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EX2F vs. NX300+30mm

Started Oct 3, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP shademaster Contributing Member • Posts: 803
Re: When I take my EX2F and NX300, I find...

Those are great shots!  I guess I should clarify that by IQ, I am usually talking about people shots where subject isolation is important.  And otherwise, AF speed, burst rate, buffer depth,  overall responsiveness, etc. is really important when shooting people interacting.  This is where EX2F lets me down.  Sure, if I never saw an NX (or DSLR or mirrorless ILC) EX2F would be great.  But at the end of the day, it is what it is: no RAW during burst shooting, (I couldn't even figure out why the camera wasn't letting me put it into RAW mode today... I know user error, RTFM, but still, it should be more intuitive).

I am wondering if LX100 would be in a different class.

Ben Herrmann wrote:

...that the EX2F performs admirably, and in some cases, I find that with certain scenes, it actually keeps up with the NX300. I've been nothing but smitten with this EX2F, and I would say that IMO, it is one of the best of the bunch of the 1/1.7" CCD enthusiast models.

For example while visiting one of our favorite wineries in North Carolina - the Jones von Drehle vineyards in Thurmond, NC last November, along with the town of Mt. Airy (Mayberry) scenes. I took along the NX300 and the EX2F and used them on all scenes. Now granted, there's a good difference in definition between the 12 MP smaller sensor, and the APS-C 20 MP version. But I wasn't disappointed.

Here are a few for comparison. Now, the lighting constantly was changing with huge shadows moving in and out due to the winds and the clouds.

The first shot in each scene was with the EX2F, while the 2nd shot in each sequence was with the NX300:

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