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Buying a Samsung NX300 - 18-55mm or 20-50mm lens

Started Jun 30, 2018 | Questions thread
kypfer Contributing Member • Posts: 985
Re: Buying a Samsung NX300 - 18-55mm or 20-50mm lens
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Funnily enough I researched this info a little earlier today, purely out of interest, and came to the conclusion that they both have their advantages!

The 18-55mm has OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) ... quite useful, but is physically bigger than the 20-50mm, which has iFn, if that feature is compatible with your (potential) camera.

On-line comparisons suggest both lenses give similar results and have similar minimum focus distances. The 20-50mm uses 40.5mm filters whereas the 18-55mm uses 58mm, which may be of consideration if you already have a circular polariser in either size.

My 18-55mm came with a lens hood, I don't know about the 20-50mm, but I use a hood almost always, so is a point of concern for me.

I'm thinking I could probably use both. I have an 18-55mm and it's very good, but I sometimes think it'd be nice if the assembly wasn't quite so bulky.

Hope this all helps

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