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I'd like the next NX lens to be... [poll]

Started Oct 14, 2013 | Polls thread
sixfootzero
sixfootzero Contributing Member • Posts: 674
Re: I'd like the next NX lens to be... out

I can't vote in the poll on dpr mobile site, but the faster standard lens and fast tele options are both appealing. Given the current lens lineup, the tele end is the one with more holes, so I would shuffle around your poll options a bit. After the fast 24, I would add a f/1.4 58mm. This would play like an 85mm f/2 on FF. The NX 85mm f/1.4 is like a 135mm f/2 on FF. Good stuff. Next up: 135mm f/2 (Pricy option, 200mm f/2.8-ish.) or 135mm f/2.8 (200 f/4, still really nice.). Then: 200mm f/2.8. (Think 300mm f/4.2) This is where the advantage of APS-C vs FF really becomes apparent. I have a range of Minolta MC/MD lenses, and use them on both the NX and a Minolta SRT-200 (35mm film) which allows me to directly compare size/view/DoF/etc. I have a 200mm f/4 Minolta lens, which gives me the reach of a 300mm lens in FF. I also have a 300mm f/4.5 Minolta, and I can tell you the space/weight savings is huge. That one lens probably outweighs the rest of my kit, camera, 10 lenses and extra batteries included. I like using it on the NX for certain occasions, but it is a little silly. A 300mm f/2.8 would be nuts. I think a much better option would be to provide a 2x teleconverter along with a 200mm f/2.8. The resulting 400mm f/5.6 setup would have the reach of a 600mm in FF but in a package that is a tiny fraction of the size/cost. (You could put the lens in your existing tiny mirrorless camera bag. A 300 f/2.8...? No.) The Big Boy pro tele lenses with 5-digit price tags use teleconverters, and I think it's a sensible approach for NX too.

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