Samsung NX 50-200

GPAtlanta said:

Hey All,

How is the 50-200 on the NX1? Can't imagine it's great at $269. I've read it has chromatic aberration and some other issues. When shooting raw does lightroom automatically correct for this? The 50-150 is out of my budget, guess this is the only option right?

Greg

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Markr041 said:

GPAtlanta said:

Hey All,

How is the 50-200 on the NX1? Can't imagine it's great at $269. I've read it has chromatic aberration and some other issues. When shooting raw does lightroom automatically correct for this? The 50-150 is out of my budget, guess this is the only option right?

Greg

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1. The 50-20mm lens is very high quality. Good.

2. But, the version III has a problem with the NX1 - the OIS does not work in video mode.

Earlier versions of the lens (version I for sure) apparently do not have this problem, which is why some users report good OIS performance with the 50-200mm even in video. But those of us with the III version have essentially 0 OIS in video.

If you do not shoot video this does not matter. But you could help out if you test the lens (assuming it is the III version) in video to confirm this problem is universally true for this version of the lens and not just a few faulty examples.

You will find in this forum a thread dedicated to this lens problem.

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GPAtlanta said:

Markr041 said:

GPAtlanta said:

Hey All,

How is the 50-200 on the NX1? Can't imagine it's great at $269. I've read it has chromatic aberration and some other issues. When shooting raw does lightroom automatically correct for this? The 50-150 is out of my budget, guess this is the only option right?

Greg

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1. The 50-20mm lens is very high quality. Good.

2. But, the version III has a problem with the NX1 - the OIS does not work in video mode.

Earlier versions of the lens (version I for sure) apparently do not have this problem, which is why some users report good OIS performance with the 50-200mm even in video. But those of us with the III version have essentially 0 OIS in video.

If you do not shoot video this does not matter. But you could help out if you test the lens (assuming it is the III version) in video to confirm this problem is universally true for this version of the lens and not just a few faulty examples.

You will find in this forum a thread dedicated to this lens problem.

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I'll be glad to test it. I'm guessing it's obvious with no OIS right?

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Ken Ross said:

GPAtlanta said:

Markr041 said:

GPAtlanta said:

Hey All,

How is the 50-200 on the NX1? Can't imagine it's great at $269. I've read it has chromatic aberration and some other issues. When shooting raw does lightroom automatically correct for this? The 50-150 is out of my budget, guess this is the only option right?

Greg

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1. The 50-20mm lens is very high quality. Good.

2. But, the version III has a problem with the NX1 - the OIS does not work in video mode.

Earlier versions of the lens (version I for sure) apparently do not have this problem, which is why some users report good OIS performance with the 50-200mm even in video. But those of us with the III version have essentially 0 OIS in video.

If you do not shoot video this does not matter. But you could help out if you test the lens (assuming it is the III version) in video to confirm this problem is universally true for this version of the lens and not just a few faulty examples.

You will find in this forum a thread dedicated to this lens problem.

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I'll be glad to test it. I'm guessing it's obvious with no OIS right?

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It's very obvious. As you look through the VF, the image is relatively stable. As soon as you press the video record button or simply go into video standby, the OIS loses almost all of its effectiveness and the image shakes like crazy.

I've never seen a lens perform like this. It's particularly unfortunate in that the lens is very sharp for 4K video, but essentially useless unless you plan to use a tripod for video 100% of the time.

I've held on to the lens for a couple of weeks with the hope that some quick solution would be found. However given the fact that a firmware update is unlikely in a short timeframe, I'll probably be returning the lens next week.

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ChuckTa said:

Ken Ross said:

GPAtlanta said:

Markr041 said:

GPAtlanta said:

Hey All,

How is the 50-200 on the NX1? Can't imagine it's great at $269. I've read it has chromatic aberration and some other issues. When shooting raw does lightroom automatically correct for this? The 50-150 is out of my budget, guess this is the only option right?

Greg

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1. The 50-20mm lens is very high quality. Good.

2. But, the version III has a problem with the NX1 - the OIS does not work in video mode.

Earlier versions of the lens (version I for sure) apparently do not have this problem, which is why some users report good OIS performance with the 50-200mm even in video. But those of us with the III version have essentially 0 OIS in video.

If you do not shoot video this does not matter. But you could help out if you test the lens (assuming it is the III version) in video to confirm this problem is universally true for this version of the lens and not just a few faulty examples.

You will find in this forum a thread dedicated to this lens problem.

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I'll be glad to test it. I'm guessing it's obvious with no OIS right?

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It's very obvious. As you look through the VF, the image is relatively stable. As soon as you press the video record button or simply go into video standby, the OIS loses almost all of its effectiveness and the image shakes like crazy.

I've never seen a lens perform like this. It's particularly unfortunate in that the lens is very sharp for 4K video, but essentially useless unless you plan to use a tripod for video 100% of the time.

I've held on to the lens for a couple of weeks with the hope that some quick solution would be found. However given the fact that a firmware update is unlikely in a short timeframe, I'll probably be returning the lens next week.

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There are 2 modes of OIS, I wonder if you set the other one, would it work in video.

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