kc_moses

The LX100 has a crop factor of 1.34x when shooting 4K, so the 75mm become about 100mm. @Elvandar At 5 minutes 34 seconds in the video, that is the result of Shaun the sheep I can get with the LX100 with the CMC-1 stack together with the SMC-1: The CMC-1 + SMC-1 makes the working distance very very close, almost touch the leaves where the shaun the sheeps are resting, and the area of focus is very tiny. I spent the whole night dive just to shoot them., and it was 45 feet away from the beach on the sandy bottom so I can ankle myself with the tripod to get some usable shots. CMC-1 is not strong enough, so may be can consider the Weefin +15 diopter. As for LX100 vs L10 in the macro department, they will give you the same result. Here is the reason: LX100 4K video give you about 100m after crop factor. L10 5.6k video 75mm has no crop factor but during post processing, punch in the video to give you the 4k view, you should end up with something similar to the LX100 result. If someone make a stronger diopter like +20 to +25, it would be golden. But in reality, if you really want to get very close up like the face of shaun the sheep or pygmy seahorse, probably should wait for Olympus to release the TG-8...... if it ever get release.

The LX100 is actually a very capable video camera so I don't know why the Backscatter comment of frustrating. I have been using LX100 since it first came out, here is the result, white balance is a breeze, focus peaking to make sure things are focus: The LX100 has advantage of adding a crop factor when shooting 4K video, I think the 75mm ended up about 95mm, combine with diopter (+5, +10, +15) you do get decent macro result (not enough for "shaun the sheep nudibranch" if you look at my other nudibranch video). I made a stupid mistake of not removing the short port for a few weeks after diving so now the short port has fused together with my Nauticam housing, to the point that it's impossible to remove it. So, L10........ It's an excellent replacement for the LX100 in the video department. Here is why: It has 5.6K and 4.4K 60-120fps capability, so you can punch in to get tighter view of the subject in post. Video quality of 10-bit 4:2:2 compare to the 8-bit 4:2:0 in the LX-100. The 5.6K and 4.4K video can compensate the lack of IBIS by using the workflow of adding "Senseflow + Gyroflow" processing by adding a goPro or use something else (let me know if you want me to explain that further). The L10 is expensive (US$1500), so best to wait until it goes on sales. The Nauticam housing for L10 is US$2200, a bit steep but it should be able to use the same port from LX-100 (i.e. N50 system). So if you shot with LX-100 before, it's a good echo system to upgrade to. The L10 is not weather seal and dust shouldn't an issue. With my LX-100, it either stays in a camera pouch or inside the Nauticam housing during dive trip. Anything on land, I just have my GH4 because it's more flexible for timelapse, attach ND/CPL filter and deal with different lens. I live about 15 minutes away from Reef Photos, once they have the housing and camera in the shop around mid June, I will stop in to check it out in person and get answers about all the questions I have, such as which wide angle port to use now that there is no crop factor when shooting video.

Hi everyone! I have been in South Florida for 11 years, soon will be relocate to Sabah Malaysia to retire and enjoy tropical water diving! I'm primarily underwater video shooter utilizing compact camera since I can't afford interchangeable lens system. Moses