RayUK
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NX Mini lenses in stock at Samsung UK
Nov 12, 2014
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Having told you about the Mini + 9-27 on sale at UKCameras, I found last week that the 17mm f1.8 was available for £160 and the adapter for £130 at the Samsung UK store. I am now the proud owner of the set for the total cost of £530.
I found the process of buying from Samsung a little trying. I didn't note the online confirmation of sale at the time of order, and was surprised that there was no email confirming the sale and no indication of when delivery would occur, as a result of which I was out when the delivery arrived and had a difficult couple of days with DHS trying to find out where it was. However, all ended satisfactorily.
I have successfully tried the adapter with my 16-50 PZ, which gives a little more reach than the kit 9-27. However I want the Mini to be my "one and only", replacing the NX3000 + 16-50 for landscape and portrait work, and also my occasional use of the Panny FZ200 for further reach. I am planning on trying the Samsung 50-200 with the adapter, which I realise will be somewhat unbalanced, but will give me an effective 135-540 lens for around £130 in addition to the adapter.
I haven't yet carried out any detailed comparisons, but my first impression is that both the 9-27 and 17 give results similar to the NX3000 + 16-50, and to each other, and far superior to my Casio ZR800 and FZ200.
Only downsides I have found so far is that the Mini has a surprisingly noisier shutter compared to the NX3000 (which is very quiet), and the auto-bracketing speeds are not quite as fast. Both liveable with. The touchscreen, OTOH, greatly assists the handling.
Ray