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NX1100 owner (am I the only one?)

Started Jan 3, 2014 | Discussions thread
1stArkCav New Member • Posts: 8
Re: NX1100 owner (am I the only one?)

You're not the only one - I also am a new NX1100 owner.  It was the price/performance ratio which got me. B&H had a two-day overlap in offers - the camera in black with the 20-50 kit lens for $299 and the 50-200 lens for an additional $130.  So far I'm pretty happy with the choice.

I do a lot of inside photos of group gatherings, paired with outside action shots as I belong to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and am my local camp's voluntary photographer.  Many of our camp members do reenacting and / or participate in memorial services, parades, etc.

The outside stuff is pretty easy, but the inside shots can be challenging as I try not to use a flash. It distracts from the occation and makes my subjects pose more formally.  I have not yet upgraded to one of the faster lenses.  I'm pushing the kit 20-50 mm, shooting in shutter-preferred mode at 1/125 (as my subjects are moving), and the results are fair to ok, but I would appreciate tips from the group here on better indoor candid shots.

I find the 50-200 ok, but have not used it much yet - the spring weather will bring more opportunity to use it, I know.

I'll probably need / want a pancake lens for the indoor work, based on what I read here.  I think I just need to use the camera a bit more to know which one will be appropriate for my needs.  Input there is welcome as well.

Good to see such an active community on line re the Samsung cameras. It helped me to read, and to understand, and was a key to my decision to buy a NX.

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