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First impression of 45 and 12-24 lenses

Started Sep 20, 2012 | Discussions thread
tjobbe
tjobbe Senior Member • Posts: 1,430
Re: First impression of 45 and 12-24 lenses

Ariston wrote:
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thank you, I can only speculate that the 45mm has an SSA autofocus system. is the 45mm mechanically coupled as well? if it does, I speculate that it may share the same dof quality that both 60mm and 85mm possess. the lightweight is already a huge + imo. metal build and similar size as the 20-50 makes it even better.

hearing how the 12-24 looks and feels like seems to make the lens very interesting. how is the IQ on this lens btw?

there was no indication for the 45 on which kind of motor drives the AF while for the 12-24 they indicate that to be step motor as on most of the new Canon or Sony lenses (hearing the Phase AF ringing).

I believe it to be a good lens however it does see to be giving me a WOW factor different to the 12-24.

I was able to take some shots that I send to myself via eMail (in 2MBit reduced resulation nevertheless) directly from their NX20 (so in case you ask what would be the benefit of WiFi in a camera... proof attached)

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Samsung NX300 Samsung NX30 Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC Samsung NX 85mm F1.4 ED SSA Samsung NX 12-24mm F4-5.6 ED +18 more
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