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Favourite/best lenses for NX1/NX500

Started Feb 27, 2020 | Discussions thread
OP markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: Favourite/best lenses for NX1/NX500

PhotoLouP wrote:

30mm is the bomb glued to my nx500 for any grab and go. My first non kit nx lens on the nx100 that kept me in the nx system!

For travel 30mm plus 16mm and 45mm covers most situations, light and awesome trio. If im expecting landscapes i might go to rokinon 12mm and the 85mm that is heavy and forces me to bring larger filters, rarely used but special.

For birds the 50-200 works but i usually adapt another lens. Goofy on nx500 but has image stabilization and autofocuses fast.

I dont have the macro lens (would like to try with nx500 focus stack hack but still too expensive), I jjust use 50mm canon fd with macro adapters for hiking but use the leica 100mm bellows for copying slides and negatives, it is really sharp.

30mm is overall the best and makes nx500 way better than fuji x100 series or most oyher "small" setups imo.

Nx ifunction is indispensable for me as well! Highly criticized but if used correctly is great especially for old eyes!

30mm is great I agree but it's the only lens lacking in i-function. If it had that and OIS and better,quieter autofocus it'd be unbeatable!

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