Wah ... buy LX3 just to test. No money la. Let other people test for me la. Besides ... I don't smoke.

Glass or plastic? Well if its a japanese kit lens, I don't care too much. But this lens has the legendary words Laika AND Summicron written on it. The cheapest Laika Summicron M is priced at around RM 7k ringgit I think. So I'm really curious if the small LX3 lens is made of apherical glass elements. My brains tells me its not possible but I may be wrong.

don't waste ur $$

it's might not be really make by Laika.. but instead of they pay Laika for the licence n they make them self.

it is not made by Leica; Leica just authorized Panasonic to use their brand. The glass can be plastic, can be molded glass... can be whatever.

I used to have a Sony camera that comes with Carl Zeiss T* lens... the image quality is sooo overrated.

I oso have a CZ len on my HP.

got such thing as lens protector? how insulting

juz bring along a lenspen wherever you go!

lenspen does not prevent scratches

but most lenses can survive a slight knock without becoming damaged, unless the camera fall onto some sharp rocks, then

i put on and off the lens cap all the time hehe. or get the ricoh one. still not up to rm120 ;p