Weeks ago we reported how Samsung will now focus on “emerging” photo camera markets while the more “classic” system camera development could be gone forever. Recently we spotted many new patents describing smartphone devices with NX mount module (article here). And today we spotted another new patent describing a superslim lens that could perfectly fit those kind of devices.
The advantage of such a sim lens os that it would still keep the “pocketability” of the smartphone.
Below is another patent design shwoing the NX mount at work on a smartphone. On that image you see a different and larger lens (not the same lens we spotted today).
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Are you saying that the new smartphone module will have the same NX mount that the NX mirrorless cameras currently have, and that current NX lenses will fit the smartphone?
If this is true and Samsung will keep the NX mount the new Nikon mirrorless ff camera will definitely use a differrent mount….although it would be nice if everyone used the same mount.
If this Idea becomes popular maybe Sony can make an E mount cellphone camera module…????
I doubt present nx lenses will work, with 28mm flange. You’ll need an adapter or a 35mm thick cellphone.
Ugh, NX mount has 25.5mm flange distance but NX-M (NX mini) is just 7.5mm and fits the schematic nicely (as Marco already said). So the phone could still be reasonably thin (~10-12mm).
So they think people are going to carry around a bag of lenses for their cell phone.
That is definitely NX mini mount, and NOT NX mount. See the different pinout:
http://static.bhphotovideo.com/explora/explora/sites/default/files/styles/960/public/m_1_NX-MINI_003_Front-Without-Lens_White.jpg?itok=75aDE792
http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/samsung_nx-100_lens_none.jpg