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Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

Started Feb 18, 2017 | Discussions
RNSE New Member • Posts: 6
Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

Hi

I'm new to this forum and to the NX1. I really like the camera and have the 85mm F1.4 ED SSA and 60mm F2.8 Macro lenses for portraits. I'm looking for the 16-50 mm F2.0-2.8 S ED OIS and the 50-150mm F2.8 S for some tennis 4k video. Do any you know where I can get those at a fair price?

Is there any other lenses that you would recommend owning?

Thank you

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

RNSE wrote:

Hi

I'm new to this forum and to the NX1. I really like the camera and have the 85mm F1.4 ED SSA and 60mm F2.8 Macro lenses for portraits. I'm looking for the 16-50 mm F2.0-2.8 S ED OIS and the 50-150mm F2.8 S for some tennis 4k video. Do any you know where I can get those at a fair price?

Is there any other lenses that you would recommend owning?

Thank you

I think it depends on where you're based but for me in Europe those lenses are very difficult to pick up for a good price.

However, I also own the 85mm and I'm thinking that it might be ideal for shooting tennis, it's a great focal length to get quite close and the wide aperture means you can select a high shutter speed. Probably best to mount on a tripod for video but this isn't really an issue as the players don't exactly move great distances do they?

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VisualFX
VisualFX Senior Member • Posts: 1,241
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I doubt the prices will come down anytime soon. Demand is there for this system.

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mordor_74 Contributing Member • Posts: 622
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I think that the only way to get Samsung Nx lenses at a decent price is a time machine

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Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

RNSE wrote:

Hi

I'm new to this forum and to the NX1. I really like the camera and have the 85mm F1.4 ED SSA and 60mm F2.8 Macro lenses for portraits. I'm looking for the 16-50 mm F2.0-2.8 S ED OIS and the 50-150mm F2.8 S for some tennis 4k video. Do any you know where I can get those at a fair price?

Is there any other lenses that you would recommend owning?

Thank you

I would try national ads and photo/video forums in your country. locally is much cheaper to find cheap NX stuff, especially if you live in Scandinavia, I have seen some amazing offers there from time to time.

The S lenses are brilliant, I do would like a 50-150, but I can't spend so much money for a discontinued cameras lens, if it goes down to 600-800€ I would recoonsider though!

I paid some for the 16-50S, but I am planning to use it for some money gaining soonish (since bought it I am working with diffetent cameras, and I haven't tested it in a pro environmnet!), while 50-150 is something I do not usually use.

Juxx989
Juxx989 Forum Member • Posts: 73
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I was hunting about a month ago all the ebyers wanted $1000-$1600 for 50-150 S

I resorted to searching google for "Meta Craigslist Search" found 5 sites that search the whole country crags list at once...

Found a guy offered him $800  (saying that I know it will be worth less than this in a few weeks with the announce of the GH5)

He said ok and lets meet I told him to post it on ebay buy it now and Id paypal instantly. He did and I got it but I feel bad a bout two things I know he prob only got like $650 after ebay and paypal took him to cleaners...

and to my surprise NX Gear has been rising in price. I figured the GH5 pre-order would be the harbinger of the price fall...

They have spiked since.

Perhaps the announcement of the Sony A7S III will do it?

who knows... This systems Half life is very strange

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OP RNSE New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

Ok - thank you. Yes, I'm based in Scandinavia so I will have a look here. Will also try  shooting some tennis with the 85mm.

Are the lenses also out of production or are they just not available in Europe?

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

RNSE wrote:

Ok - thank you. Yes, I'm based in Scandinavia so I will have a look here. Will also try shooting some tennis with the 85mm.

Are the lenses also out of production or are they just not available in Europe?

I don't think any more are being produced. It is still possible to get hold of lenses from Amazon and ebay but the prices are very high for the S lenses.

I'm interested to see photos or videos of tennis shot with the 85mm - I'm going to try this too when the weather improves here!

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OP RNSE New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

One of the positions that I would like to shoot from, is directly behind the player. The 85mm will not work from this position when indoors, since there is only about 3m from the baseline to the wall. So from a fixed position on a tripod you will not get the corners, and the player will be out of the shoot when ie returnering a serv.

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ttbek Veteran Member • Posts: 4,869
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Not sure, maybe a strong following with stills photographers as well will buoy it through these (typically considered) video centric releases.  Video may have affected lens prices less anyway because of the trend to use Samyang and legacy glass for the video segment in the first place.

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wpstl Senior Member • Posts: 1,251
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

RNSE wrote:

Ok - thank you. Yes, I'm based in Scandinavia so I will have a look here. Will also try shooting some tennis with the 85mm.

Are the lenses also out of production or are they just not available in Europe?

On another popular forum, someone just sold an NX1 kit with 16-50 S lens and grip for $1200 US. That's quite a bargain. You could sell the body and grip and end up with a nice lens at a really nice price. I know you aren't in the US but if you keeping looking at some of the non-Amazon used gear places in your country you might eventually find a deal.

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Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

wpstl wrote:

RNSE wrote:

Ok - thank you. Yes, I'm based in Scandinavia so I will have a look here. Will also try shooting some tennis with the 85mm.

Are the lenses also out of production or are they just not available in Europe?

On another popular forum, someone just sold an NX1 kit with 16-50 S lens and grip for $1200 US. That's quite a bargain. You could sell the body and grip and end up with a nice lens at a really nice price. I know you aren't in the US but if you keeping looking at some of the non-Amazon used gear places in your country you might eventually find a deal.

There was a NX1 and 30mm add in Sweden in October for 650$, a friend living in Sweden alerted me on that, but it was too much hassle to do all the logistics and already I was buying a 16-50S at the time.

OP RNSE New Member • Posts: 6
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

wpstl wrote:

RNSE wrote:

Ok - thank you. Yes, I'm based in Scandinavia so I will have a look here. Will also try shooting some tennis with the 85mm.

Are the lenses also out of production or are they just not available in Europe?

On another popular forum, someone just sold an NX1 kit with 16-50 S lens and grip for $1200 US. That's quite a bargain. You could sell the body and grip and end up with a nice lens at a really nice price. I know you aren't in the US but if you keeping looking at some of the non-Amazon used gear places in your country you might eventually find a deal.

That is quite a bargin. Found a 16-50 S lens in Denmark for just over $800 incl shipping in mint condition. So I go with that and keep looking for the 50-150 S lens.

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VisualFX
VisualFX Senior Member • Posts: 1,241
Re: Used lenses at fair prices for the NX1

Juxx989 wrote:

I was hunting about a month ago all the ebyers wanted $1000-$1600 for 50-150 S

I resorted to searching google for "Meta Craigslist Search" found 5 sites that search the whole country crags list at once...

Found a guy offered him $800 (saying that I know it will be worth less than this in a few weeks with the announce of the GH5)

He said ok and lets meet I told him to post it on ebay buy it now and Id paypal instantly. He did and I got it but I feel bad a bout two things I know he prob only got like $650 after ebay and paypal took him to cleaners...

and to my surprise NX Gear has been rising in price. I figured the GH5 pre-order would be the harbinger of the price fall...

They have spiked since.

Perhaps the announcement of the Sony A7S III will do it?

who knows... This systems Half life is very strange

GH5 looks nice, but I think Panasonic is crazy with the price for a m43 camera. $2K for body only? No thanks. I'm sure people will still buy it like they do with overpriced iphones. I can get 2 NX1's now for that price.

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wpstl Senior Member • Posts: 1,251
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mordor_74 wrote:

I think that the only way to get Samsung Nx lenses at a decent price is a time machine

Not necessarily. For those in the U.S., KEH has the 50-150 rated Like New- for $1219 and 2 copies of the 16-50 S rated at EX+ and LN- for $792 and $849.

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
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So, after being tempted for a while, I finally pulled the trigger on the 16-50mm s lens on ebay (not sealed but never used) for just under £700. 2 year warranty as well and compared to where I've seen it elsewhere, I think the price is reasonable.

When it arrived, the receipt was included - the buyer bought it new from John Lewis for £450 - what an absolute bargain! I've heard before that there have been deals to be had at John Lewis for NX items - trouble is they never appear online so it's pot luck which store you go into. It seems they don't really know what they're selling,imnsure they'd sell them easily for a lot more online.

Anyway, despite being a bit disappointed I missed out on that price, no real regrets here.

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