MegaGearEver Ready Protective Leather Camera Case, Bag for Panasonic LUMIX LX100, DMC-LX100 Camera (Dark Brown)

This is a review for the older style case without the battery access flap as I was sent the wrong version; I will explain below why I decided to keep it.Fit: this case fits absolutely fine and I encountered none of the issues identified in other reviews. I have a JJC ALC-LX100 auto lens cap with a Hoya UV filter and the front part of the case slides on and off the lens smoothly. All main switches are accessible once the top part is removed; excellent.Handling: the LX100 is great to use and I wouldn't want a case to affect that more than absolutely necessary. It takes a few seconds to unclip the top cover and swing it away ready to use (if the camera is switched on simultaneously it takes about the same time for it to boot up); you can use the camera with the cover hanging from the bottom prestud but I can't imagine wanting to do that for long as it is awkward and it needs to be removed and stored for longer use. Without the top cover it handles really well, the curved grip feels good; no problems.Protection: there is padding on the inside base top and back panels, and the lens cover is extremely solid. It feels very secure and gives a lot more peace of mind for travel or day to day use; I used to keep my lx100 in a regular compact soft case which is fine for transporting it but awkward to carry when in use; this does the job really well.Style: personal choice but having a case similar to this on a 1960's Kodak Retinette 35mm camera it feels interesting to open this up and find LCD screen etc. To me it's a great retro look that suits the camera and this style of case probably attracts less attention to it which for me is a good thing. The strap supplied matches the leather finish and is at least as good as the original that comeswith the camera, although I may look for something more comfortable than either long term.Value for money: paid £19.99 which seems excellent for this quality and fit so happy to give it 5 stars on that basis.I wasn't sent the version I ordered which should have had a battery access flap, but decided to keep this on the basis that the bottom part of the case can be removed in a few seconds anyway. Also the flap and catch look a bit vulnerable to long term damage or accidental opening, and as I have found that the battery compartment itself is prone to accidental opening decided to keep what looks like the more robust version.Excellent addition to the camera; highly recommended.

A very nice looking case for the LX100 mk1. Fits like a glove, allowing access to all the controls, except the switch that changes between focus modes, which the case renders inaccessible to the fingertips. This isn't a deal breaker for me, as I tend to focus manually with the aid of peaking, so leave this switch in the MF position all the time. If you move frequently between AF, AF (macro) and MF, you'll need to take the camera out of the case (which involved unscrewing it), or use some kind of probe.Well-made, with a soft inner and a tough outer. A little on the stiff side, it's not easy to use the camera if you leave the top part of the cover on - I think others have mentioned this - though this may get easier as the case "wears in". For the time being, when using the camera in the day, I take this bit off and leave it behind in the car, only putting it back on when the camera is in transit, or storage.

I like the retro look of this case. The leather isn’t premium grade but you wouldn’t expect that at this price. Stitching is good and overall it looks very attractive fitted to my Lumix LX100.It fits in place easily. The half case (the piece that covers the base) fits snugly and attaches securely by the threaded screw. However, the main problem I’ve found is that the front leather section fouls the AF/MF slider on the barrel of the lens. If you’re the sort of photographer who switches between AF and MF quite often, you’ll probably find you’ll end up removing the half case when using the camera. Another issue is that the front leather section also covers the contoured finger grip on the camera body. I’m not overly concerned by this as I can maintain a good grip one the camera with the half case fitted but this may not suit everyone. The half case also has a clip down access panel to the battery/memory card chamber which is useful.The piece which covers the top of the camera and the lens is quite a gappy fit but acceptable and offers good protection. You can not have this attached to the camera when taking photos because it obscures the lens.So, in my view the case looks good and provides good protection for carrying the camera around when not being used. But I think I’ll find the fouling of the AF/MF switch to be frustrating so would probably have to remove the case completely when I’m using the camera.

Leather quality is excellent and well made and good camera protectionHowever no room for the small flash which fits on the hot shoeSo has to be carried seperatley and so is easily mislaidHowever once in the case gives excellent protection against camera damagealso with lens casp fitted it is a very tight fit to close the caseFor this model camera Lumix DMC-LX100 there should be a case which accomadates the flash on the camera or a seperate pocket?We now will look for a different case.DGS

This case seems difficult to pin down the word 'leather'. Leather look, certainly, but it hasn't the smell of real hide nor the feel of real leather on the edges so it is probably a modern plastic material. The one supplied for my camera was a poor fit being very tight along the length of the base section and with the tripod bush screw not in perfect alignment with the threaded socket of the camera body. With a Hoya UV filter in place on the lens and the lens cap applied the upper section of the case was then hard to close over the body and fasten the single press-stud underneath. There will be further dissent from those who prefer the camera strap to fasten to the bottom part of the case rather than to the camera itself; 'Megagear's' choice leaves large slots at each side for the strap to attach to the camera and the strap itself--having been confined to the inside of the case for travel--was quite stiff and unyielding when first used. Overkill for a 400 gram camera.