Image source: Blog.Naver.com
Unlike other mirrorless companies Samsung doesn’t want to make a big secret about their future plans! At a korean presentation (Source: naver.com) Samsung showed a powerpoint presentation with the future camera and lens roadmap! Those are the key points:
1) The NX line will have three categories, NX100, NX10/11 and NXclassic (what is that?)
2) A new 700mm lens
3) New GPS module
4) there will be five new lenses this year. The first to be released is the movie pro 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 (May), than we have the 16mm f/2.4 (July) and than the 60mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.4 in August. A fifth lens, the 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 will be announced within 2011.
You can see the full presentation at Blog.Naver.com.
It sounds like the roadmap we leaked weeks ago is correct. Take a look for yourself (Click on it to enlarge):
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I’ve not been a fan of Samsung cameras, but they’ve got the right approach!
For your linked blog, see the third slide down here: http://blog.naver.com/cleanday82?Redirect=Log&logNo=60124228527
That’s the right body approach. m43 and Sony could learn from Samsung.
SAMSUNG DOES NOT WANT MY MONEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I tried to buy Samsung NX-10 with pancake 30 mm lens (instead of kit lens) and I was told in Future Shop, Black’s Photography, and Vistek, that such a purchase is impossible. I was told I have to buy slow low quality kit lens and there is no possibility to buy NX-10 with pancake.
I hope that very soon, either Nikon or Sony will make mirrorless with electronic viewfinder so I can buy my mirrorless travel camera. I hate when comany tries to force customer to buy duplicate product (kit and pancake duplicate each other to some extent) So long Samsung. You do not need my money? Well then maybe other companies would take it.
NXclassic sounds like a retro design mirrorless camera. sweet! 🙂
According to this there will be no lens of less than 16mm before 2012. My main reason for preferring micro four thirds was the lack of lenses for NX (and NEX, for that matter). Maybe the Samsung marketing men know something I don’t, but for me the lack of a superwide zoom in the initial lens range was a decisive factor.