds, necessitating even more floats. Those are a few of the things that led me to look into shooting UW with my iPhone. I certainly haven’t made up my mind yet though.

I certainly loved the photo side of the LX10.

Hahaha, small world! 🤣

Thanks, I think this glorious little camera has aged like fine-wine, and still deserves its place, no matter how alluring Canon (or smartphone) siren songs may be.

Yes, floats are definitely part of the deal with this brick-like form unfortunately, especially for video...
Let's just say compact is in the eye of the beholder!

Speaking of which, this is my latest addition for the now-discontinued Inon UWL-100 lens with the now-discontinued dome (works great), a modified 10bar float collar:




As someone else put it, the USCSS Nostromo is ready for takeoff!

Edited August 25, 20251 yr by bghazzal

6 hours ago, bghazzal said:

Hahaha, small world! 🤣

Thanks, I think this glorious little camera has aged like fine-wine, and still deserves its place, no matter how alluring Canon (or smartphone) siren songs may be.

Yes, floats are definitely part of the deal with this brick-like form unfortunately, especially for video...
Let's just say compact is in the eye of the beholder!

Speaking of which, this is my latest addition for the now-discontinued Inon UWL-100 lens with the now-discontinued dome (works great), a modified 10bar float collar:




As someone else put it, the USCSS Nostromo is ready for takeoff!

That is awesome! I remember specifically thinking how much better it would be with a float collar, and that was even without the addition of the wide dome!

It’s been a while since I’ve seen an updated picture of your set up. It has taken the shape of something a bomb squad would remotely control to diffuse a bomb. 😆

Obviously, in your case, the results speak for themselves, as does the price point when compared to a mirrorless or dslr. I look forward to seeing your future videos with it. Your “LX10 Underwater Test” video (IIRC, I think that’s what it was called) is what led me to looking into the LX10 in the first place.