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The Latest Panasonic Catalog dated 2007/2008 list 2 Protector Filters for the FZ8, one the
DMW-LMC55 But Requires the Adapter DMW-LA2, But the other DMW-LMC52 is not flagged for it..

A web site that lists the DMW-LMC52 stated that you use the included Adapter..?


Other site list this filter as obsolete, and the Panasonic web site here does not list it..

So how does this all come together, is it possible to use any 52mm filter with the Lens hood..?


Does the front of the lens have a 52mm thread..?

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:28:28 +1300, wrote in
<>:

>The Latest Panasonic Catalog dated 2007/2008 list 2 Protector Filters for the FZ8, one the
>DMW-LMC55 But Requires the Adapter DMW-LA2, But the other DMW-LMC52 is not flagged for it..
>
>A web site that lists the DMW-LMC52 stated that you use the included Adapter..?
>
>Other site list this filter as obsolete, and the Panasonic web site here does not list it..
>
>So how does this all come together, is it possible to use any 52mm filter with the Lens hood..?
>
>Does the front of the lens have a 52mm thread..?

Suggest you ask those questions in
<http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1033>

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Best regards,
John Navas
Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (and several others)

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:28:28 +1300, noone wrote:

> The Latest Panasonic Catalog dated 2007/2008 list 2 Protector
> Filters for the FZ8, one the DMW-LMC55 But Requires the Adapter
> DMW-LA2, But the other DMW-LMC52 is not flagged for it..
>
> A web site that lists the DMW-LMC52 stated that you use the included
> Adapter..?
>
>
> Other site list this filter as obsolete, and the Panasonic web site here
> does not list it..
>
> So how does this all come together, is it possible to use any 52mm
> filter with the Lens hood..?
>
>
> Does the front of the lens have a 52mm thread..?

Have you tried asking in the manufacturer's support area?

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:28:28 +1300, wrote in
<>:

>The Latest Panasonic Catalog dated 2007/2008 list 2 Protector Filters for the FZ8, one the
>DMW-LMC55 But Requires the Adapter DMW-LA2, But the other DMW-LMC52 is not flagged for it..
>
>A web site that lists the DMW-LMC52 stated that you use the included Adapter..?
>
>Other site list this filter as obsolete, and the Panasonic web site here does not list it..
>
>So how does this all come together, is it possible to use any 52mm filter with the Lens hood..?
>
>Does the front of the lens have a 52mm thread..?


Both the lens hood adapter and the lens adapter (DMW-LA2, optional)
screw onto the body, not the lens.

Filters mount to the lens hood adapter or to the lens adapter, not the
lens.

Thus a conversion or close-up lens cannot be mounted at the same time as
the lens hood or filter, and vice versa.

The front of the lens hood adapter has a 52 mm thread for filters. 52
mm filters are not obsolete.

A 55 mm filter may be mounted to the lens adapter instead of a
conversion or close-up lens.

To minimize vignetting at wide angle, thin filters should be used. Some
flash vignetting may occur with any filter.

[Caveat: This is from memory and the manual -- don't have my DMC-FZ8
with me at the moment]

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Best regards,
John Navas
Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (and several others)

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:38:07 GMT, John Navas <> wrote:

>On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:28:28 +1300, wrote in
><>:
>
>>The Latest Panasonic Catalog dated 2007/2008 list 2 Protector Filters for the FZ8, one the
>>DMW-LMC55 But Requires the Adapter DMW-LA2, But the other DMW-LMC52 is not flagged for it..
>>
>>A web site that lists the DMW-LMC52 stated that you use the included Adapter..?
>>
>>Other site list this filter as obsolete, and the Panasonic web site here does not list it..
>>
>>So how does this all come together, is it possible to use any 52mm filter with the Lens hood..?
>>
>>Does the front of the lens have a 52mm thread..?
>
>
>Both the lens hood adapter and the lens adapter (DMW-LA2, optional)
>screw onto the body, not the lens.
>
>Filters mount to the lens hood adapter or to the lens adapter, not the
>lens.
>
>Thus a conversion or close-up lens cannot be mounted at the same time as
>the lens hood or filter, and vice versa.
>
>The front of the lens hood adapter has a 52 mm thread for filters. 52
>mm filters are not obsolete.

Thanks John

Thanks but the Panasonic web site here no longer list the DMW-LMC52 filter..

What that other web site listed, was that the DMW-LMC52 is now Obsolete.


May be they have moved to the 55mm filter because of to minimize vignetting but then they have now
done it right by fitting the filter to the lens like in the FZ18..

But the problem with a slim filter is that you can't fit a lens cap to it.

The Sony H9 uses a similarly arrangement like the FZ8 but uses a 74mm filter is that to minimize
vignetting.?

The arrangement of Filter/LensHood and Lens Cap it a Total hiccup on this Camera, does not help in
getting the camera up and running in quick time, plus having to sit does to handle all the bits or a
very large camera bag.

Its a pity that they did not use the simple way that its done on the Sony F717, just remove standard
lens cap, remove lens hood and click it on, all with a fitted filter, all with one hand and
standing up.

What I was thinking that might be good replacement for my Sony F717 it tuning up as a total joke,
unless you with to move up to the not so highly rated FZ18..

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:34:13 +1300, wrote in
<>:

>On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:38:07 GMT, John Navas <> wrote:

>>Both the lens hood adapter and the lens adapter (DMW-LA2, optional)
>>screw onto the body, not the lens.
>>
>>Filters mount to the lens hood adapter or to the lens adapter, not the
>>lens.
>>
>>Thus a conversion or close-up lens cannot be mounted at the same time as
>>the lens hood or filter, and vice versa.
>>
>>The front of the lens hood adapter has a 52 mm thread for filters. 52
>>mm filters are not obsolete.
>
>Thanks John

You're welcome.

>Thanks but the Panasonic web site here no longer list the DMW-LMC52 filter..
>
>What that other web site listed, was that the DMW-LMC52 is now Obsolete.

Any 52 mm filter will do.

>May be they have moved to the 55mm filter because of to minimize vignetting

No.

>but then they have now
>done it right by fitting the filter to the lens like in the FZ18..

As I've explained, that's no more right than fitting it to the lens hood
adapter, and arguably worse, because that exposes the lens mechanism to
damage -- it was presumably done in the FZ18 because of the wider wide
angle, which also creates an issue with the lens hood.

>But the problem with a slim filter is that you can't fit a lens cap to it.

Why is that a big deal?

>The Sony H9 uses a similarly arrangement like the FZ8 but uses a 74mm filter is that to minimize
>vignetting.?

Yuck. Big and expensive. No thanks.

>The arrangement of Filter/LensHood and Lens Cap it a Total hiccup on this Camera, does not help in
>getting the camera up and running in quick time, plus having to sit does to handle all the bits or a
>very large camera bag.
>
>Its a pity that they did not use the simple way that its done on the Sony F717, just remove standard
>lens cap, remove lens hood and click it on, all with a fitted filter, all with one hand and
>standing up.
>
>What I was thinking that might be good replacement for my Sony F717 it tuning up as a total joke,
>unless you with to move up to the not so highly rated FZ18..

Totally disagree. But no biggie -- if you don't like it, then get some
other (less good) camera. Sorry to have wasted both our time answering
your question.

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Best regards,
John Navas
Panasonic DMC-FZ8 (and several others)