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All things being equal Samsung NX1 or Sony A77II (lenses)

Started Feb 11, 2016 | Questions thread
Camera Newton Regular Member • Posts: 255
Neither is a bad choice, but I'd get the NX1
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I had an A77ii and now own the NX1.   The A77ii is a very good camera, but is pretty noisy in low light.   I never understood why because DxO said it should be better.  But when I compared it to the NX1 at ISO3200 under the same conditions the noise was too prevalent for me.   For video the A77ii had a lot of issues too.  For example, if you want AF, you are forced to use F/3.5 even if you lens is F/2.8.  The NX1 on the other hand has 4K and 120FPS video.

There are good things about the A77ii too.  The 16-50mm F/2.8 zoom is very inexpensive, and there are some older Minolta lenses that are great values.  Most are too loud for video though.

Overall, I think the NX1 beats the A77ii in every category, so I would prefer the NX1.

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