NX500 still worth it in 2020?

markyboy81 wrote:

krloz wrote:

markyboy81 wrote:

What type of photography will you be doing? If it's landscape the 12-24mm is a great option and at that price the lens is a bargain!

The NX500 delivers excellent image quality and some of the lenses are great. I would skip the 20-50mm if you're already getting the pz though.

I can't really comment on comparisons with other aps-c options as the NX line of cameras is the only one I've used. However I do know that even 5 years on the system is still competitive. It is however a bit of a risk in terms of probably not having a warranty, however I think the NX500 has been proven to be quite a robust and reliable camera, compared to the NX1 (which admittedly only has minor issues).

Thanks! I will be using the camera mainly for low ISO landscape so yes, the 12-24mm is high on my list! From everything I read, de 16-50mm PZ is and outstanding lens in terms of resolution, which is quite unusual for a kit lens.

I was also offered the 60mm macro for $200, and 50-200mm f4-5.6 for another $200. All this 4 lenses might be the ultimate kit covering from ultra wide to tele, including macro and portraiture. The offering of the somewhat expensive 85mm ($500) lens became less compeling now that I believe I could use the 60mm (with OIS!) for portraiture as well.

I have the 60mm and the 85mm. The 60mm is great for portraiture and has OIS which is handy, especially for video.

The 85mm is a lovely lens though and that f1.4 aperture gives them great out of focus backgrounds. But it is expensive and I don't seem to get that much use out of mine.

Exactly my thoughts . I believe the 85mm won't get much use, even being a state of the art lens. Thanks for sharing your first hand