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Samsung NX1 with Canon nFD 300mm F2.8 Prime

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Lawrence Norman
Lawrence Norman Regular Member • Posts: 437
Samsung NX1 with Canon nFD 300mm F2.8 Prime
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Baby Bluebird's First Flight

Baby Bluebirds in Nest

Canada Geese Goslings

Parent Canada Geese with Gosling

Female Bluebird -Food for her Babies

Great Blue Heron -its Dinner Time!!!

Great Blue Heron Standing Tall

Samsung NX1 with Canon nFD 300mm F2.8 Prime

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: Samsung NX1 with Canon nFD 300mm F2.8 Prime

Excellent photos! Just think, us NX users nearly got a native version of that lens!

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Lawrence Norman
OP Lawrence Norman Regular Member • Posts: 437
Re: Samsung NX1 with Canon nFD 300mm F2.8 Prime
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markyboy81 wrote:

Excellent photos! Just think, us NX users nearly got a native version of that lens!

Yes, and I'm still VERY sad they never released it.

The Samsung S 300mm F.2.8 ED OIS iFunction Lens

-300mm f/2.8 lens
-OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation)
-Magnesium alloy body
-Weather sealed
-Filter slot
-2m minimum focus distance
-Custom focus range can be set
-iFunction button
-Super Sonic Actuator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKarbN886n8

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Lawrence Norman
OP Lawrence Norman Regular Member • Posts: 437
Re: Samsung NX1 with Canon nFD 300mm F2.8 Prime
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For a lens made in the mid 1980's I'm impressed with it's sharpness "when focus is perfect". The NX1's EVF greatly helps, as well as NX1's (and NX500) Manual Focus Assists / Peaking features.

Bull Frog

Turtles Warming in the Sun

Female Northern Cardinal in Birdbath

Female Northern Cardinal Bathing

Female Bluebird with Food for Babies

Baby Bluebirds in Birdhouse

Female Bluebird with Food for her Babies

Great Blue Heron Catches Frog for Dinner

Great Blue Heron Standing Tall

Canada Geese Goslings

Parent Canada Geese with Gosling

Canon 300mm nFD F2.8 adapted to Samsung NX1

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Samsung NX1 Samsung NX500 Samsung NX 30mm F2 Pancake Samsung NX 50-200mm F4-5.6 OIS Samyang 85mm F1.4 Aspherical IF +18 more
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