For those that don't watch the whole video, just watch 1:50 - 2:25 and you will see the "well used" condition

$200 before or after this video? I swear the second a KZfaqr mentions a camera, say goodbye to the insane price they got it at. This cameras like $700 on eBay right now.

I've been watching videos by KZfaqrs, like yourself, who are enjoying budget compact cameras. I really enjoyed watching your take on the LX100. Reminds of a Fuji with the retro dials. I own a Lumix G85 which is a great little camera. Very fun to use and great for street photography. Refreshing to see someone that isn't coveting after the latest and greatest camera gear.

I currently have the LX100ii and I would say it's my favorite compact ever! I never tried the first version, but based on the video, the touchscreen is a great addition and it has a much higher resolution sensor. The lens is quite sharp and also pretty bright, so shallow DoF can be accomplished quite well with this. Another good thing is the macro capability, we can get pretty close to our subject. The flexibility of zoom lens, rangefinder style control, MFT sensor size and in such compact body, there is just simply nothing like this in the market.

Dang. This just brought back some memories. I bought that camera when it first came out after many years of wanting to find a perfect carry around camera and that thing was such a impressive camera for its time. Especially after coming from all of the old canon G series cameras. That’s crazy that it’s still around and for so cheap. Yeah man, enjoy that thing. Now I wish I wouldn’t have sold it.

Had quite a few Lumix cameras, currently G85 and GX85. All have been great for stills and videos with huge range of affordable lenses. Agree with you, great value

Great video George! I’ve been searching info on this Lx100 camera for a long time being a Lumix user, but I always came to the conclusion that it’s still too big to be considered compact (at least to me), even though the smaller alternatives (eg. Ricoh) are much more expensive and pack less features. Must’ve been a fun experience for you to try this Lx100 out! Anyway, I just discovered your channel and I like your approach to photography 😎 subscribed!

I bought the LX100 mkII shortly after it came out. It's my favorite camera for grabbing something quick (I always know what lens is attached :-). I like that it has a flash shoe and is fully compatible with my M43 flashes. Although it doesn't support hi speed sync, the leaf shutter allows going quite a bit beyond the normal 1/250th. Great camera and I never feel I'm compromising on image quality.

I rented one years ago and loved it. I have several much more expensive, “better” cameras, but that LX100 has taken some of my favorite photos. The Fuji X70 is another similar, very good camera.

Great camera indeed. And what makes it great is that it is easy to carry everyday and not think that you've got smth like 1k+ expensive gear on you all the time. Amazing overall controls but my only complaint about it is the weather sealing ( more like the more common dust problem that is associated with this camera. I got mine used and it had dust in the sensor. Cleaned it ( took me 2-3hours to reassemble ) and after accidentally dropping it dust was on the sensor again. A lot of people have complained about this but i would still recommend this to anyone.

Happy to have stumbled across your video. I too have the original LX100 and absolutely love mine. Tiny bonus feature I appreciate is adding up to 6 faces with personal recognition so the camera adjusts focus and exposure with the registered people as higher priority. 🤓

Thoroughly enjoying my LX100 which I bought new a few years ago. Added UV filter and lens hood more for a bit of lens protection. Also spare battery (or two) essential especially if using 4K. Impressed with mono and manual options facilities. 12.8 megapixel is fine: it's easy to get too hung up on counting megapixels, when not so many years ago 10 Mp was considered top notch.

I have the Leica version of this camera, which is slightly more expensive, but of great quality and very amusing. I have taken lots of photos with it and it´s delightfull. Plus it is very unintrusive, so it´s perfect to shot in small gatherings and friend`s parties without being notorious. As you say, it´s perfect for that situations when you want to catch the moment, without people stopping what they´re doing. I had some experiences with people asking me not to take their photos when I use bigger cameras, as if they were doing something ilegal and a bulky one would put then in danger of being discovered, but with this kind of device they act confident, as if suddenly being innocent. Very strange, but convenient for the street or intimate photographer. At last, the important thing is having the photo.

I had the even older LX3 with a 1" sensor and absolutely loved it. With the Leica lens, I got some fantastic shots. Sharpness. Color science. Lumix positioned these LX cameras for the high-end enthusiast and professional. I'd agree.

I bought this camera a couple of years ago after being recommended by a friend and to be honest it has just sat on my shelf unused so I am so glad I found this video as I will now take it out more often and try to fall in love with it. Thanks again for the wake up call.

Panasonic Cameras Are A Complete Surprise. I'm on my third and will be keeping the TZ100 and the four-thirds GX9. The TZ100 I took to New York with that street cult camera the Ricoh GRlllx. On my return to the UK, I sold the GRlllx to invest in another Panasonic. I could not believe the results I got with the TZ100 over the GRlllx. It delivered every time on and above the GRlllx. A camera twice the price of the TZ100. Deemed as a travel camera but with a one-inch sensor the TZ100, with its 25 - 250mm zoom amd metering set to my fav mode, Spot, it dealt with the brilliant light and shadow cast by New York's skyscrapers. And with less exposure demanding shots. So easy to carry and like you say, I looked like what I was, a tourist, albeit a street photographer one. I'm so impressed with the TZ100, it is my carry-around camera and is in my coat pocket as I type this. The GX9 is more range finder type and not only has interchangeable lens, Panasonic and Olympus fit, a tilting screen but a tilting viewfinder as well. Very Vivan Mailer which was - if I'm honest part of the attraction. I like wide-angle lens, the GX9 came with a 25mm - 50mm in four-third terms - so I also bought a Panasonic 14mm, giving 28mm. The real lesson I have learnt is don't dismiss Panasonic cameras for street photography. The company doesn't push the street aspect of any of the cameras they produce....but they should.

Lumix user here! Primarily GX85 but secondary is the LX10. I'm video before photo but I am longing for Panasonic to reinvigorate their compact camera line again. If we got an LX100III with a flip/fully articulating screen and clean HDMI, I'd honestly be able to downsize to one camera for all my use cases

oh man. Seeing your photos at 2:59 brings back tons of memories. I missed Manchester man. Btw great video!

I bought one of these for a trip to Egypt in 2016. Fantastic little camera that produced some great images.

Apparently this is the video that made you stand out on youtube 😁great job mate, great job!!!

I bought the LX100 II after using the original LX100 for more than three years for reasons covered in this video. This is how good this camera series is to me.

I love the battery door work around. I'm glad I'm not the only one looking for functional bargains. I have many misfit toys (not just cameras) myself. I have a Sony HX-400V with a busted view finder. I paid $100 for it last year and it's a great super-zoom camera, if you're OK without a viewfinder. I also have a HX-80 that was cheap because the touch screen is worn. Good video, thanks for sharing.

I have a LX100 Mark II and I love it! Its my travel and street photography camera, which I try to have with me every time I leave my house. The quality of the pictures always blows me away. Downsides: no flip screen, no weather sealing and fixed lens, so you canot get dust out. I love the manual dials, this is simliar to the feeling of Fuhi cameras.

You got me with the photos from MCR and the videos. Good memories, good times in MCR.

This is a hugely underrated camera! I bought mine new and so glad I kept mine.

I own a LX100ii and love it. It's a perfect casual point and shoot, and yet you can do some sophisticated stuff with it when needed. It's quite easy to get very acceptable pictures.

I found one of these cameras in a bag by a bin in Paris about a month ago. I grabbed it, took it home to London, bought a charger and a couple of batteries and then switched it on... catastrophic zoom/focus error. Started massaging the lens to see if it was off of its tracks and to loosen anything stopping the zoom mechanism. I also pulled (gently) the lens in and out of its housing making sure that the lens was facing the ground for any dirt/grit/sand to fall away from the lens and sensor. 30 seconds to a minute of massaging later and it's a perfectly-working beast of a camera and even in 2023 I'm impressed by the photos.

I owned this camera for quite a while. The lens is incredible and can take shots that look like daytime even in almost absolute dark situations. However it was collecting dust inside the lens probably due its' zoom movement. And then, the biggest frustration was the sporadical freeze up of the whole system. I wasn't even able to shut it down so I always had to remove the battery and restart. Weird. Beautifully designed camera that can do almost all. But you had to really shoot very close to the subject to get a nice bokeh. The huge lens is not pocketable except in a larger jacket pocket. On the other hand the body is too small for my hands. My move to Fujifilm X-E2 and 4 was the best thing I could do. Never looked back again

I bought this camera new many years ago and love the ease of use, the design and ergonomic. The only problem one must be careful is not go to a dusty enviroment with it. There is not dust or weather sealing. Once the dust gets in you would need to send it back to the service centre.

I love videos about frugal photography. Thanks.

Grat video; very informative. I liked and subscribed. Cheers 🍻 👏 ✌️

I understand the appeal, nostalgia, and tactile feel of these older, prosumer compact digital cameras. I've bought a couple, and that's why I'm watching this video. Yet, when I used my wife's fairly new, mid-range smartphone camera, I was stunned by its fantastic image quality, which outperforms these old cameras in every measure. It also offers more manual control, refreshes faster, has superior image stabilization, is more pocketable and discreet, and is fully connected to the Internet. The optics and sensors on smartphone cameras have advanced tremendously in the last 10 years. The phenomenal processing power of a new smartphone means photos taken in low light can be fairly well lit and sharp. I offer my perspective in case people are shopping for these cameras in the quest for better image quality. If that's what they are looking for, then they may find it in a newer used smartphone for a lower price. Still, these old cameras can be a lot of fun, and sometimes, they can be found for bargain prices because only a small demographic appreciates them at this point.

Still have this camera and it has always been a small beast! It had 4k in a small camera before all of these other small cameras.

Great video - thank you. I bought the LX100 for travel photography and I love it! Even on total auto it makes excellent exposures. One big plus for me is there is a comprehensive guidebook available that helps you get the most out of its features. Your trick for moving the focus area is genius too. I'll be using that. Have you tried the face recognition for portraits? Cheers mate!

I actually wanted this camera when I was looking for a camera back in the day lol.. I think the gx8 was a really great design and functional too

I don't think I will be getting this camera but i ended up watching ur video , I like ur style of presentation

I started with a mirrorless but switched to a D7100 because of the speed of the focussing system (I was getting more into photographing people and the mirrorless just wasn’t fast enough for moving targets)…. But the Nikon is huge and heavy… So now when I go hiking / camping I end up not taking a camera. This looks ideal!

On most cameras 16:9 just crops from the native resolution. With the LX100 you actually get more horizontally. It keeps the diagonal always same (with the exception of 1:1 which is cropped) so the camera really has no native aspect ratio.

I would recommend a secondhand Sony NEX7 with the 16 to 35 zoom or similar Sony Camera. It isn’t much bigger than the LUMIX and the images are great at 24mp

Thank you for your service!

I bought my mk1 from a dealer. He had taken it back after a few days from a guy who said he wanted something smaller. The truth was probably that he couldn't work out how to access Aperture priority etc. Not immediately obvious. The result was I got a great little almost new camera for a knock down price. I love it. If I want to take an unobtrusive camera with me this is my first choice. Also my Canon DSLR plus 15/85 lens is just too heavy, bulky and obvious to lug around. I might get rid of them both and get the Mk 2 before we all end up with £2,000 smart phones!

I have been using the LX100 for several years and love it's ergonomics and functions. The only problem I have is that the lens sucks in dust. This becomes a problem when using small apetures for subjects with large areas sky etc. Probably not an issue for most street photography.

I went with a Panasonic GX1 used and GF1 brand new from a bidding site, for something to carry for fun. Tried using adapters for DSLR lenses, but found the size and image quality to be quite poor. Got two used M4/3 lenses and makes an easy carry-around, but still not crazy about image quality and miss image stablization. iphone unfornately still the most convienent everyday carry.

Damn I miss my LX100, it got stolen in Berlin and I remember quite well how nice the build and picture quality was. I also think it was one of the first 4K capable camera's for filming which was quite interesting.

Nice video. I have a similarly designed Panasonic GX7 and I use is like my digital "rangefinder". Definitely my favorite for street photography.

Great video! I just got back from a holiday with the Leica Typ 109 (same camera) - first time travelling with a camera this small. Thought I'd miss my Fuji gear but enjoyed using it greatly. Found the green tint quite heavy but otherwise a joy.

Im currently using my Panasonic Lumix LX100 mark I and honestly the monochrome filter has been good in photo and on video. My last two youtube videos were shot with it.

Thank you for this video! Made me appreciate my LX-100 (haven't used it in a while). I really enjoyed using in my trip to Europe yrs ago. It's the best compact I have. I do agree it would be nice if it had better video stabilization otherwise produced lovely photos ✨

I have one and covered the branding with black tape to make it super discreet. Nobody realises it is really quite a high-end camera.

Wonderful

My battery door also broke off. I just bought the mega gear half case which has its own battery door. No problems, and looks great.

Good work👌

Cool camera!! My compact camera is the Fujifilm XF10. Totally underrated and over looked.

For the broken battery door latch in my compact Nikon A (DX) I used manfrotto pocket support - nice and very flat, looks like the part of camera - still available I suppose

Nice video very informative and relaxing chat 👌😂

A7c with the sony zeiss 35mm 2.8 is the perfect combo for me when it comes to traveling

Considering getting one of these but noticed a lot of sample photos have some noise even in daylight. Did you add grain to your pics in post?

Damn now i got one of these for 200 for my upcoming trip. This better be a good recomendation haha

I have this camera and it beats any cell phone camera for sure. Love the 4k video quality as well, even if it's not 60fps.

Great video. I really like the look of the controls and dials, and they look to be really well made. I have the ZV-1 now, and RX100's before and the controls are terrible. But, the results speak for themselves. That said, the shaky video and slow autofocus of the LX100 would be a deal breaker for me in 2022, given the $400 used prices these typically fetch.

very interesting. I have this camera, but some of the functions shown I have never been able to discover. Time to re-read the manual!

I have this camera!! It’s great! I do agree it is hard to find as people don’t get rid of them.

Excellent, I have this camera (from MPB) I am a fuji User but this is the camera I reach for.

I need that one now

About the LX100 "dust plague" I had dust on my sensor. I simply vacuumed it with a household vacuum cleaner (a small setup easily found on KZfaq). 15,000 photos later, still no dust. When the dust comes back, I would just do the same again :)

I bought the Mark 2 about a month ago, and I have been really enjoying it so far. One of my concerns has been the rumor that dust can get into the senor through the lens (which has happened to another lens I own), and I do wish there was a tilt screen for nice low/high angle shots.

Great video. Looks like a bargain. The only annoyance like some of the other comments noted is that whenever good deals like this pop up the cameras immediately sell out 😩. Hard to find them still in this price range.

I'm curious to know if you have tried using the Ricoh GR II? I shoot all of my professional work with my Sony A7III and my street photography with my Ricoh GR II and I love it for its compact size and image quality.

The aspect ratio lever being so prominent is an integral part of this cameras unique design. The lens image circle never uses/covers the full 4/3rds sensor. So a 16:9 will use the full width, and 1x1 will use the full height. Ironically the 4:3 aspect ratio has the biggest crop, neither using the full width or height of the sensor. All because that tiny lens doesn't fully cover the 4:3 sensor size. The corners are clearly unusable as the camera never uses them :) It's a nice camera!

Thanks for your review. I had a giggle with the predictive text underneath... this camera is the "Lunatics Alex 100". :)

3:07 That's Manchester Arndale! I took lots of pictures there too!

Hey, really like the look of the photos. Do you use a filter profile from the camera? Or use presets later on?

I have the LX10 which is really great as well. Picked it up for $300

Will this do video conferencing/webcam and streaming?

What are you using for audio in this video? Sounds great.

The panasonic GX9 is for me a perfect small camera, got a G9 and bought for my brother a second hand GX9, so we use same lenses.

Love this camera

I had this, great camera.

If you get the chance then try the Lumix G100 camera, much maligned but rather good.

Hace poco compre una, y tengo el problema de que no puedo usar el modo M y el modo A. Tengo que hacer algún ajuste? Saludos

Compact wise, I have owned Sony Rx100 V / Canon G1X / Canon G5X / Canon G5X II / Fujifilm X100T & / Lumix LX100 I & II.... now I have none of them. All great in their own different ways but none of them a photopher's-joy for me. The is mainly because of ergonomics in way or another. Now I have buit a system around the Fujifilm X-S10 which I love... but not to carry everywhere. Which cameras do I very much regret selling, both versions of the LX100. I love these cameras and miss the LX100 ike hell. I hoped Panasonic would carry on the development to an LX100 III with a tilt screen.... it seems that there is o chance. These cameras are lovely...I/ll buy another one day and probably from MpB :-) - Nice video.

I had an LX100 for a while, I was attracted by the manual controls. I never really got on with it though and I thought the images that came out of it were quite crappy and smeary. It was only later I realised I'd made the mistake on relying on the JPEGs straight out of the camera. When I switched to the RAW images they were much sharper and better quality.

Fujifilm X-E3 or X-E4 are my pick for small and street

I was surprised (but pleasantly surprised) to see so many Manchester images after the $ sign on the camera cost. Shame that digital compacts went out of fashion, but as I always say “the best camera is the one you have with you” and now for me at least, that really means the smartphone. I have several cameras and none of them really make it out of the house these days. Perhaps I’ll make a trip out and take some pics.

may i know ur opinion towards fujifilm x-a20 ?? i need some opinions for it. like is it worth it to buy ??

you sell presets or have any processing tutorials? Love the look of your work

Had it and they are amazing cameras for the money.

Most people are too timid to buy a used camera. I just bought a Nikon D750 with 35mm 1.8 for $700. 7k exposures. Retail on it would have been $2500

Ich hab sie mir wegen dir gekauft 😁 und bin super zufrieden.

You've got good taste in art, I see on your wall "The Wave" by Katsushika Hokusai. You may not know Hokusai was so under appreciated in his day, his prints were used to wrap fish.

I have a gm1 and gm5, I think the sensor is the same, but these are tiny cameras and interchangeable lenses from m43. I have heard The lx series tends to get dust inside over time, once it’s on the sensor you can just blow it out. Nonetheless, the lx100 is by all means a great camera .

I love this camera and took it on a trip to Italy and had some really great shots. I really wish Panasonic would release a new version as the second version already seems a little dated and too pricey IMO.

Hey there Mr. Holden loved the video, I noticed that i quite like the post processing of the photos, it would've been great if you'd make a vid about it

I have has a LX100 since they came out. Was going to sell it but never got around to that. It’s been on a shelf for a while but might take it out for to see how it does now a days vs my iPhone 13 Pro.

I have an LX 100 that I use for traveling. In some ways it is my favorite camera in some ways. Decent in low light. I use the Topaz suite of software and with Gigapixel and Sharpen as part of the workflow the 12mp sensor is not an issue at all. Really fun camera. About 6 or 7 months ago I was trying to get a quick pic after getting out of the pool I slipped and hit the lens on a table pretty much killing it. Luckily I found another on eBay and in a few days I was back in business. I once used it for a 4k video of a tour that I needed to publish. I had managed to forget the charger for my main video camera so in desperation I used the LX 100. The video turned out nicely and the AFC in 4k was surprisingly good. I do prefer the silver and brown version.

Great little camera but a bit too small for my huge mitts. I rock the GX80/85 for street photography.

You should have tried the Canon G5XII with it's 1" 20mpix sensor and the 24-120mm F1.8-2.8. I thought about the Panasonic , too, but it's not even close to the Canon. The way the lens renders lights is so lovely and you get a really usefull amount of pixels. If the AF would be as good as the one of my RX100VII, the camera would be perfect.

Concerning video stabilisation, I heard when you put the camera in iA mode and then film, the camera stabiliser kicks in. I tried it, and it worked, I will update you when I film outside my house. :D

Hey George, do you know if they allow the A7C with something like a sandwich style lens at festivals?

Hello! May i ask you wich tipe of camera do you recommend under 350€ for a beginner of street photography? Is this one the best choice or do you suggest other models?