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Samsung 20mm f/2.8 Review

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Samsung 20mm f/2.8 Review

I wrote up a review for the 20mm f/2.8. It isn't totally complete yet, need to go shoot the sample shots this week.

http://erphotoreview.com/wordpress/?p=1937

Summarizing it here: it looks like a fairly nice lens, pretty typical for the class. Sharp wide open in the center, corners suffer a bit due to the distortion correction applied automatically in the camera. I am surprised Lightroom doesn't have profiles for this lens yet, but hopefully they add them soon.

I usually test with Sony NEX, but with the delays in my 7 for testing I found a good deal on an NX11 and some lenses. I had been kicking around buying one of these for over a year. I really like the controls on the NX, but I wish the manual focus aids were a bit better. The lens roadmap looks very promising too. I think I really like this body, hopefully the make an NX20 as well to sell alongside the NX200, as I love the viewfinder and larger grip.

Eric

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