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Re: Love my EX1/TL500: Is EX2F really an upgrade for me?
Does the EX1 grey out things if you dial in things like saturation decrease/increase? I am amazed how rudimentary the EX2 menu controls are compared with something like an Olympus XZ-10 which is not even Olympus' top compact. Have Samsung gone backwards with the EX2? With the XZ-10 you can have different setting for each mode, adjust the ISO cap, noise reduction, etc. etc...
It is fascinating me how little effort Samsung have gone into enhancing the programmability of the camera when they have produced such a nice camera body with plenty of controls. I have a feeling the EX2f might even have gone backwards in some respects. I must say the Samsung EX2f is OK for my purposes as it was cheap but I would not recommend anyone else buy it unless they look carefully at the standard compact level of functionality and the illogical clashes in the menu controls. All the effort has gone into WIFI. I would definitely buy the Pentax unless you need the wide lens.
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Timmbits wrote:
Anything with a better lens is an upgrade. Going from 1.8 to 1.4 is a good change. But it's still a small sensor, so don't have crazy expectations. imho, a real upgrade may be to get a nx300 + 30mm f2 lens. still a compact package, but that would be a real upgrade.
I already have experience with Samsung NX 10, NX100 and NX200 cameras and several lenses. I decided to keep only my NX10, 30mm, 18-55mm and SEF20 flash.
NX10 turned out to be the nicest NX camera body for me to use and has EVF. The 30mm lens is a keeper The 18-55mm zoom and flash unit are sometimes useful to complement a nice and compact NX setup. I just didn't like my former NX100 and NX200 as much as I like my NX10.
My main camera right now is Pentax K-01 and several AF- and non AF lenses. It's a wonderful brick to use.
I'm considering replacing my beloved compact Samsung EX1 for something else. EX2F comes to mind because of current prices, but Pentax MX-1 is also possible.