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Why is the nx20 so expensive?

Started Oct 27, 2012 | Discussions thread
viking79
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Re: Why is the nx20 so expensive?

shuutrr wrote:

Eric....How would you compare the NX20 to the Olympus OM-D?

Ah, the other camera I haven't tried yet, but I am afraid any more cameras and I might run into troubles at home

I was really split between the NX20, OM-D, and XP1.  I had a NEX 7 on preorder, but issues getting that delivered from flooding in Thailand and also the lack of a good lens roadmap from Sony and the pricing on their 24 mm f/1.8 (more than an X100 that serves the same purpose) and it led me looking elsewhere.

I ended up with Samsung only because I found some good deals on their cameras but also liked their lenses.  Then the OM-D and XP1 were announced, pre-ordered both of them, but cancelled them because the NX20 and already had some lenses for it.

The only thing holding me off from OM-D is small sensor size, but the sensor performs well for its size, same quality as say best current APS-C sensors but about 2/3 stop worse due to size.  They have good lenses available.  For it I would buy 12/2, 25/1.4, and 45/1.8 to start just because I like those focal lengths.

So bottom line is, I think all are good, it comes down to what you are looking for in the camera. I think NX20 with 30mm is a nice value compared to Fuji XP1 with 35 mm f/1.4 or OM-D with Leica 25 mm f/1.4.

Eric

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