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Rank the lenses available for Samsung NX!

Started Mar 24, 2015 | Discussions thread
Abbazz
Abbazz Senior Member • Posts: 1,339
Re: Rank the lenses available for Samsung NX!
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Samsung had the best small primes and that's the most important point for me. The zooms are OK, but you need the very best lenses in order to beat the image quality of a modern smartphone.

I find the 30mm the most useful in the range. I wish it was a tad sborter in focal length (like 26mm) but it's an excellent lens anyway. The slow and somewhat noisy autofocus doesn't bother me and I don't do video. Even wide open, it delivers (at least in the center of the frame) and at f/5.6, it's close to perfection.

The 45mm is even better optically and the autofocus is fast and silent (for people who care). It's a shame that the focal length is too short. Now, I use it mainly on the NX Mini. A compact 60mm would have been my dream lens. The 60mm Macro is good optically, has stabilization but is way too bulky for my taste.

I have never tried the 20mm but I will if I can find a good one in my vicinity.

The 16mm is a good lens but it's better with the distortion correction disabled (when enabled, it makes fhe corners fuzzy).

The 10mm fisheye is another jewel. Small, lightweight, with good sharpness for a fisheye and superb colors.

Right now, I am traveling around France with two NX bodies (one with the 10mm and one with the 30mm) and one NX Mini (with the 45mm) in a small waist pack. I also have medium format and 35mm equipment at home but the quality I get from my Samsung gear is close enough and the weight/bulk benefit is quite appreciable when traveling.

Cheers!

Abbazz

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