Samsung Releases Five New Lenses for NX System
Adding to the original three NX lenses already on the market, Samsung will be releasing five new lenses this year to complement the mirrorless NX camera system. These new lenses, all to be unveiled throughout the year, include an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, non-OIS standard zoom lens; a 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 compact zoom lens; a 20mm f/2.8 wide pancake lens; an 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OIS superzoom lens; and a 60mm...
NX10: Samsung's New Line of Mirrorless Cameras
Samsung has released a new line of cameras, the NX10 — a compact, mirrorless product with 14.6-megapixel resolution, a larger APS-C sensor, a brighter AMOLED screen and faster autofocus.
The APS-C mirrorless sensor is 1.5 times as large as a traditional 4:3 sensor, and it reduces the size of the camera by 15 percent to 87 x 123mm. The improved, 3-inch AMOLED screen now allows users to view images on the monitor at any angle and in any lighting condition, including acute angles and bright sunlight. A new autofocus DRIMe II Pro engine allows for...
Samsung Unveils NX Hybrid Camera Series
Samsung has introduced the NX series of hybrid cameras, which offer the quality of a DSLR and the portability of a point-and-shoot camera.
Like a DSLR, the NX has a large, APS-C-sized image sensor to produce high-quality images. Unlike a DSLR, which traditionally uses box mirrors, the NX uses an electric viewfinder (EVF), as does a point-and-shoot. With the EVF, Samsung was able to decrease the distance between the lens and image sensor (flange back) by 60 percent when compared to...