A source just sent me a surprising rumor. Samsung won’t make OIS lenses anymore!
According to the source Samsung has a little concerns about optical problems and final lenses size. Samsung will get back to an improved AntiShake system sensor-based used on Pentax/Samsung DSLR. The patent of that system is a share property between them.
I certainly hope the rumor turns out to be true! All lenses (including third party lenses used via adapter) will be stabilized and the size of NX lenses can be a bit smaller. At the time of writing Olympus only offers mirrorless cameras with built-in sensor stabilization.
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That would be awesome. 20-50mm with a stabilized body…killer combo.
Not only Oly offers sensor stabilization, Pentax Q does!
Good move. I hope the new Fuji system will also have sensor based IS.
Great news! Hopefully they’ll improve sensor a bit, bring it closer to Sony.
that would be awesome and really make the system a winner.
the only thing that ruins it for me is that photozone did reviews for the lenses now and the results weren’t encouraging. the selection for samsung was very good, but if the quality doesn’t deliver then it’s as if the lenses don’t exist (in my eyes)
Well, the 60mm review was disappointing, and the 20mm was so-so, but the 30mm was excellent as expected. The 16mm was HORRIBLY disappointing, but there’s some (not enough to be concrete yet) evidence that shows that the field-curvature thing isn’t necessarily symptomatic of the lens itself, but rather Photozone was unlucky enough to get two bad copies.
yeah, the 16mm review is the most problematic for me, it was part of the 3/4 lens set i wanted for the system with the 30mm and the expected short tele pancake (though i also considered the 60mm macro which also disappoints in the review).
the 20mm doesn’t really give me anything i want.
Sensor based IS is not good for video.
And for telephoto lenses……. with sensor stablisation, there will not be stabilisator in lens anymore…. bye bye wildlife
Actually, it would be definitely useful to have a system with both: IBIS and OIS.
Previous sensor anti-shake technology, the effect is obviously worse than OIS,
Samsung’s OIS worse than the mainstream brands in Japan,
Its insistence on turning it into a sensor anti-shake technology,
With sensor image stabilization technology will shorten sensor life (due to the often high-frequency vibration),
Can not see the future.
“With sensor image stabilization technology will shorten sensor life (due to the often high-frequency vibration)”
Thats the first time I have heard that. Do you have a source?
Great. Wide angle lenses will be stabilised, but for telephoto lenses, where it is most needed, senzor stabilisation does almost does not work…..it is already problem with Tamron 70-300 for Sony – no stabilisation in the lens and sensor stabilisation cannot handle it on this focal range…. and price of the lens is the same as Nikon/Canon wth stabilisation. Lets see what will happen at 1/60 and 1/125 – at these speeds Pentax stabilisation sometimes blur the picture instead of stabilising it.
Actually, the Pentax Q is a mirrorless system with in-body sensor shift image stabilization. So Olympus isn’t the only one…
If this is not just a rumour and ACTUALLY happens…. oh my GOD.
16/2.7, 20/2.8, 30/2 and 55/1.8 pancake lenses WITH image stabilization???
I think I just wet my pants.
Finally they learned a little bit…hope Panasonic will be the next
Great, so my newly bought NX11 will produce useless photos on long lenses that I need :-/ Hope they will make 400mm with OIS and then leave it :-/
Velcome Samsung 😀