some advice pls

robbinsbox wrote:

I mostly shoot portrait (hence the short and long) but like to have a wide. Not bothered about fast aperture for the wider but do v much for the 45 and 85mm. Center sharpness important for the 45 and 85 but not edges

From what is described, I would get a second hand full frame like Canon 5DII and a couple of primes for portraits.

Anyway, as about the NX line:

• 85mm is a good candidate for long portraits. Its quality can be compared with that of Canon 135mm that I have had earlier with my ex-5DII. From the other side, it is no less big and heavy, it weights 760g. However, I am very comfortable with it being attached to an NX11.
• I like very much how the 16mm pancake renders close distance objects. And from the same point I do not like out of focus area rendering of the 30mm one. For 30mm, I would prefer the kit lens. Anyway, you told that you do not like this angle.
• 12-24mm is a sharp lens with very high resolution and contrast. It falls to the rand a little, but not significantly. Mechanical build is top. It has fast and silent AF.
• NX45mm has too little contrast wide open, for my taste.
• I like the NX 60mm very much, especially for close objects. May be, it can be even a better choice for head portraits than the 85mm. It is smaller and lighter and is very comfortable to work with. One "disadvantage": the IOS is not so good at close distance, I switch it usually off