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Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

Started Jan 21, 2015 | Discussions
JonathanF413
JonathanF413 Contributing Member • Posts: 593
Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

I am looking to purchase the new Samsung NX1 Digital Camera Body to use with a few different Samsung Camera Lenses.
The Samsung 16-50mm F2.0 - F2.8 OIS Kit Zoom S Camera Lens Is Too Expensive For Me Now At $ 1,100, so what other Samsung Lenses do you recommend to use with the Samsung NX1 Camera?
I would like to have Samsung Lenses with the built in OIS since the NX1 Camera does not have in body stabilization.
Are there any Samsung fast prime lenses or good quality zoom lenses with the OIS built in that cost up to $ 750.00.
Thank You.
Jonathan

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tecnoworld
tecnoworld Veteran Member • Posts: 7,232
Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?
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The 60mm macro (f2.8) can be also a nice portrait lens, is ultra sharp and has ois.

Otherwise you can get the 16-50pz, but it's not a fast lens.

The 50-200mm has ois, is again not very fast, and in my experience only fair/good up until 150mm.

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jennyrae Senior Member • Posts: 2,690
Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

12-24mm zoom and 45mm lens. both for $750 or less. that is all you need now.

ttbek Veteran Member • Posts: 4,869
Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

tecnoworld wrote:

The 60mm macro (f2.8) can be also a nice portrait lens, is ultra sharp and has ois.

Otherwise you can get the 16-50pz, but it's not a fast lens.

The 50-200mm has ois, is again not very fast, and in my experience only fair/good up until 150mm.

I have samples of pigeons in flight and a few other things with the 50-200 in this thread: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/55120391

Almost, if not all, are at 200mm, judge it as you will, remember to check out the originals though, the forum software compression really is pretty bad.

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Raw Jaw
Raw Jaw Senior Member • Posts: 2,662
Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

A perfect start is the 18-55 III i lens.

The 16-50 Power Zoom is my everyday lens on my NX30.

OrdinarilyInordinate
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Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

The 30mm pancake for IQ, tiny size, and reasonable price (though slower auto-focus). 16-50mm PowerZoom sounds like a great kit lens by most accounts so far. Rokinon/Samyang manual offerings, such as 12mm f/2.0, 8mm f/2.8 II (or Samsung's own 10mm fish eye for closer focus distance, auto-focus, and portability though not as good resolution/sharpness as Samyang's).

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JonathanF413
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Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

Update

Are there any Samsung fast prime lenses with OIS or good quality zoom lenses also with OIS built in that cost up to $ 750.00.
I need Samsung Lenses with OIS wince the NX1 does not have in body stabilization.

Thank You.
Jonathan

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OrdinarilyInordinate
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Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

JonathanF413 wrote:

Update

Are there any Samsung fast prime lenses with OIS or good quality zoom lenses also with OIS built in that cost up to $ 750.00.
I need Samsung Lenses with OIS wince the NX1 does not have in body stabilization.

Thank You.
Jonathan

I think only the 60mm macro lens has OIS, out of the primes.  The 30mm and below don't really need OIS due to the short focal length.  I've not had camera shake problems with my 30mm lens yet.  16-50mm power zoom has OIS and is a good zoom lens.  50-200mm lens is reasonable and is the longest reach Samsung zoom you can buy (I'm discounting 18-200mm, as it's mainly a video-oriented lens, and its still image quality is so-so--especially considering its high price).

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jennyrae Senior Member • Posts: 2,690
Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

with budget you have, 18-55, 60mm and 50-200mm.

I still would recommend a fast lens without OIS.

JonathanF413
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Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

I just purchased the Samsung NX1 Digital Camera on Amazon for $ 1,499.00.
I cannot afford an extra $ 1,100 for the high end F2.0 - F2.8 kit zoom lens.
I can spend about $ 750.00 for one or two camera lenses.
I prefer prime lenses with OIS and zoom lenses with OIS.
If I purchase a fast prime F1.8 lens without the OIS, how shaky will the pictures and the videos be without the OIS since the NX1 camera has no OIS?

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JonathanF413
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Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

How is the Samsung 18-55mm zoom camera lens compared to the 16-50mm PZ camera zoom lens?
I know that they are slow, but they both have OIS.

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jennyrae Senior Member • Posts: 2,690
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how slow shutterspeed will you shoot? do you have problems with camera shake? because that is only reason to consider having OIS. but it will not solve motion blur of subjects, that is why I would recommend fast lens because of ability to shoot higher shutterspeed to freeze subject and also much better picture quality. unless you are shooting stationary subject, then lens I mentioned are only ones available.

Raw Jaw
Raw Jaw Senior Member • Posts: 2,662
Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

Why did you buy NX when you posted twice they have no in body OIS, and that the lens in your budget are slow as you state?.

Forgive me if I am wrong but you seem a bit trollish.

Captain Packrat
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The 60mm is the only prime Samsung currently makes that has OIS. It's a fairly fast f/2.8 and offers macro focusing down to 7.4 inches. It has a focus limit switch to disable macro focusing for telephoto work. It's $469 from Amazon right now.

The 50-200mm is a good lens, it has OIS, and it's the longest lens currently available from Samsung. It's not that great in the speed department, f/4.0 to 5.6, but it's only $329.

The 85mm f/1.4 is as fast as Samsung makes them, and it's a beauty of a lens with an incredibly tight depth of field and excellent bokeh. It would also just about break the bank for you, at around $763. No OIS either, but it's bright enough you probably won't need it. It is a bit of a tricky lens for the novice, because the depth of field can be as little as 4.7 mm!

If that's too much money, the 45mm lens has an excellent f/1.8, making it Samsung's second fastest lens, and it has a price tag of just $269 for the 2D only version. Again, no OIS, but it should be fast enough not to need it.  I have the 2D/3D version of this lens, but the 3D is really more of a gimmick and not really all that useful; it adds another $60.

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hootsmon
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Re: Samsung NX1 Camera With Which Samsung Camera Lenses?

+1 what Cap'n Packrat said!

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tecnoworld
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If you look at MY reply, I listed ONLY lenses with OIS.

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mordor_74 Contributing Member • Posts: 622
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Maybe we need some context:

How wiill a 60mm ois serve you if you are shooting a panorama?

What use will you make of your nx1?

What system are you coming from?

I am a big fan of OIS but consider that ois gives you 1stop, the sensor in the NX1 will also give some stop compared to the system you are coming from, a prime lens will give you 2-3 stops over the same focal on a zoom lens and you can get another stop from a decent denoise program. You should sum up this elements while evaluating your need for OIs, or aperture or whatever...

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