Our sources confirmed that Samsung will announce the new NX20 and NX200 cameras plus the new 85mm f/1.4 lens in July. We hope to get the exact release date as soon as possible. Meanwhile a korean photographer posted that image on the SLRgear forum. It shows the upcoming 85mm f/1.4 lens. The photographer spoke with the person you can see on the image. The tester said the ultrasonic AF is very fast and the lens has no chromatic aberration. That’s not a lot of info but I am sure the lens will deliver a very high image quality. It’s certainly one of those key lenses that other mirrorless systems like m43 and NEX cannot offer yet. Panasonic, Olympus and Sony, are you listening?
UPDATE: The lens will cost $999. You can already see it at BHphoto (Click here).
UPDATE: More info via dpreview forum:
1. It seems to have SSA motor and the AF is very fast. The speed is similar with Olympus E-3 + 14-54mm under daylight. It seems to be slightly slower then 12-60mm lens.
2. I couldn’t see any chromatic aberration in the display with max. magnification.
3. The price of the lens is TBD. It will be released around July or August. He came to the show for the final test.
4. He said he is a Canon user, but he will move to NX because he likes 85mm/f1.4 results.
5. NX 60mm macro seems to be simply Olympus 50mm Macro + SSA motor. NX 60mm macro IQ looks similar with 50mm Macro on main display with max. magnification.
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looks good to me, hope the pricing is not too high.
What about another lens on his other shoulder ? (you have to go to see it in the source link). I couldn’t figure out about it.
bhphoto lists the samsung 85mm 1.4 at 1000$
the nikon afs 85mm f1.4 is listed at 1700$
it seems this 85mm 1.4 will cost $1000
i hope you get some info about the new the nx20/nx200..
that’s cheap! edit the headline, please!
There is more information, see the translation made by ihkim on DPReview forum:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1001&message=38606313
I quote:
The beta tester brought several new lenses and they would be released around July or August this year. He demonstrated the 85mm f/1.4 lens to me.
1. It seems to have SSA motor and the AF is very fast. The speed is similar to Olympus E-3 + 14-54mm under daylight. It seems to be slightly slower than 12-60mm lens.
2. I couldn’t see any chromatic aberration in the display with max. magnification.
3. The price of the lens is TBD. It will be released around July or August. He came to the show for the final test.
4. He said he is a Canon user, but he will move to NX because he likes 85mm f/1.4 results.
5. NX 60mm macro seems to be simply Olympus 50mm Macro + SSA motor. NX 60mm macro IQ looks similar to 50mm Macro on main display with max. magnification.
Thanks!
” It seems to be slightly slower than 12-60mm lens.”
interesting
here is what photozone said about the 12-60mm autofocus performance
“The SWD (“Supersonic Wave Drive”) AF motor of the 12-60mm is supposed to deliver the fastest AF performance in the industry (when mounted to a E-3) and it’s certainly blazingly fast.”
slightly slower than “blazingly fast” sounds good enough for me. 🙂
It’s still very expensive lens for a system that’s trying to make it.
Nikon 85mm 1.4 is made for FF cameras, and it’s Nikon, so it’s something that you will always be able to sell easily.
I won’t give judgment to which is better (new Nikon 85mm is said to be amazing), but those two lenses cover completely different AoV.
Comparable lens would be 57mm f0.95.
“Nikon 85mm 1.4 is made for FF cameras, and it’s Nikon, so it’s something that you will always be able to sell easily.”
are you an investor or photographer? ; )
of course it cant be compared to nikon 85mm on fullframe but than you could compare it with the
canon 135mm f2 on fullframe which is 1049$ at bhphoto.
nikon 135mm f2 is 1400$
sony 135mm f2.8 1250$
sony 135mm f1.8 1500$
because in fullframe terms the samsung would be a 127,5mm f2 lens
so still pretty good price and the samsung nx body are also very cheap even compared to entry level dslr.
i wounder WHEN will NX introduce a ultra wide lens up to 10 or 11mm….
they said 5 lenses per year.
a 12-24mm f4 is rumored to be scheduled in 2012
http://www.x-rumors.com/2010/11/24/x4-samsung-nx-lens-roadmap-2011-2013/
So, no CA in a super fast lens eh? I doubt the lens doesn’t have any CA, but rather the camera automatically corrects for it, thus you can’t see any in the display.
Better question can anyone identify the camera that the lens is attached to???? 😀 iam an olympus fan but iam willing to move to samsung since its offer quality products for a great price
“NX 60mm macro seems to be simply Olympus 50mm Macro + SSA motor.”
No one seems to have commented on this. Are Olympus and Samsung cooperating on the lens front? Admin, any info on other shared lens designs?
I dont think they are of the same lens, man. Just because companies make the same focal length in lenses it doesnt mean they are the same. there have been a million macro lenses made from manual focus to af.As for the comment that the nx is just a oly with ssa, what is there when it comes to lenses? The difference is either with sonic motor or with v.r., it’s not like there’s a lens out there that can cook an egg.In that regard I guess every lens made is the same.LOL