Interceptor121's review of the Panasonic LX100 and Nauticam housing plus ports

[Interceptor121]

Nauticam NA-LX100 housing and port system review | Interceptor121 Underwater Photo & Video Blog

Probably somewhat different from the other reviews that you find on line!

 

[Interceptor121]

Part 2 on 4K video Nauticam NA-LX100 4K Video Review | Interceptor121 Underwater Photo & Video Blog Simply the LX100 seems to be the best 4K affordable camera for wide angle read details in the post

 

[tamas970]

Part 2 on 4K video Nauticam NA-LX100 4K Video Review | Interceptor121 Underwater Photo & Video Blog Simply the LX100 seems to be the best 4K affordable camera for wide angle read details in the post

Pic#3, with the test card (this one) shows heavy CA towards the edges. Did you have the dome lens for the h100 on?

I am looking for the best wide option for m4/3 and considering these:

Panasonic 7-14+dedicated dome port
Panasonic 14-45+Inon H100 wide converter with its dome counterpart

Simple dome ports are far from being the perfect solution, Pawel Achtel's article sheds some light on their issues with large sensors/high resolution,
I am looking for test results, which is better: wet lens or dome.

BTW there is no m4/3 system camera now I'd buy for 4k, the gx8 provides a miserable resolution in video, 1349 lpph (out of 2160), the lx100 might be better here.

 

[Interceptor121]

Can't get the link to work but the one with ca looking rectilinear is the Inon without dome
For 4K the Sony cameras beat them all. The new Nauticam lens on 14-42 II mega OIS is an alternative to the 7-14mm. I had one on test but had to send it back am waiting for another one. The 7-14mm is soft at the edges the Nauticam WWL-1 it's very sharp across the frame. The Inon is equivalent but not better to the 7-14mm. The difference is that it is a wet lens

 

[tamas970]

Can't get the link to work but the one with ca looking rectilinear is the Inon without domeFor 4K the Sony cameras beat them all. The new Nauticam lens on 14-42 II mega OIS is an alternative to the 7-14mm. I had one on test but had to send it back am waiting for another one. The 7-14mm is soft at the edges the Nauticam WWL-1 it's very sharp across the frame. The Inon is equivalent but not better to the 7-14mm. The difference is that it is a wet lens

Good point, especially reading the GX8 reviews (poor resolution in 4k terms, ~25% crop, that kills wide angle). The WWL-1 looks really interesting - I like the wet lens concept, you can do wide and macro on the same dive. Now it seems we got a capable toyOther advantage: if you flood the camera (sry, when...), you loose a ~300$, easy to find lens instead of a 1k$ oneTheoretical question: would the WWL-1 work with a full-frame body like A7 family?

Big thanks for the WWL-1 test! I'd like to see more of these real analytical tests underwater. From shots squeezed to fullHD (at best...) showing some nice fish in the image center one can't judge the real capabilities of the system.

 

[Interceptor121]

I haven't tested it but I am told the WWL-1 works with A7 and 28mm focal length lens

 

[tamas970]

I haven't tested it but I am told the WWL-1 works with A7 and 28mm focal length lens

Sounds great! Here the comparison would be the WWL against the tiny nikonos 15mm of course. However, the nikonos setup has its drawbacks (MF and not flexible)