These are the first images of the new Samsung NX1!
– 28 MP APS-C CMOS Sensor (ISOCELL tech)
– DRIMe Image Signal Processor
– ISO 100-51200
– 15 fps with tracking.
– UHD 4K 3840×2160 at 30p/24p
– Full HD up to 60p
– 3? Tiltable AMOLED Touch Display
– Water and dust proof
– Wi-Fi and NFC Connectivity
– Magnesium Alloy, Weather-Sealed Body
– Vertical grip available.
– Will announce revolutionary PD system.
– Slightly bigger body than NX30.
– Body design matches with 16-50 F2.0-F2.8 lens.
– Best high ISO performance and EVF among crop sensor bodies.
– Available on the market in October (TBD)
– Not retro design but similar with Mamiya?
Images from Nikisita via Photorumors
19 Responses
I hope that both the back and the top left wheels are customisable, so to use one for exposure compensation.
The evf is rumored to be xga. Nothing to write home about.
It looks like proper dslr clone. They even put litle top display there. It may sell well. Seems like new apsc king.
So basically just a dslr, but with a pretty rubbish lens system. What’s the point?
The lens system is limited, but not bad at all.
But I agree that it’s a DSLR wannabe, with no emotional traction for enthusiasts looking for something with nice aesthetics.
Anyway I see no reason for ppl invested in canikon or Pentax or Sony in switching to this camera, while they often switch to Fuji if they intend to step into mirrorless world.
Agreed the lens is limited for now. My concern is how will an aps-c isocell perform against a full frame sensor? Samsung claims to be ahead of the backlit sensors of other companies and outperform them by as much as 30%. If this is accurate then perhaps a smaller sensor can compete image wise vs a full frame. I see their angle is to produce a smaller less expensive camera system and lenses that will perform like full frame. They must be convinced their technology is good enough to do so as they are building some very crazy aps-c lenses like this 300mm: http://photorumors.com/2011/05/04/new-samsung-300mm-f2-8-xf-ed-lens/ If this lens comes in a good price and performs (with camera) better than a 7d ii and close to a 5d or 1d then they have indeed a camera some may look at. 1d tech is too much for the soccer dad, but not the best for the pros. This camera appears to best by a wide margin the aps-c camera from Canon, Niko, or even Sony. I still think the price is too high to make market share…
well any developments made for this sensor can be employed in full frame sensors also, so they will always have an advantage. its going to get to a point when you need to ask yourself how high iso is enough for my needs.
will all the customers moving to ff at the moment want to down size again when say a 1 inch or m4/3 sensor will perform like a ff sensor of today.
long term the likes of nikon v or samsung mini nx might be the norm in the mirrorless world not there chunky apsc and ff big brothers. there is the problem of dof however.
If it has mic and headphone inputs it could be a video player. Samsung has a good selection of lenses too. Will have to see what the reviews say about functionality
Think of it as a DSLR with much faster max frame rates, more reliable autofocus, and smaller size (if you attach a small lens like 30 mm f/2). I prefer shooting with my NX30 then I did with D7000.
Looks like a pretty solid body design, even has an AF-On button (Nikon -pay attention). Sort of an A77mII rival, just in a mirrorless mount. Some really nice glass too.
Lets see if Samsung can actually deliver a competitive sensor. If this is another sensor which struggles to rival Canon’s APS-C efforts it’s DOA.
Additionally, Samsung needs to actually deliver AF tracking performance. 15fps is useless if it won’t track and so far no mirrorless ith 8 or more fps can track reliably at its max frame rate. Samsung doesn’t have a lot of PDAF experience (to be exact they have none, the system in their old DSLR’s was 100% Pentax, and not very good to boot)
Not pretty, but exactly what I want. I am going to order one if price is reasonable.
I do hope they keep developing the smaller rangefinder style bodies (add pop-up flash and a viewfinder please).
I agree, not pretty at all. I’m curious to see how many ppl in the ‘target’ of these cameras will buy a not pretty one.
And…don’t count on a reasonable price. Not from Samsung and not at launch.
I don’t find it ugly either. Looks like a tool I want to use. I think this could be a hit in US, but hard to say.
I with you. It looks like any DSLR on the market.
Yup, ugly is, IMO, the galaxy nx. Or the nx30. This is not ugly, but functional. Nevertheless it lacks emotional attractive, and most of the competitors have this (or, if not, had many years to build a user base)
Why, IMO, this camera will fail even if it’s possibly very good:
1) targets the mid/high end enthusiasts and semi-pro/pro market. Enthusiasts are often interested in mirrorless, but stylish ones or smallish ones. This is neither. Pros are mostly invested in canikon or Pentax or Sony and won’t switch unless this camera comes really cheap, which is not the case.
2) the existing lenses are good, but most are thought to keep size small (good for other kind of bodies, which Samsung lacks). Hence are not particularly fast nor sturdy. The ‘pro’ grade ones are the 85 and the 16-50S which are both as expensive as competing ones from other (more established vendors) and heavy, defeating the mirrorless advantage
3) the lens mount is closed to third party manufacturers. Sigma and tamron lenses could save nx from oblivion
4) customer support is very poor compared to others.
5) flash system is limited compared to canikon or Pentax
6) accessory market is same as 5)
7) no metabones or lensturbo for nx
8) no Leica M compatibility
All that said, and even if I don’t like the look and style, I could buy it to complement my collection of nx lenses, if specs are right and when body only costs less than 1000€, which IMO is in few weeks/months, considering what I pointed out.
Only existing nx users and few others will be interested.
P.s. it seems that the only interesting feature of nx30, ie the articulated evf, is gone.
Let’s hope that sensor will go into something smaller.
If that happens, it will be seriously crippled (eg no fast AF, no decent continuous shooting, no decent buffer). Samsung does this way. They released the nx30 one year after the nx300. It had exactly the same hw, plus the evf. To convince ppl buying the new camera, they implemented a new function via sw, the remote evf pro. It could have been extended to nx300, but they never did so.
So, ppl wanting decent performance will have to buy the bulky body. IMO, of course.
They seem to have changed their mind from this marketing campaign:
http://unitedbyphotography.com/ubp/1062/samsung-camera-video-attacks-dslr-cameras/
Time to register the samsungnxrumors.com domain!
For Samsung getting serious about their NX line and therefore for the photog consumer to take Samsumg seriously was a matter of time. These guys started to make cameras from scratch, partnering with guys (remember Rollei and Schneider-Kreuznach?) which couldn’t bring much into the table (other than their fabled names) in terms of know-how and innovation, so Samsung’s learning curve has been very steep. ISOCELL seems to be a very promising technology, and all the specs sound great and all, but IQ science is the real reason why we are willing to spend big money for all those laggard, antiquated and under specd cameras CaNikon keep throwing at us. Unfortunately for Samsung, CaNikon just happen to have a 30 year lead on this matter (to me, Nikon’s FA matrix metering marks the start of deep IQ science study) and that’s a huge mountain for Samsung to climb by itself. But they show real promise, and if they are willing to improve their cameras by FW like Fuji does, then they might start to garner the pro photog’s notice.