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  1. Luckypenguin

    Samsung Upgrading from NX300 to NX500?

    Until the NX300, Samsung didn't apply any compression to the native SRW raw files which resulted in 20 megapixel images being saved to a file size of approx. 40Mb. The NX300 and alter Samsungs apply a degree of lossless compression to reduce file sizes. An NX300 raw file can be read natively...
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    Samsung NX300 Noise reduction, excessive? Questions from a recent Samsung convert.

    I don't use jpegs so I can't make any comment from first hand experience, but I have heard others talk about excessive noise reduction in jpegs from Samsung NX cameras.
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    Samsung pentax-k adapter for samsung nx

    I have an Canon FD to NX adapter that came with my (second hand) NX200. Can't remember what brand it is but I think that it's a cheapy. I checked it for fit, checked it for burrs, and checked it for loose screws. It's all good so I'm happy with it; just need to use it more often.
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    Samsung Upgrading from NX300 to NX500?

    Gary knows both cameras. I only have first hand knowledge of the NX300 which I'm going to keep using for the foreseeable future.
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    Samsung Upgrading from NX300 to NX500?

    Compared to the NX300, I like the sound of the second control dial, the AF system, and the new rear screen of the NX500.
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    Samsung NX300 vs NX3000

    No touchscreen on the 3000 which is a big omission compared to the 300, but the 16-50mm would be my preference out of the two lenses (better range, OIS, newer design). I think that the 3000 also has a tilt screen but with a simpler hinge mechanism.
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    Samsung My handling impressions of the NX1 after 3 weeks of use

    On the old NX300 the touchscreen AF settings csn be toggled by a soft button on the left hand side of the screen, directly under the soft button to start a wifi connection. Does the NX1 have this button?
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    Samsung A few early reviews/impressions of the just released NX500

    I might want to upgrade my NX300 to one of these in a year or two. Hopefully the new sensor has similar colours and character as the old 20mp, which to date gives my favourite output of any brand or camera, regardless of sensor size. Similar to a Sony? No way!
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    Samsung NX 500 on the way

    I've still got a few thousand frames to put through my NX300 yet but the NX500 looks like it has some noteworthy features as a potential replacement. The new AMOLED screen will hopefully be at least as visible in bright light as my current Olympus ones are, the addition of a second control dial...
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    Hello and thank you! I hope that you like your new camera and are inspired to take some great images with it. I think that I have my NX300 set up fairly simply. I use Aperture Priority (A) mode just about 100% of the time and just use the raw files to process in Lightroom but if you want to...
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    Samsung NX1000 Wi-Fi image capture

    Windows Live Photo Gallery will allow you to rotate an image and save it.
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    Samsung Nx 50-150 2.8

    One advantage I did find in shooting with a camera system that had two different sensor formats was that sometimes the focal length range of the lenses designed for a 36x24 sensor could work in favour of an APS-C sensor. Probably the best example is the 70-200mm zoom lenses. I find 200mm to be a...
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    Samsung the 16-80± contest is on!

    I should first temper any enthusiasm I have for a Samsung f4 zoom by acknowledging that the rumours for this lens have been around for a long time now. If it does come to pass, I think that it bodes well that Sony/Zeiss have been able to design a similar lens that is quite compact because...
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    Samsung the 16-80± contest is on!

    I would use the Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens as a yardstick for an APS-C ILC. It weighs 308g with a 55mm filter thread diameter. There is also the Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens which weights 427g with a 72mm filter thread diameter.
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    Samsung Nx 50-150 2.8

    Samsung 50-150mm f2.8 (915g) It could be worse... Fujifilm 50-140mm f2.8 (995g excluding cap, hoods and tripod collar foot) ...much worse Sigma 50-150mm f2.8 (1.34kg)
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    Samsung My handling impressions of the NX1 after 3 weeks of use

    That reminds me of the first thought that ran through my head after I processed my first batch of NX300 images I took through Lightroom: "Oh my God, did I just buy a Sony NEX!!!" :biggrin: I discovered that the reasons for this were twofold. Firstly, I was simply applying the preset that I...
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    Samsung My handling impressions of the NX1 after 3 weeks of use

    Good to hear about the low light AF improvements resulting from the firmware update. I have heard this from a number of other sources as well. The unanswered question that I still have about the NX1 is whether the images and especially the colours are still reminiscent of the 20mp sensor?
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    Samsung Imaging Resource has a production model NX1 in house finally

    I think that IR's camparometer suffers from shooting a three dimensional scene as opposed to two dimensional. DPReview also had the same issue until they "flattened" their studio scene. For example, these screenshots below are from an ISO 100 comparison between the NX1 and the NX3000 and...
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    Samsung Imaging Resource gets their hands on the NX1 - very impressive

    It's also possible to download the raw files from the IR review if you click on any of the images and insert ".SRW" into the url, although I'm not sure what programs can currently open them. i.e. change ...YSAM_0665.HTM to ...YSAM_0665.SRW.HTM Digital Cameras, Samsung NX1 Digital Camera...
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    Samsung Imaging Resource gets their hands on the NX1 - very impressive

    Refreshing to see a reviewer actually note having too shallow a depth-of-field as a problem, which can occur even here with an f/2.8 zoom lens on an APS-C sensor. For example, this following (ISO 1600) image has a very narrow depth-of-field which makes it obvious that the image is back focused...
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    Samsung Imaging Resource gets their hands on the NX1 - very impressive

    These were the two high ISO images that were removed from the article: ISO 6400 Digital Cameras, Samsung NX1 Digital Camera Test Image ISO 25600 Digital Cameras, Samsung NX1 Digital Camera Test Image
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    Samsung Here is the NX1

    If you want to see a real mismatch, have a look at the 16-50mm f2-2.8 on an NX3000 :wink: Samsung S 16-50mm f/2-2.8 ED OIS Review | Photography Blog
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    Samsung Samsung Firmware Update Notification Service

    I was briefly intrigued by this new 9mm rectilinear Samsung NX lens, but alas :smile:
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    Samsung Samsung Firmware Update Notification Service

    I was wondering if an unsupported lens meant a black screen affair. Fujifim is the first company I have heard of to require body updates for each new lens so they must have different body/lens firmware protocols compared to the other systems.
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    Samsung Here is the NX1

    Maybe Samsung will need to make a few more prime lenses that are more proportionate to the NX1 :smile: from Compact Camera Meter
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    Samsung Here is the NX1

    I don't think that there will be any real issues with the resolving power of the smaller and cheaper Samsung primes on the NX1, given how well they fare on the existing 20mp sensor. The 20mm f2.8 is the least highly regarded of them SNX300-10050441-PR Samsung NX300 Melbourne Australia by Nic...
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    Samsung Samsung Firmware Update Notification Service

    I've never actually registered my contact details through a camera manufacturer before so I have no idea which ones offer firmware update notifications or not. It makes sense for Fujifilm to do so when their camera/lens communication profile requires a body to have it's firmware updated to make...
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    Samsung B&W Samsung NX

    I'm just not a big fan of the word being used outside of it's normal photographic context.
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    Samsung B&W Samsung NX

    I had a bit of a chuckle over the Achromatic name as well, and I'm still not sold on the benefits of monochrome sensors.
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    Samsung The LONG rumoured 300 2.8 just showed up

    If you're adjusting for aperture equivalence then you also need to consider focal length equivalence, in which case the EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM is the closest full frame lens offered by Canon at a trifling ~$6900. Canon U.S.A., Inc. | EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM The Samsung has a drop-in rear...
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    Samsung The LONG rumoured 300 2.8 just showed up

    Super Sonic Actuator, Ultrasonic Motor, Hypersonic Motor, Supersonic Wave Drive, Silent Wave Motor, Piezo Drive... Take your pick :smile:
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    Samsung The LONG rumoured 300 2.8 just showed up

    That is the most, erm, serious looking lens that I have yet seen made for a mirrorless camera system, and possibly the most special purpose as well.
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    Samsung Here is the NX1

    Full-res samples https://www.flickr.com/photos/samsungcamera/sets/72157647616119341
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    Samsung Here is the NX1

    I've been waiting to see this camera in the flesh for a while now, but unfortunately it looks like they may have $@#&ed up the screen articulation compared to the NX20 and NX30 before it. On a big DSLR styled camera the tilt-only screens are a bit half-hearted.
  35. Luckypenguin

    Samsung Samsung NX30

    I don't know if we have any currently active members with an NX30. Samsung isn't currently at the head of the mirrorless pack for continuous shooting ability but it has improved over time. As far as I am aware the buffer on the NX30 was improved over the earlier NX20, which in turn should have...
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    Samsung Hey Samsung, how about another 16-xx lens ;)

    While Samsung has the technically more impressive lens in the 16-50mm f2-2.8, I would find a lens like the Sony 16-70mm f4 to be a more interesting proposition. There was a rumour a couple of years ago but obviously nothing has come of it as yet.
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    Samsung Someone did 16-50 powerzoom review

    I'm not a big fan of the 18-55mm III kit zoom that came with my NX300, so it would be pretty cool if the 16-50mm is smaller, wider, and sharper.
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    SNX300-06150118-PR Samsung NX300 Nudgee Beach Australia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    The following link describes where the default locations of various Lightroom user files are: http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/preference-file-locations-lightroom-4.html
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    This is what I use as a starting point in Lightroom (v4.4 in my case) for the NX300. Hopefully I've created the Google Drive link correctly. Samsung NX300.lrtemplate
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    SNX300-06150115-PR Samsung NX300 Nudgee Beach Australia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
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    Samsung My Samsung NX20 is here

    I questioned the focal length as being too short at first but the 45mm has turned out to be a wonderful head-and-shoulders portrait lens.
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    I'm glad that I saved my money and bought the 2D lens then! I think the 3D version was about 50% more expensive when I bought my lens.
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    Yes, mine is the 2D version of the 45mm, not the 3D. The following is a link to a mini-review that I did of my lens. Samsung - The other 45mm f1.8 lens
  45. Luckypenguin

    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    Thanks Tony. My impression of the NX 45mm f1.8 is that it is sharper than the Olympus 45mm f1.8, although that isn't because the Oly is not sharp but because the Sammy is quite possibly the sharpest lens I have ever owned. For portraits it can actually be too sharp. The NX300 (and to a slightly...
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    Indeed, wonderful set of images Henry.
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    NX 45mm f1.8 SNX300-06090065-PR Samsung NX300 Brisbane Australia by Nic (Luckypenguin), on Flickr
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    Samsung Samsung's primes

    I think that the idea of using the Android operating system still has merits, as long as it is built into the camera rather than the camera being built around it i.e Galaxy NX. The existing range of Samsung primes presents an interesting case since bang-for-buck there is nothing close to the...
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    Samsung NX300 screen

    It's usable and well sized (3.3") but surprisingly (especially given how many screens that Samsung must manufacture and sell) it isn't as clear in bright sunlight as the OLED screens found in recent Olympus cameras.
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    Samsung Samsung NX image thread

    I've managed to inadvertently hit the video button a few times so far. I'm not really sure how my thumb manages to get in that position though!
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