got ppl stick it to the lens?

a camera shop recommend to stick protector to LX3 lens.

OMFG!!!

why would anyone do that?
the image wont be sharp loh if u have that sticker on

It actually defeats the purpose of having a filter on in the first place. So I dont see the point in it.

For point and shoot, okay larr. It's not going to be sharp anyway. xD

gila! Stick on the lens? Over here, they have the glass type filters in the super small size which fits on to the part that says Leica Summicron.

sayang the glass of the lens... dont stick anything on it...

wah... nice... local can find? maybe the seller talking about this.

maybe, coz the brand I saw was GCS. Same brand as the glass screen protector for SLR.

u mean GGS ar?
u buy one and test

Bugger u all always ask me to b guinea pig. I oredi guinea pig for the LC 1 Ricoh lens cap ler. Now ur turn to b guinea pig for the GGS protector filter.

my aunt got her lumix LX3 yesterday.
i saw that sales man stick a filter for the lens.
its like a plastic.

and i only realise the thread today. @_@

so wonder isit a good thing??

this one ar?
CRYSTAL 26 MM UV LENS PROTECTION


i heard is RM180

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Added on November 11, 2008, 4:29 pmany idea how it stick on?

This post has been edited by daruma: Nov 11 2008, 04:29 PM

hmmmm,
nope. not like that.
i remember the logo is purple in colour one.
forgot what brand.

this is how the filter for the lens looks like.
sorry for the ugly drawing from paint



that fella just aim the sticker to the camera lens.
den press abit abit.
den take out the normal plastic alrd.
thats all.

sumore eaten my aunts rm50 for that one

This post has been edited by joeycheong23: Nov 11 2008, 05:22 PM

I'm using the above lens protector for my LX3. I have snap quite a bit. I dont think it has caused any difference to my eyes. The advantage... I can wipe the lens easily when snapping at oily places (food / restaurant). Price: RM40

PS: Photo not taken with LX3

yayaya!
this is it!
wonder isit good or not??
i think it should be alright guaaa.

yucks.. i would not ever put them on any of my cameras!

why dont u try those screw on ones

This post has been edited by ryuuzaki: Nov 12 2008, 12:11 AM

No way I'll put a plastic thing in front of that lovely Leica Summicron lens. Plastic will surely take away some of the sharpness due to the inferior clarity.

where u buy this?

how does it stick on? use glue? stick to surface of the lens?

This post has been edited by daruma: Nov 12 2008, 09:33 AM

RM40 only?
WHERE YOU GOT IT SO CHEAP?
A friend of mine paid RM180
And another acquintance was quoted RM120
for the same thing...

The lens filter fits nicely on the lens. You wouldn't know it is there.

I bought it at Camworld (Sg Wang). Look for Alan 012-5771505

Other shops sell accessories (full screen protector / lens filter / extra battery) very expensive. But at Camworld I got it soooooo much cheaper. No cut throat

Disclaimer: Not associated with Camworld / Alan

what camera u use it on? LX3 lens isn't flat i think.......not sure how to stick the hard glass on the lens

The filter on my LX3

it looks like it's stick to the side with the word "sumicron" there. not to the lens surface..

u stick it yourself?

Of course no. If I stick it myself and rosak no guarantee. The sales person assured me guarantee no problem if he sticks.

He sticked it so fast that I didn't know it was done. Took him few seconds to do it.

erm if regret can take it off or not

Should be able to. It's a screen protector. No glue material

Dont ask me try take out ya

oh like the LX3 wearing goggle...

U all dont so kiasu lar. Leica go n give us super duper special multi coating on the superb lens then u wanna stick a cheap piece of plastic on top meh.

I got the same one as well.

I top up rm 70 when buying together with it.

Should remove it? What cleaning solution you used?

it's like destroying the image quality. self add another glass element to the 'perfect' glasses elements

OMG, i can't believe people actually buy a piece of plastic to stick on their PnS front lens element!

I didn't have to clean anything coz there's no way I would stick anything on my lovely Leica lens.

One interesting thing. I notice that the lens states DC Vario-Summicron, f/2 – f/2.8 5.1–12.8mm ASPH. Asph. means aspherical lens. From what I understand, only the pro level lenses would use glass aspherical elements.

Reason is cost. Very expensive to polish and grind the glass blocks to the aspherical shape. So only the high dollar pro lenses will get the glass aspherical treatment. The cheaper asph lenses will use ... errr ... plastic!! If this is so, then you already have plastic in your lens. So slapping another piece of plastic in front isn't such a big deal anymore.

Anybody have further info to refute or confirm my observation?

so the LX3 front element is flat, not a spherical shape like normal lens?
If that is spherical, no way u can stick well with a sheet of plastic..

The photo above shows tat the sticker actually din stick on the lens.. If tat piece of thing hard enough? that when you wipe the
plastic" it won touch the lens front elements?

rm 40?? i get the keep brand for rm 20 only...i used to stick on it..the sales man recommend me 1...but after doing research...i take it off....very easy to peel off nia...the glass actually is not sticking on the lens..but the plastic area beside the lens...

That's y I always say that kinda filter brand is for u to "KEEP" in the drawer only.

Expensive lesson for me.

What about the quality of the UV filter that fitted on top adapter (no plan to buy adapter which defeat the purpose of convenience) ?

i do not recommend getting any accesories for PnS... as you'll quickly outgrow your camera and then upgrade to DSLRs sooner or later.

Eh ... so nobody know wether the Laika Vario Summicron is made out of glass or plastic? He he he. Can try take lighted cigarette and poke the lens ... see if it melts.

why not you buy one LX3 and test it up with your ciggie? and why bother whether its glass or plastic anyway?

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