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NX500

Started Aug 12, 2016 | Discussions
JW PHOTO Veteran Member • Posts: 3,155
NX500

I'm a rather happy user of an old NX100 and it still amazes me with its output.  I bought it as "old stock" with the kit lens a few years back for a measly $100.00.  Best $100.00 I have ever spent on a camera and I've spent a few.  I came across an article on the NX500 and thought it might be nice to have along with the NX100.  Then I started searching B&H and Adorama and found that neither had any in stock.  Heck, they didn't have zilch for Samsung cameras.  After searing a little more I found out why.  Samsung is out of the camera game.  What a shame or sham depending how you look at it.  I thought I'd then go to the big auction site and see what was there.  Yup, tons of NX500 cameras, but the asking/selling price seems ridiculous for a discontinued camera with no support or firmware upgrades in the future.  It might be a great camera and I don't doubt it is, but for a little more I'll buy a used Sony A7 or A6000 and still be able to get service.  I bet there are many Samsung users that are really P.O.'d right now.  I guess I'll just keep my NX100 and use it for travel and leisure.

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(unknown member) Regular Member • Posts: 269
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im so glad i picked up my NX500 when i did.  right after last christmas.. got it on sale  for $497 on amazon, used a 100 gift card from amazon and sold the kit lens to B@H for $100.. got it as a backup for my NX1.. with the 30 pancake lens it fits in my front pocket.. great little camera.. put the 16-50S lens on it using a tripod for landscape shots and its a little beast of a camera..  i usually keep either the 50-150 or rokinon 135 on my NX1.. i dont blame you i wouldn't pay the prices they are asking now.. Sky is on fire

OP JW PHOTO Veteran Member • Posts: 3,155
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Yes, I'm sure it's great and I do wish to get one.  Maybe somewhere down the line I'll snag one whether it be new or used.  Just not at this present price point.  I have Canon, Nikon and Sigma digital so it's not like I absolutely have to have the NX500 right now, today.

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Fujifilm FinePix E550 Zoom Kodak EasyShare C875 Olympus C-3030 Zoom Sigma DP1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P52 +19 more
CyberDEL
CyberDEL Regular Member • Posts: 234
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Hoogoose D Moose wrote:

im so glad i picked up my NX500 when i did. right after last christmas.. got it on sale for $497 on amazon, used a 100 gift card from amazon and sold the kit lens to B@H for $100.. got it as a backup for my NX1.. with the 30 pancake lens it fits in my front pocket.. great little camera.. put the 16-50S lens on it using a tripod for landscape shots and its a little beast of a camera.. i usually keep either the 50-150 or rokinon 135 on my NX1.. i dont blame you i wouldn't pay the prices they are asking now.. Sky is on fire

I bought the NX500 to replace the NX300 I had. I was a Nikon user and I step into mirrorless system and Samsung just because I wanted a smaller camera wich is easy to carry with me. After NX500, I sold all my Nikon staff and replace them with NX1 and the 2 S lenses. I never regret it, I am very happy to own and use them. Like you said Hoogoose, I love to walk around the city with NX500 and 30mm.

https://flic.kr/p/C8ADLy

What I wanted more of it? An optional little grip to use it especially with bigger lenses and I also wanted from the little flash to work as a master just to have wireless use of my Metz 44-af1 with NX500. Now, when I want that, I use the NX1, mostly for macro, but NX500 is much easier to use.

BTW, I'm waiting from my wife to make for it a nice macrame wrist strap which I've seen in the Internet. When she'll make it,  I'll upload a photo.

Dimitri D
https://www.flickr.com/photos/135820506@N02/ My Flickr Photostream

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