According to mirrorless rumors Samsung will announce several new lenses including 16-80mm, 50-300mm and 12-24mm. Other sources also mention 45mm (instead of 55mm), new version of 30mm pancake (with iFunction) and 3D lens. Then, there are various rumors about new Samsung cameras, retro styled "NX-R" and another model presumably positioned between NX20 and NX210: no viewfinder, tilt screen. I guess Samsung want to produce something similar to Olympus E-PL3, very popular camera. I wish they put more buttons on it, or add touch screen. It is ironic that the company famous for their smartphones and tablets does not put touch screens on top camera models such as EX2F or NX210 or NX20.
Unfortunately the current Samsung NX cameras are still not available in major Australian shops. I guess the demand for the latest NX cameras was/is higher than anticipated by the company.
Friday, 6 July 2012
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Samsung EX2F for $549
According to engadget.com the new camera from Samsung, EX2F, will be priced at ~$550. The lens now goes to ~80mm/f2.7. So, the specs are good: 24mm/f1.4, BSI sensor, Full HD. Can be a very nice camera.
However, it is unclear if the AMOLED display can work as a touch-screen. According to dpreview, the NX20 display is not a touch-screen. The camera has only one Fn button, and no White Balance button. Than the control for exposure metering (spot, full frame) would be hidden in the menu, as well as selection of autofocus points. The move record and exposure lock buttons are placed at the top left of the rear panel, where I probably would press them accidentally. Hard to say without direct testing. Hopefully the white balance is good because there is no dedicated button. The camera has Delete button, so it would erase photos even after zoom-in. I cannot do it on Fuji X10 because the delete function is on mode dial, and it is impossible to assign Delete function to Fn or RAW buttons. Obviously, it is very personal opinion, and the full specs of the camera are still unknown.
However, it is unclear if the AMOLED display can work as a touch-screen. According to dpreview, the NX20 display is not a touch-screen. The camera has only one Fn button, and no White Balance button. Than the control for exposure metering (spot, full frame) would be hidden in the menu, as well as selection of autofocus points. The move record and exposure lock buttons are placed at the top left of the rear panel, where I probably would press them accidentally. Hard to say without direct testing. Hopefully the white balance is good because there is no dedicated button. The camera has Delete button, so it would erase photos even after zoom-in. I cannot do it on Fuji X10 because the delete function is on mode dial, and it is impossible to assign Delete function to Fn or RAW buttons. Obviously, it is very personal opinion, and the full specs of the camera are still unknown.
Monday, 2 July 2012
Samsung EX2
The specs of the upcoming EX2 / EX2F high-end compact camera from Samsung have appeared on the web several days ago. It seems that the EX2 has similar sized sensor as his predecessor (EX1/TL500) but it is back-illuminated sensor, so it is reasonable to expect a significant improvement in low-light performance. In addition, the lens is about half-stop brighter, presumably at wide end. It is still has 3x zoom range starting at 24 mm. The number of pixels is slightly higher (12MP), and it has rotating AMOLED screen, apparently the same as on NX20.
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