It has been very quite on the Samsung front after their Android NX camera announcement. And it looks like there will be no more big new releases this year. All we can expect for autumn is an updated 20mm f/2.0 lens with added i-Fn function. The German Online Store Fotokoch (Click here) lists the new lens for 299 Euro.
I am wondering what’s in the head of the Samsung bosses right now. What will they do to make NX cameras popular? We will “see” their thoughts at Photokina 2014 I guess…
Fotokoch link via Photorumors.
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They absolutely need to release a cool looking camera with a very – very – good evf. That should be a rangefinder styled camera, like the nx300, just a bit taller and with an evf in the left corner. That’s the shape that most consumers are asking for, in these times. Have a look at how good the gx7 looks over the em1. Samsung desperately needs something like the gx7
Besides, they need to implement a bigger buffer on the next model, able to keep – at least – 10/15 raw files in continuous shooting mode. Nx300 stops at 5 and this is really a few compared with other cameras.
Last, they could further improve the sensor. Today the nx300 is among the best aps-c, but in few months there will be a new nex7 to compete with, so samsung should definitely make an even better sensor. Mpixel count is not that important, but they have to get it over the top in dr and iq to gain consideration.
My 2¢.
I agree that Samsung needs to come out with an updated NX300 with VF.
Maybe Samsung finds it difficult to make something really innovative without having Apple to copy or spur innovation in the first place 🙂
I’m using NX5 (maybe the worst of all NX cameras) for 3 years now.
I took it to Indonesia last month and it was brilliant to use it – best Interface of all mirrorless cameras! So easy to use! 🙂
The Sensor is very good under ISO 800 – I love the pictures!
Now i want to update because of opperating speed, iq, dr, focus peaking and so on.
But which way should I go? NX300 is brilliant and the neaerly perfect camera, but I need an EVF!
NX20? Very good camera, good EVF, good ergonomics etc. but no focus peaking…
So I totally agree with first two comments!
Please Samsung give us an highend NX which combines NX300 and NX20 features and some other nice updates like in body stabilization!?
It would have been sad if one of their best lenses didnt have I-fn with the launch of the Galaxy NX where I-fn becomes nearly the sole way of changing settings when using the EVF.
Totally true. I hope they also improve af performance of the 30mm, which is quite slow compared to other more recent lenses (like the blazing fast 45mm). In that case I could buy a second copy…