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What's missing from Samsung?

Started Oct 16, 2013 | Discussions thread
NewForce Senior Member • Posts: 1,263
Re: What's missing from Samsung?

Bryan M wrote:

Well I have been following the Sony A7/A7R leaks hard recently and have really lusted after the A7. It would take a lot of cash just to get me into just a 2 lens setup. It got me to thinking what am I really missing from my current Samsung setup. I currently own the NX210, 18-55, 12-24 and 50-200. Here is what I came up...

  1. I would like faster glass preferably something with a constant aperture. Some reasonably priced f4 zooms would be nice if 2.8's aren't an option.
  2. Some fast primes would be a treat and something a 300mm focal length would be cool
  3. Weather sealed lenses and bodies. This is just a nice to have.
  4. A professionally styled & implemented menu system. What the have now is pretty solid but I dislike the goofy animations when changing a dial. I will say Samsung is better than most with the interface.
  5. Refined controls/buttons.
  6. Refine body design to improve the feel of the grip.
  7. An articulated touchscreen display is a must have.
  8. A high quality EVF with bonus points for it being tilt-able.
  9. Have best in class sensor. Right now I would like some more dynamic range and much better hi ISO performance.

Rant over. What do you guys miss?

Hi Bryan,

What Sony did was putting "Final nail to Sony coffin". I mean starting another "Betamax or VHS" war, within Sony very own family surely scare away Sony potential customer and also make exiting customers feel lost whether to continue stay in Sony family or not.

Well as for your list,

  1. Are you also willing to pay the price like a Canon L/Red Ring, Nikon Gold Ring, Sony Carl Zeiss lenses?
  2. Same as no.1, are you ready for a Samsung 300mm F2.8 with the price of a Canon 300mm F4.0L lens?
  3. A weather sealed lenses and CSC bodies, with the price like a Nikon D7100 and Canon 6D?
  4. Goofy animiations when changing a dial? You can disable that in the Samsung NX camera, Menu > Help Guide Display > Mode Help Guide > Off.
  5. Refine control/buttons, please define what you think was "Refine".
  6. Refine body design for grip feel improve, please define what you think was "Refine".
  7. Articulate screen of which model that you've seen it in a Pro camera body?
  8. A tiltable EVF like Pana G7? No, it's low quality.
  9. Have best class sensor like a FF? Price like a FF camera too?

Btw, I don't missed anything stated in your list. Cheers!

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Kenny

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