Quick review of NX3000 (very early in ownership)

Helen wrote:

marc petzold wrote:

So the NX3000 doesn't have the Ultrasonic Wave Sensor Cleaning, like my NX1000 does have? I know the Display Resolution is cutted to half, 460k instead of 920k Pixels, too.

That's correct. Samsung have left off some features whilst introducing others, perhaps to clarify its position in the range. Also gone is that vertical peaking bar for manual focus - the NX3000 doesn't have the more recent type of peaking either, just magnification in MF. Though the screen has 460k dots instead of 920k, I don't find that too disturbing a difference as (to me) it seems a better-quality panel that they've used, with less obvious lines on it - I always had trouble believing my NX1000 really had a 920k screen (I still have that camera).

Considering its quite low price, I think the NX3000 is worth having, if only to get the 16-50 PZ lens at a bargain price.

The really-low resolution playback issue I mentioned in my original post has been largely solved by a firmware upgrade (it's still a bit softer than the real image, but on the initial firmware it was a really serious problem, for me at least).

Thanks for info, Helen. That's...uhum...way bad, but considering the price point alone, very understandable from samsung's front. For instance, here into germany within the big "MediaMarkt" Stores - you can get the NX3000 together with the new all new 16-50 Powerzoom, and the usually Lightroom 5 Fullversion, which is upgradeable to currently the latest 5.6 - all for as low as just 249 EUR! The 16-50 PZ alone costs 329 EUR, retail.

For instance, my old Lumix G1 Panasonic does also only have a 460k LCD Display and a 1.44MP EVF, but i consider both good enough - as long as you don't use it indoors...you can easily get color smearing...especially from the EVF...but not outside. I do mostly landscape, nature, seasons, objects, sometimes a bit architecture, and documentary photography - only shoot indoors my stuff with cheap, old cams for selling stuff at ebay, so that EVF issue is not a problem for me. I still like the optical performance, the 14-45 Lumix G Vario lens gives, especially at the wide end. For sure, a newer G5 or G6 would perform well over ISO 800, as my old G1...but what gives? i don't need it, and for these things i do have my D7000. Btw, do you know there's the v1.01 Firmware Update avialable for your NX3000?

marc