Any opinion on the Samsung NX 50-200mm f/4.0-5.6 OIS Zoom Camera Lens for use with NX1?

Notomb wrote:

Andrea Georgia wrote:

I've said this quite a few times before, but let me say it again if people here don't mind. The 50-200 is a surprisingly good lens for the price. But the difference to the 50-150 S is very significant not only in terms of build quality (dust and water resistant S lens, not so the cheap one, and yes, this matters) and zoom function (the 50-200 has a very stiff zoom ring which makes it near impossible to zoom smoothly and precisely), but also at the longer end: past 100 and latest at 130 mm the 50-200 gets very soft. Not so the S lens which superb all way through its range. The S lens has also a much faster, accurate and silent AF. The AF of the 50-200 is actually not bad at all, but still no match for the S lens. If you shoot against the light, or if the light comes from the side and touches the front element, you can really forget the 50-200. Unlike the S lens which is excellent even in difficult light. Overall the 50-200 doesn't have the pop (micro contrast), sharpness and resolution/detail of the S lens and hence it doesn't deliver that 3D plasticity which makes both S lenses stand out. As you already have the 16-50 S and are used to that IQ, you may very well be disappointed with the 50-200.

I don't use my 50-200 anymore since I have the 50-150 S. But if you can't afford the latter, the 50-200 may make sense (although the S will also look and handle a whole lot better on the NX1). The 50-200 is actually at least as good or better than a lot of comparably priced lenses from other manufacturers. Third party lenses will always be a hassle on the Samsungs, unfortunately. But I've seen very nice images taken with a Samyang tele on the NX1, the 135 mm f2.0, I think (but beware of extreme sample variations with those).

Just my 2 cents.

Andrea

Luckily there is someone know photography

Thz Andrea

Real photographers know, that it is not the equipment that makes the photo but the photographer themselves. Will your client know any difference in quality, if you dont compare lenses with them? No.

You can buy most expensive lens, and take poor photos, compared to someone with least expensive lens.