The Samsung BIG lens TEST - performance at 45mm

I have testet 5 out of 6 Samsung lenses at 45mm. (I treat the two versions of the 45mm one identical optically when I say 6)

Body used for testing: NX500

Images cropped in body - at 7.8x magnification.

Tripod used, optical image stabilisators set to OFF.

F5.6 and 1/320s in Manual mode.

Focus was set manually - very carefully for best quality with 8x maginifaction assistant.

Let's see how familiar are we with our original Samsung gear performance!

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Can you tell to which Samsung lenses were used to capture below 5 images?

Bonus track: which lens was not tested this time?

I will tell you how many answers you got right...

Image 1 - which lens is it?

Image 2 - which lens is it?

Image 3 - which lens is it?

Image 4 - which lens is it?

Image 5 - which lens is it?

Bonus track: which lens(or lenses) was(were) not tested at 45mm?

(do not be mislead by the exif data mm figure. The original images cover the same view angle, even if 40, 45 or 48mm was recorded by the camera-lens combination)

16-50 S lens was not tested? ) Second image with prime?

I will be lucky if I get one right, but I'll have a go.

1. kit 18-55

2. NX 45/f1.8

3. NX 20-50mm

4. 18-200 (color too cool)

5. kit 16-50 f3.5 pz

Very interesting, I can't wait to find out what images 2 and 3 are! My guesses are the same as Piecoro above. My order of preference is 2, 3, 1, 5, 4.

piecoro wrote:

1 - 16-50 3.5 pz

2 - 16 -50 2-2.8

3 - 45 f1.8

4 - 20-50

5 - 18-55

Have to disagree. To me n.4 Cant be 20-50. My 20-50 has better color than 16-50 and better sharpnes if stopper down like un the test. I think that n.4 may be 18-55. I am from Phone and can evaluate nothing than colors.
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mordor_74 wrote:

Have to disagree. To me n.4 Cant be 20-50. My 20-50 has better color than 16-50 and better sharpnes if stopper down like un the test. I think that n.4 may be 18-55. I am from Phone and can evaluate nothing than colors.

Not sure about that although I've never used the 20-50. Image 4 has a cool colour cast that the others doesn't have, and I've only used the 18-55 very briefly but I remember thinking that it looked very warm (perhaps I forgot to change the WB?) which is what I feel when I look at image 5. Now looking more at the distortion I may switch 1 and 5 above but it's a tough call.

The 20-50 is not exactly an expensive lens and I know the 18-200 doesn't have many nice things said about it but the 18-200 was already ruled out, I have to stick with the 20-50 for image 4.

ChimPanzer wrote:

ChuckTa, I am sorry but none of your 5 answers was right.

ChimPANZER

Arhhhh! I am so bad at this.

1 - 16-50 3.5 pz

2 - 16 -50 2-2.8

3 - 45 f1.8

4 - 18-55

5 - 20-50