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First pics with a 50-200 lens on my NX11

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Frustrated at creatures flying away when I stepped closer, I bought the Samsung 50-200 lens this week to complement the 18-55 I have.

I have to say the OIS is very good! The duck shots are fairly close range, the wild birds maximum range and hand held.

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Excellent photos except the duck which seems misfocused/blurry. Have you applied any PP sharpening or is it straight JPG from the camera? I like it's shallow DOF and clarity of colours/detail.

How is handling with the NX11? I managed to grab one on ebay for a pretty low price but still have not received it. I have only used an old Minolta zoom (75-200 MD) on my NX10 (weighted 800g) but it was pulling the camera forward. The quality was great though.
 
Which duck? I was relying on auto-focus on some, as ducks tend to waddle. I switched to manual focus when I was getting focus on the wrong twigs instead of birds.
All are RAW, loaded into photoshop cs5 for lens correction and exposure changes.

I like the 50-200. It's not too massive or heavy, although twice the weight of the 18-55 I reckon. I do seem to keep pressing the trashcan button with the base of my thumb though if not supporting the lens with my other hand.
 
I meant the 3rd and 4th photo. Probably it was AF which missed it or movement blur. Perhaps you should use CAF and the smallest AF point when shooting moving objects with this lens.
 
If it's twice the weight of the 18-55 it's still a feather :D Each time I pick up my 18-55 I think it's a plastic cup or something with no lens.
 
Sakisf said:
I meant the 3rd and 4th photo. Probably it was AF which missed it or movement blur. Perhaps you should use CAF and the smallest AF point when shooting moving objects with this lens.
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Ah flappy mallard? I know that they finish the preening with a quick flap, so I was holding the focus locked and did a 3-shot press. He may have shuffled about and gone slightly out of focus. He was only about 3 metres away but the dark green feathers all looked black in the original photos so there's quite a lot of brightness added in photoshop.
 
Was it impossible to get the moon in focus even at the highest f number in aperture priority mode? If you want a deep DOF you need to be in aperture mode but possibly you did that and it cannot manage it.

I am ashamed to say I traded in my 50-200 for a Canon SX40 and whilst I miss the bokeh often the deeper DOF and reach can be an advantage. I do not miss the bulk of the 50-200 and do not like lens swapping but I miss it in many other ways. I must go to the local Zoo with the Canon and see how big a mistake I have made.
Pugwash69 said:
Frustrated at creatures flying away when I stepped closer, I bought the Samsung 50-200 lens this week to complement the 18-55 I have.

I have to say the OIS is very good! The duck shots are fairly close range, the wild birds maximum range and hand held.
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Greynerd said:
I am ashamed to say I traded in my 50-200 for a Canon SX40 and whilst I miss the bokeh often the deeper DOF and reach can be an advantage. I do not miss the bulk of the 50-200 and do not like lens swapping but I miss it in many other ways. I must go to the local Zoo with the Canon and see how big a mistake I have made.
your experience in the zoo and
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Would be great if you could share your experience in the zoo and your conclusion with us. While I would not part myself with the 50-200, my wife maybe would prefer the reach of the SX40 and the reduced weight, so your conclusion is of interest to us.

Thomas

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I will try and do that over the next few days weather allowing. Panasonic are bringing out the FZ150 replacement soon according to a local Panasonic shop so that may be interesting. I have a linear polariser for the SX40 which helps as so much is behind glass now.
Thomas Wieser said:
Greynerd said:
I am ashamed to say I traded in my 50-200 for a Canon SX40 and whilst I miss the bokeh often the deeper DOF and reach can be an advantage. I do not miss the bulk of the 50-200 and do not like lens swapping but I miss it in many other ways. I must go to the local Zoo with the Canon and see how big a mistake I have made.
your experience in the zoo and
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Would be great if you could share your experience in the zoo and your conclusion with us. While I would not part myself with the 50-200, my wife maybe would prefer the reach of the SX40 and the reduced weight, so your conclusion is of interest to us.

Thomas

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http://nxaustria.blogspot.com/
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I was lucky enough to find myself in the Bioparc in Valencia in March, possibly the best zoo ever for photographers. Nearly everything was open without bars or glass. I only had my 18-55 lens but they have a facebook page showing some great photos.
Greynerd said:
I have a linear polariser for the SX40 which helps as so much is behind glass now.
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I received my lens today and I must say it seems to be very nice and has excellent handling on my NX10. Not quite the sturdy construction, at least not as my old Minolta zooms. I have noticed that when I turn it on MF there is a constant sound coming out of the lens, either from the MF motor or something like electricity short. It works without issues though, IS/iFn/MF/AF all work ok. Can you check whether this sound is audible on your copy? Don't know if there is some incompatibility with the NX10 or an issue with the lens copy I received, but perhaps it is something normal on this one. Need to double check though before keeping or replacing it.
 
Have you got it on OIS mode 2? I leave mine on mode 1 so it's only operating on half-press of the shutter. No strange noises that I've noticed anyway.
Sakisf said:
...I have noticed that when I turn it on MF there is a constant sound coming out of the lens, ...
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I think I had it on OIS 1 as well. I haven't tested it with OIS off to see if the sound is still there. Must be some issue with my lens I guess. But it only happens when MF is active, probably that wire type of manual focus. I don't mind it as long as the lens doesn't destroy my camera. Will test a bit more to decide if I keep or send back. Thanks.

ps. Just tested it and it appears to be coming from OIS. With MF it makes the sound in both OIS modes but not OIS off. On AF it makes the sound in OIS 2. I guess it's nothing serious, didn't seem to have issues with image quality even at low speeds.
 
I've just checked and mine also makes a high-pitched quiet noise on MF too. It's not usually quiet enough to hear where I am. Not present on AF.
 
If it is really very quiet I can hear the OIS working on my lens, too.

Most of the time I use AF and OIS only active at shutter press so it is not disturbing for me.
I think it is usal behaviour for this lens and your copy is not faulty.

Thomas

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http://nxaustria.blogspot.com/
 
Thanks for the confirmation Thomas. I guess I have to live with it, the lens appears to be of excellent optical quality even at 200mm. Only my manual Soligor 180mm/3.5 seems to beat it at that length.



 
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