Panasonic Lumix LX10 wide-angle swap process?

[Marty Bess]

I've been using a GoPro for 6 years and want to move on to a basic compact camera so I picked the Panasonic Lumix LX10. Yet to order.

The question is, does anyone know if I can put a wide-angle lens on while diving? Say to the Ikelite housing?


Thanks!!

 

[afieldofblue]

Hi Marty,

The Inon UWL-H100 28M67 works great with the LX10 (type 2 is a 67mm screw thread)

INON Wide Conversion Lens UWL-H100 28M67 [Overview]

Official web site of INON INC. Manufacture of underwater imaging gears, strobes, conversion lenses, arms, housings and more.

www.inon.jp

The great thing about this lens is also that there is no vignetting when shooting in 4K, due to the camera's 36mm crop factor (you do need to zoom in one step in 1080p)

Without a wide-angle lens, you'll find the fov quite narrow in 4K.

Here's the camera in use with the UWL-H100 (Nauticam housing)


Cheers

b

 

[Marty Bess]

Hi Marty,

The Inon UWL-H100 28M67 works great with the LX10 (type 2 is a 67mm screw thread)

INON Wide Conversion Lens UWL-H100 28M67 [Overview]

Official web site of INON INC. Manufacture of underwater imaging gears, strobes, conversion lenses, arms, housings and more.

www.inon.jp

The great thing about this lens is also that there is no vignetting when shooting in 4K, due to the camera's 36mm crop factor (you do need to zoom in one step in 1080p)

Without a wide-angle lens, you'll find the fov quite narrow in 4K.

Here's the camera in use with the UWL-H100 (Nauticam housing)


Cheers

b

I watched your video a couple of days ago and it is amazing!! Off subject but did you do a lot of color correction in post?


That lens has been discontinued, do you know of a replacment?

 

[afieldofblue]

I watched your video a couple of days ago and it is amazing!! Off subject but did you do a lot of color correction in post?


That lens has been discontinued, do you know of a replacment?

Hi Marty and thanks!
Not sure what replacement would work as well on this compact. Maybe the Weefine WFL-12 or similar? I guess any wide lens designed for compact camera would work. The Inon is really well made though.

Otherwise it depends what you mean by a lot of color correction - I shoot in a flat profile (Cine-D), white balance at depth with a Keldan SF -1.5 Spectrum filter, all in ambient light (except for macro)

I then fine tune the WB in post, then use standard Final Cut Pro X tools to grade (color wheels, curves, luma curves...).
So yes, it's graded in post, but the color information making it to the sensor at depth is quite impressive!

 

[Marty Bess]

oppo,
How has your use of the LX10 been? I just bought it and was looking for the Cinelike D hack with instructions on how to apply it. Would you be able to direct me to where I can download it and the instructions? Or... perhaps you still have it saved and can send it to me?

 

[afieldofblue]

Hi Marty.

The LX10 is a great camera for video - on the downside I would list the following: no auto-ISO in full manual mode (logical, but would be nice), no 4k 60fps, average stabilization in 4K and slow autofocus (use backbutton focus to solve the issue in wide angle), and a 36mm crop in 4K (which is actually an advantage with a wet wide angle lense )- other than that, it's a pretty amazing what this compact can do for video!

Regarding Cine-D, the logic is as follows - set the camera in Custom mode (C1 or C2 or C3) first upload it to the camera ("deploy Cine-D"), then save this setting to your 3 custom C presets banks.
That way it "stays" in the camera.
You can modify your presets, but keep the picture profile on Cine-D when saving.

Cine-D won't be available as a picture profile anymore once you turn off the camera, but it will still be stored in your custom presets.

My 3 presets are basically video modes with 4K full manual, 4K A exposure, and 1080p 60fps full manual, all with Cine-D as a custom picture profile.

Uploading it to the camera uses the camera's wifi mode -
(connect wifi, handshake, upload)
I've attached the file I use to upload CIne-D

 

[afieldofblue]

It works pretty much the same on the LX10 as the GX85, so you can use this as a reference:


You also have these tutorials:


or


Let me know how it goes!

cheers

Ben

 

[Marty Bess]

Awesome and much appreciated!! I have the hosui9ng and the wide-angle lens coming. The wide-angle lens is a bit of a chance that I have coming. I hope it works because I hate returning items.

 

[Marty Bess]

Let me know how it goes!

cheers

Ben

Ben what settings do I need to set/change for underwater videos? Or rather what are your settings? Thanks you have been a great help to get me started. My first trip will be in Feb 2023 to Fiji. I will let you know how it goes.

 

[afieldofblue]

Hi Marty - this is my setting sheet - I would need to check, but I don't think a lot has changed since I wrote it.

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Start in Creative Movie mode



Motion picture mode

photo style custom Cine-D CNED (connect wifi, handshake, upload)

contrast 0 , s/nr/sat -5



filter off

4k live crop off

snap off

rec format mp4




4k 30p (C1) 1080 60p (C1) 4k 30p (C3)





A or Manual exposure

high speed vid off

sensitivity 200 or auto

AF mode custom multi

AFS

continuous AF ON

metering multi

highlight shadows standard

I dynamic off

Iresolution off

Diff comp off

I zoom off

Digital zoom off


stabiliser on

silent op on

wind noise canceller off








custom

silent mode off

AF/AE AF lock

AF/AE lock hold on

shutter AF off

halfpress releas off

quick AF on

pinpoint AF time short

pinpoint af disp PIP

af assist lamp off

focuse release priority release

AF+MF on

MF assiist OFF or macro on

mf assist display pip

mf guide on

peaking on – set LOW (orange, red, pink or yellow)

histogram off

guide line grid

center marker on

highlight on



zebra pattern zebra 1 80% high

monochrome off

constant preview on

expo meter on

dial guide on

fn button fn1 AF- On fn2 AFL AEL Fn3 Q menu

zoom lever magnifying glass

lens position resume off

lens retraction on

q menu preset (to access shutter)

ring dial STEP ZOOM n ring ISO on back

self shot off

Touch settings all off

touch scroll L

menu guide on

exp comp display setting up down