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Wide Angles on NX1

Started Feb 28, 2016 | Discussions thread
Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
Re: Wide Angles on NX1

wpstl wrote:

This should really be a very easy decision because the 3 lenses are so different.

Like the fisheye look or want to travel very small and light and are willing to remove distortion? NX fisheye

Like the convenience of a zoom and don't care that it doesn't have wide apertures? NX 12-24

Want a wide angle for low light? Samyang 12mm f/2

I consider them different enough that I own all 3.

This is so true, and I agree with your comments for each one of them, but I would like to mention that I remember the Samyang 12 (used on other mount) wasn't that (if any) smaller than the 12-24 (I didn't have the NX lens back then, so I couldn't make a direct comparison) and had to be significantly stepped down to achieve maximum sharpness, but it is a f/2 nevertheless and ideal for astrophotography as well. I have also used the 14mm Samyang, and a few full frame ultra wides, but those 3 options are quite alright for most things (money, weight and size - wise).

Honestly, I would be glad to see the rumored NX S ultra wide zoom, and that would have been a certain buy, but this was never an option.

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