The first picture of the Samsung NX20 has been spotted (via Photorumors) and it actually shows it…naked 🙂 Click on the image on top to enlarge. The camera should be announced within days and than be available in April. As we already told you weeks ago one of our sources told us that it has a retro design with 1.8M EVF, manual control and swivel amoled display. It has the same NX-200 sensor but a better processor and buffer. The retail stores price is $950 only body for NX-20. There will be two new lenses, the 16-80mm and 12-24mm and a new Flash.
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– swivel screen is here
– grip seems to be ok
– nx200 sensor good enough for me
now there only needs to be a built in flash to be on top of my shopping list 😉
The swivel AMOLED screen sounds good. I don’t know what “manual control” means. Would it allow full use of manual lenses on the camera and any area can be zoomed in to focus, unlike the NX10 (I had that and dumped it after a month because of that, the fixed LED screen and the noise)?
What we need for manual lenses is focus peaking.
Thumbs up on the rear swivel screen.
Actually, I can’t see lots of similatrities to the IIIa. Thank goodness. But so I don’t know why rumors like the desired retail price are sold as facts here…
I still thinks that this rumor is bag of mixed information about two different cameras.
– first one As shown on photo NX20 with classic NX10 look (no Konica, just look at photo, plastic cover and grip size), swivel scr. EVF etc.
– second NX1 (not pictured so far) high level metal camera with Konica retro design, new 12-24mm lens and price about 950 USD body only.
Both with EVF + improved NX200 sensor and buffer.
Here in Europe real retail price of NX200 18-55mm kit is less then 700 USD now. If they offer NX1 body only for 950 USD that sounds like a hot seller, but you have to buy extra lens that’s pick up the kit price at about 1300 USD. Considering that Samsung is more low cost camera producer sounds like the fair market price. NX20 pricing can be just between for 900 USD with lens kit.
Oh god, I so hope that is not the real nx20. That is one fat heffer of a camera.Hasn’t Samsung learned from the other makers yet? That is neither compact nor does it look good, and it looks almost as thick as dslr. If this thing ends up looking like a Panny Gh it will piss off their nx200 users waiting for a Rangefinder styled body with EVF. There was nothing much wrong with the ex-1 styling…and it was arguably their best looking compact camera ever. I have a feeling the the nx20 will end up looking like the older fat Olympus e300 cameras. If this camera doesn’t sell it will be the end of the nx line.
Samsung has three routes to go:
1) Become the cheap APS-C mirrorless alternative
2) Join Fujifilm X-Pro1 in the premium APS-C club
3) Abandon their NX and join Micro Four Thirds
It’s difficult to see where the market goes. Panasonic/Olympus has a lead thanks to their early start. Samsung has lost ground to Sony, despite a better lens portfolio. Sony is the major sensor provider to many customers, so Samsung could be a second source, tapping some volume from Sony’s customers. Seeing all third party lens providers supporting Micro Four Thirds, and none supporting Samsung’s own NX, questions the future of the NX. Samsungs back into the game, could go via their old partner Pentax, and a patnership with Ricoh. Samsung’s future is certainly uncertain.
Well unless you want to pay 3 thousand for a FF camera then i have to say yes, the price is the main concern. I think it’s fair to say most people can live with a larger camera or anything for that matter if it’s cheap. The Leica m9 is FF and it’s not that large.The lenses if they are AF, will be larger but the manufacturers don’t have to go making big fat 2.8 zooms if all the pro wannabe bones-heads don’t keep constantly asking for those lenses to be made for CSC cameras.