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4 reasons why I'm not buying nx300 now

Started Apr 8, 2013 | Discussions thread
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tecnoworld
tecnoworld Veteran Member • Posts: 7,232
4 reasons why I'm not buying nx300 now

I've been thinking a lot about buying the new nx300, but I decided to wait a little longer for the following reasons:

1) I seem to find only white bodies (that I don't like) with 18-55mm for about 600€ here in Italy. Black bodies with the same lens are at least 50€ more expensive, which I find absurd

2) the system is really new and different in many ways from previous nx models, hence there seem to be quite many bugs. Samsung could address some of them via fw, but past experiences show that samsung is quite slow reacting

3) today I was able to test the camera in a local store. Af is very similar to nx200, in speed, imho...af tracking was not working very well, also

4) touch screen is not very sensitive, and, at the same time, it's easy to touch it by mistake and change settings

On the opposite side, I really liked the look and feel, the focus peaking feature and the average responsiveness of the system, which I'd consider as 50% better than nx200.

If I find a black body with 18-55mm at the price I find white ones, I think I'll get it, but once again Samsung left something incomplete.

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