On September 15 Samsung will announce the 28 megapixel NX1 camera. And the first teaser has been spoiled at SamsungTomorrow. There is little to be seen on these images a part of the huge grip 🙂
I am working to get more specs…this will be the big news at Photokina for sure!
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Very interesting, I’m happy they have stuck with a large grip as this is titled as their ‘pro’ level camera and I much prefer a larger camera when shooting with larger heavier ‘pro’ lenses.
looking at the direction Samsung have moved with their lenses and in other departments i.e mobile, I expect one real + for this camera and that hopefully will be weather sealing.
This camera will NOT be small, it will be more A7, GH3/4 and OMD size and rightly so. At this level its all about performance + handling and with all the new tech we are reading about going into it only time will tell.
tecnoworld i told you you would have to wait for the NX400EVF hahahah 😀
I don’t think a camera at the level of nx400 will have the same performance as the nx1. This is the problem I have. I want nx1 performance in a body like a6000. And this is what it’s absent from the market, while there are many high performance bulky cameras.
PS: if size is not an issue, why not going with, say, canon 6d? What advantage do you find in nx1 type of camera compared to it?
Cameras like the a7 GH3 and OMD are still smaller then their DSLR counter part (Especially a7) and I’m young so i really like the wifi implementation in Samsung and Sony CSCs. Also i shoot burst a lot when im with my friends so 10+ burst modes that you get in CSCs i love (sadly not in my fuji)
Remember im not in the Market to go to this level yet, im happy with my EX1 Helios 58MM F2 pairing as im just doing amateur portraits at the moment but i really see CSCs taking over DSLRs in all round performance in the future
Yeh we would all love a company putting their best performance in a small body but apart from the Xpro 1 no one has done it yet really
The A6000 is a small body with best performance (for APS) The A5100 is best performance with very small body (again for APS) The A7 series is the smallest FF ILC camera you can get.
For sure a6000 is WAY better than any body Samsung has, at present. Will nx1 be better? Probably yes, BUT in twice a bigger body. Will nx400 be better than a6000? Probably yes once again, but it will be out more than one year later and, for that time, Sony will have an a6100.
My point wasn’t that you cant get good-great performance out of a small body, my point is all ‘Pro’ level cameras (from all companies apart from the X-pro1) in the CSC market are larger and for the same reason ‘Pro’ level cameras have always been larger
The A6000 is already a killer body, the only thing it’s lacking compared with NX1 is weather sealing (and AFAIK there are no E-mount WR lenses, so…)
The evf is less than what I’d want and there is not touch screen (very handy for moving AF point). Then Sony lenses are either so-so or very expensive. I was able to build up a killer Samsung lens collection for little more than 2.000€ (this includes the 60mm, 85mm and 16-50s).
That’s why I’m committed to Samsung even if I don’t really like their vision about the bodies.
Yeah, I totally understand your view… I hope that they steer in the right direction with the bodies too. But it’s more like the philosophy than just the engineering. I’d like Samsung to have the good taste that Fuji or Pentax have when it comes to design.
Very true, in fact the worst thing about nx cameras with evf is their design (which is quite embarrassing, imo). The nx30 is really an ugly camera by my standards (even the galaxy nx was a bit better looking).
Samsung has never been able to get any respect in the camera world.
I do not agree. It wasn’t to long ago when they were making cheap ass TV’s and no one thought they could compete with Sony or Panasonic sets, and look at them now. The same again with there phones.
I’m sure you will argue that photography is different and there is a heritage or history and brand loyalty. Maybe in film days but digital is like any other tech. Its all about sensor performance and mark my words they will be up there with Sony performance within 5 years. The money they have to invest can not be matched by anyone, they are gigantic, it just depends on how much they want it. There annual revenue is bigger than Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Fuji and Leica combined!
It’s NOT all about sensor performance. Photography is a dynamic process, you and the camera need to adapt to different situations quickly, so usuability, ergonomy and responsiveness are a huge factor to consider too.
Take an example: the Pentax K-01, greatest sensor of its generation (shared with K5, D7000, NEX-6, etc.), crappiest camera ever because it was slow and painful to use.
Samsung cameras are still closer to the Pentax K-01 in user experience than to something fast and efficient like a Fuji X-T1 or an Olympus EM1
Sorry I should have rephrased that. Its not just about sensors I agree but for a lot of people they just look at sensor performance figures from sites like dxo. Look at the nex range. Crap lenses clunky controls on the lower end models yet they are one of the top sellers because there sensors perform well at high iso.
Yeah, that’s true too, they are far from perfect, but I still think Sony has nailed some things like their Focus Peaking implementation, by far the best in any CSC: that’s a big selling point in a system that might use any manual lense ever made 🙂 And you also have the great Sigma DN Art lenses, which are gorgeus and cheap.
Sony’s WiFi remote control feels better than Samsung’s too. And do not forget that they have EVF in smaller bodies.
Yes all good points again.
I’m not sure Samsung has been playing at ,they do not seem to have any direction. Or at least a direction I do not want them to go in. However back to the original post I replied to. I would never under estimate Samsung in any sector.
BS, I use Samsung for shooting weddings professionally, NX30 is plenty quick. My A7r sits on the shelf. They are plenty quick (NX300 and newer). The focus is a lot quicker than any other APS-C mirrorless, besides maybe A6000. Fuji is okay now, but XP1 was way too slow.
My crystal ball tells me that the new NX1 is going to be … black 🙂
I sell my canon 5D mk iii last year and i use only NX30. Here is some fotoshttp://kontto.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Kuvia+Samsung+kameroilla/
Just to know…are you a Samsung imagelogger?