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NX500 still worth it in 2020?

Started Jul 15, 2020 | Discussions thread
GiM_6x Regular Member • Posts: 286
Re: NX500 still worth it in 2020?
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Hi,
Yes, the NX1 / NX500 are still very performant after all these years.

If you can check the NX500 before buying - to be sure it is OK, TAKE IT !
Up to its death it will provide excelent images.

There is an SD with code file (search Samsung forum) - boot with it the camera and will provide some usefull info about the camera status, use...

BUT, since the NX line is abandoned, please DO NOT BUY MORE NX LENSES, they are "electric" types and the command codes have not been broken.
(Well, this is also up to you, my advise is on "economic" side...)

The lenses will survive much longer than a camera...

Instead buy lenses (with adapter) with manual focus, eventual manual aperture (older or third part).

After NX500, you will chose the "best" (for you) available camera at that time (at least few good years from now), and all these lenses will be usable with an ordinary adapter, manually.

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Samsung NX1 Samsung NX 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 ED OIS Samsung 16-50mm F2.0-2.8
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