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NX Lenses on NX mini?

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jonathanj
jonathanj Contributing Member • Posts: 999
NX Lenses on NX mini?

A couple of weeks ago I popped into a samsung store to take a look at the NX30 "in the flesh". I'm pretty sure I'll upgrade from the NX20 to the NX30 when I have some spare cash, but I wanted to handle it first to make sure there were no deal breakers (I couldn't find any).

Anyway, while I was there I also played with an NX mini. I was surprised how good it seemed, nice to handle, responsive, and the image quality seemed pretty good, as much as I could tell. I probably won't buy one unless I see a really good offer - I care too much about having an EVF, but it made me think about which (full sized) NX lenses would work well on a 1 inch sensor.

Would the existing primes translate into useful focal lengths? The 16 would be an approximate 45 equivalent, a good "normal" lens? The 30 would be nearly 85, any good for portraits? Would the 60mm macro still work as a macro, but at a 160mm focal length? Not sure if the 85 would be useful for anything....

The 50-200 seems the most useful zoom as it would give a 540mm equivalent in relatively lightweight package, but this is where I'd really want an EVF... The 18-55 and 12-24 don't seem like they'd be particularly useful.

Any thoughts?

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