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Samsung 50-150mm f/2.8 S ED OIS Questions

Started May 9, 2015 | Questions thread
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Samsung 50-150mm f/2.8 S ED OIS Questions

I just received my Samsung 50-150mm f/2.8 S ED OIS lens yesterday and have noticed two issues with it (so far). I'm wondering whether it's just my copy, or whether these are common issues. I'm using a NX1 with body firmware 1.22 and lens firmware 1.01.

First problem is the focus limiter switch. When the switch is set to FULL it performs exactly as if it were set to CUSTOM. In other words, rather than being able to switch from a custom range to the full range, I've got the custom settings at both switch settings. This is both on the on screen display and for real focussing.

The second issue is that the foot for the tripod collar is flimsy. I've tried mounting a couple of different Arca Swiss plates on it firmly. While they're not custom made for it they seem to be firmly mounted. However when I put the setup on my tripod, the camera and lens bounce around with the slightest touch. It's not a firm mount like I'm accustomed to with my Pentax DA*60-250/4 and camera or prior to that my Canon EF400/4L and EF70-200/4L lenses with body. The Samsung has got a shocking amount of play, to the point where I wouldn't trust it to stabilize the camera/lens any more than I can do hand-held. The setup is far more stable when putting it on the tripod using the plate on the bottom of the camera body.

I'm wondering if those of you with the 50-150 can comment on whether you've got these same issues. If these are common problems, I'll just live with the lens I've got, forget about using the tripod collar (sadly as I love using tripod collars for rotating the lens from portrait to landscape) and hope the limiter issue is fixed with a future firmware update. If it's possible I'm doing something wrong, I'd appreciate your assistance and guidance correcting my error. If I'm doing nothing wrong and am alone with these issues, then I'm sending the lens back for an exchange.

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