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Samsung NX roadmap & (possibly) discontinued lenses?

Started May 9, 2015 | Discussions thread
andre95 Forum Member • Posts: 55
Re: Yes I would like such a lens too (n/t)
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To me it seems Samsung knows rather well what they are doing. If one follows their whole product development from start to now, then this seems like a rather nice and coherent strategy. They are just still in the process of building things up, in particular with the NX1 as targeting professionals.

Another thing which has been evident so far is that they work on their portfolio continuously, but slowly. Nowadays, the overall lens setup for a "niche" camera manufacturer without a real professional segment (yet) is pretty good and comprehensive. A longer tele is really the only thing which is missing, but all other focal lengths are basically covered.

Of course there is room for improvement, but to me it seems like a pretty well thought-through strategy. I'm pretty sure we'll see more of Samsung - but it will take time (at least on the side of the lenses).

And to be honest, so far it has paid off pretty well for us customers that Samsung was the underdog (at least in Europe/Germany, don't know about US). Prices were extremely low given the performance. This may start to change now, given the pretty stable prices of NX500 and NX1.

Just my 2cents,

Andre

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