Moving to a new system - but keeping the NX lenses

kypfer wrote:

White Widow wrote:

Judging from what was posted above, it looks awfully complicated to make such an adapter. But it has been done for other lens/camera combinations before, so in principle, there may be an undiscovered/undeveloped solution out there.

Maybe it's just a matter of how viable the market is. Samsung NX has been on the market for a few years and there must be thousands of lenses in circulation. And many NX lenses were of stellar quality. I'd be willing to pay a proper price for an adapter like this...

Samsung NX has been OFF the market for a good few years, and therein lies the issue!

The only (diminishing) market for an adaptor will be with those who already have an investment in the high-end lenses and would find it more attractive/economic to continue using those lenses with an appropriate adaptor, than to sell up and start afresh.

Whilst there maybe "thousands of lenses in circulation", how many of them are actually worth adapting, as opposed to simply using an alternative manufacturer, and how many of the owners of said lenses would be willing to pay for an adaptor to enable them to pay even more for a body to use it on

As I wrote above :- "... find a designer who's interested, get a quote per unit, then get a crowd-funding operation going … good luck "

there are plenty of quality manual focus lenses out there

someone finally developed an AF system for them, using lidar

and gearing to motorize turning the focus wheel

sirflip21NX wrote:

Samsung lenses are great, but they really Shine if they are being used on the nx1/nx 500 bodys, in auto, at least in terms of AF. In the past I try using manual lenses with Samsung câmeras but they dont Shine as native ones. That Said, why not trying to adapt more third party lenses to the Samsung system? Do third party Also gave up on the NX system? I dont understand it, because there are still many people using Samsung câmeras. Does anyone knows if there were any third party lenses made, after Samsung plull the plug?

Any third-party lenses, if they were made, would have almost certainly manual focus wide-angle primes, such as the Samyang range, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm & 16mm. If there was a demand they'd still be in production!

Some T-2 mount long telephotos can be used with an appropriate mount, one is available for the NX system … that's not a recommendation, just a statement of fact, many long focal length T-2 mount lenses are renowned for being "budget quality"!

If there are still "many people using Samsung cameras" they don't show up here, certainly not in the sort of quantities likely to encourage any manufacturer to make lenses for an obsolescent system.

Almost any manual lenses used with an adaptor on an NX camera will likely have been originally designed some years previously, so it's to be expected that they might not compare favourably with the native Samsung lenses, which, if nothing else, are optically quite good!

I use old manual lenses on my NX cameras almost exclusively and don't have a problem, but I'm prepared to accept that they are what they are and I don't compare them with anything newer

As I wrote above :- "... find a designer who's interested, get a quote per unit, then get a crowd-funding operation going … good luck " … it's under those circumstances, where people have actually got to put their money where their mouth is, that you'll find exactly how many of your "many people using Samsung cameras" are interested in expanding their system!

sirflip21NX wrote:

kypfer wrote:

sirflip21NX wrote:

Samsung lenses are great, but they really Shine if they are being used on the nx1/nx 500 bodys, in auto, at least in terms of AF. In the past I try using manual lenses with Samsung câmeras but they dont Shine as native ones. That Said, why not trying to adapt more third party lenses to the Samsung system? Do third party Also gave up on the NX system? I dont understand it, because there are still many people using Samsung câmeras. Does anyone knows if there were any third party lenses made, after Samsung plull the plug?

Any third-party lenses, if they were made, would have almost certainly manual focus wide-angle primes, such as the Samyang range, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm & 16mm. If there was a demand they'd still be in production!

Some T-2 mount long telephotos can be used with an appropriate mount, one is available for the NX system … that's not a recommendation, just a statement of fact, many long focal length T-2 mount lenses are renowned for being "budget quality"!

If there are still "many people using Samsung cameras" they don't show up here, certainly not in the sort of quantities likely to encourage any manufacturer to make lenses for an obsolescent system.

Almost any manual lenses used with an adaptor on an NX camera will likely have been originally designed some years previously, so it's to be expected that they might not compare favourably with the native Samsung lenses, which, if nothing else, are optically quite good!

I use old manual lenses on my NX cameras almost exclusively and don't have a problem, but I'm prepared to accept that they are what they are and I don't compare them with anything newer

As I wrote above :- "... find a designer who's interested, get a quote per unit, then get a crowd-funding operation going … good luck " … it's under those circumstances, where people have actually got to put their money where their mouth is, that you'll find exactly how many of your "many people using Samsung cameras" are interested in expanding their system!

Ttartisans should do a 17mm, f1.4 version for the NX system, or of the 35mm f0.95. Also of the 90mm f1.2. who is in favor, raise his hand lol there is Also the 50mm, 1.2., the 24mm, f1.4, all those fully manual, and not bywire. They remind me vintage lenses, but super cheap. The focus ring is smooth.... I tryed those. They are só compact and small. Thats whats Also good. Here some of these lenses.

https://youtu.be/GdwJNN6xMU4

By the way kypfer can we somehow adapt Fuji, Samsung lenses, or apsc lenses to micro Four thirds? I mean, Lumix câmeras are great. They have Ibis, they are cheap, but their lenses are crap, because they are very expensive, not wide enough, due to the crop sensor, and poor af of old ones. Most wide lenses for the mft system Also lack bokeh, and wide apertures. The 15 mm f1.7 costs a lot of Money...

Write to Ttartisans and ask them! I'm sure if you can get a few thousand firm orders together they'd come up with something.

Alternatively, stop flogging this dead horse and buy a Fuji camera!

I know nothing about micro 4/3, sorry.

sirflip21NX wrote:

kypfer wrote:

sirflip21NX wrote:

kypfer wrote:

sirflip21NX wrote:

Samsung lenses are great, but they really Shine if they are being used on the nx1/nx 500 bodys, in auto, at least in terms of AF. In the past I try using manual lenses with Samsung câmeras but they dont Shine as native ones. That Said, why not trying to adapt more third party lenses to the Samsung system? Do third party Also gave up on the NX system? I dont understand it, because there are still many people using Samsung câmeras. Does anyone knows if there were any third party lenses made, after Samsung plull the plug?

Any third-party lenses, if they were made, would have almost certainly manual focus wide-angle primes, such as the Samyang range, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm & 16mm. If there was a demand they'd still be in production!

Some T-2 mount long telephotos can be used with an appropriate mount, one is available for the NX system … that's not a recommendation, just a statement of fact, many long focal length T-2 mount lenses are renowned for being "budget quality"!

If there are still "many people using Samsung cameras" they don't show up here, certainly not in the sort of quantities likely to encourage any manufacturer to make lenses for an obsolescent system.

Almost any manual lenses used with an adaptor on an NX camera will likely have been originally designed some years previously, so it's to be expected that they might not compare favourably with the native Samsung lenses, which, if nothing else, are optically quite good!

I use old manual lenses on my NX cameras almost exclusively and don't have a problem, but I'm prepared to accept that they are what they are and I don't compare them with anything newer

As I wrote above :- "... find a designer who's interested, get a quote per unit, then get a crowd-funding operation going … good luck " … it's under those circumstances, where people have actually got to put their money where their mouth is, that you'll find exactly how many of your "many people using Samsung cameras" are interested in expanding their system!

Ttartisans should do a 17mm, f1.4 version for the NX system, or of the 35mm f0.95. Also of the 90mm f1.2. who is in favor, raise his hand lol there is Also the 50mm, 1.2., the 24mm, f1.4, all those fully manual, and not bywire. They remind me vintage lenses, but super cheap. The focus ring is smooth.... I tryed those. They are só compact and small. Thats whats Also good. Here some of these lenses.

https://youtu.be/GdwJNN6xMU4

By the way kypfer can we somehow adapt Fuji, Samsung lenses, or apsc lenses to micro Four thirds? I mean, Lumix câmeras are great. They have Ibis, they are cheap, but their lenses are crap, because they are very expensive, not wide enough, due to the crop sensor, and poor af of old ones. Most wide lenses for the mft system Also lack bokeh, and wide apertures. The 15 mm f1.7 costs a lot of Money...

Write to Ttartisans and ask them! I'm sure if you can get a few thousand firm orders together they'd come up with something

I already did, they told me to talk to their boss, which is a guy, that GOES by the name of kypfer... Do you know him? Lolol

Alternatively, stop flogging this dead horse and buy a Fuji camera!

What does flogging means?!? Well, portuguese always say, when there is life, there is hope. I Will buy a fuji, but ONLY as a b cam. I AM looking for specific characteristics such as formfactor, selfie LCD, mic input, to try these affordable compact lenses, for the kicks of it The nx1 lacks a selfie LCD. The NX 500 a mic input. I Will probably buy a fuji x-t200, which Also was discontinued...

I know nothing about micro 4/3, sorry.

Snif, snif... Why God, why?!?? Lol

So what did the "boss" at Ttartisans tell you? When I looked on their web-site the business contact name was Chloe!

What is there to know about micro 4/3 that might be of interest?

"flogging a dead horse" … means a pointless exercise, nothing is going to happen!

kypfer wrote:

"flogging a dead horse" … means a pointless exercise, nothing is going to happen!

True, but it can make you feel better...

There is Samsung's adapter for the NX Mini, a system that introduces a significant crop.