Sunday 13 May 2012

problems with the latest Samsung kit lens

Couple days ago I came across a post on the dpreview about apparent issues with the latest version of kit lens (18-55mm F3.5-5.6 III) bundled with NX20. It looks like a quality control issue. Several links were posted to pictures on slrclub.com site to illustrate non-uniform sharpens across the frame. Actually Samsung has pretty good record in quality and reliability. I cannot recollect any major issue with their DSLR or mirrorless cameras.

Also, according to photorumors Samsung plan to cease the production of compact cameras and focus on mirrorless where the company want to be the dominant player. Samsung mirrorless cameras are good but sometimes it is very hard to find information about their projects. None of the three latest announced cameras are listed on their Australian site, so the local price is unknown. The same for 60mm Macro, 16mm F2.4 or 85mm F1.4.

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