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Monday, December 6, 2010

Four-way Mirrorless Camera Shootout

Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 11:00 AM

http://bythom.com/compactmirrorless.htm

"In this review, I'm going to stick to one camera from each maker. I'm ignoring the more DSLR-like cameras with optical (EVF) viewfinders, such as the G and GH series from Panasonic and the NX5 and NX10 from Samsung. What I'm looking to cover here is the cameras most likely to act as a competent compact replacement for a typical DSLR user. To that end I've narrowed things down to these four:"

Continuing from his earlier compact camera review, Thom Hogan looks at four mirrorless cameras (I can't quite call them EVIL, can I?) and not surprisingly finds them all capable of producing good photos; just a matter of what one's preferences are. Personally, I can't give up a viewfinder, so all of them are out for me. If you're looking for such a camera though, check out the article for a experienced photographer's viewpoint.


Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Samsung Announces NX100 and Two Lenses; Previewed by Digital Photography Review

Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 07:24 AM

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/1...amsungnx100.asp

"Samsung has announced the addition of the NX100 to its NX series of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. It features the same 14.6Mp sensor and 3.0" OLED screen as the NX10, which are built into a flat, 'compact camera style' body. It also offers the i-Function feature that allows the use of the focus ring to control various camera functions when using compatible lenses. To complement this feature the company has launched two lenses with i-Fn buttons - the 20-50mm F3.5-5.6 ED kit zoom and 20mm F2.8 pancake lens."

Today's a big day, as three manufacturers decided that somehow Tuesday is a good day for announcements. The most interesting of the lot is Samsung's GF1/Pen competitor, the NX100. Thanks to Samsung's useless Press Release site, I have no images for you dear readers, save for a nicely watermarked image from DPReview (honestly, why they watermark PRESS IMAGES is beyond me).

The NX100 is an interchangeable lens compact using Samsung's own NX mount with APS-C sized sensors, in this case, a 14 megapixel Samsung development. Highlights include a 3" AMOLED display, 720p video, two command dials, and the ability to use i_Function lense. These lenses have an extra button on them, which when pressed, will allow the focus ring to perform other functions; kind of like the Canon S90/S95's customisable front command ring. The lenses have icons on them to show what kind of lenses they are; portrait icon for portrait lenses, and so on. The lenses communicate with the camera depending on the focal length, and will set the appropriate scene mode. Looks like Minolta's card system from the early 1990s revived, but placed in lenses instead of cards.

The two new lenses that debut are the 20-50/3.5-5.6 compact zoom, which collapses like many of the Olympus Pen lenses, and the 20/2.8 pancake lens. This gives Samsung about three kit zooms; two versions of the 18-55 (with and without stabilisation), and this 20-50. Samsung's lens lineup is rather pedestrian at this point, which is not good for a new system looking to attract users in a crowded market with many entrenched players.


Monday, September 6, 2010

Engadget Gets Spy Pics of Samsung's NX100

Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 07:14 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/06/...00-in-the-wild/

"Looks like we can take the guesswork out of today's leaked render, after all. A generous (and, as usual, anonymous) reader just sent us a handful of pictures of what appears to be -- quite convincingly, we might add -- the Samsung NX100 we've been eying since a low-res snapshot came to light last month."

Engadget's got two photos of the Samsung NX100, and it looks pretty much a reality. Pity there are only photos of the front; usually it is the back of the camera that will give more details on the UI of the camera. There's a little dial behind the shutter release, but I'm not sure if it is a full command dial or something else; it does look a bit awkward. Hit up Engadget for the rest!


Monday, August 16, 2010

Rumour: Samsung to Release NX100?

Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 09:30 AM

http://photorumors.com/2010/08/09/t...-samsung-nx100/

Well, PhotoRumors.com has posted a photo of the alleged NX100, which is rumoured to be a higher specified version of the NX10. I'm left wondering if Samsung is throwing good money after bad; a new lens mount needs to have a lot going for it, and just the Samsung name is not going to be good enough. In fact, after the lukewarm reviews of the NX10 (and all the cameras before it) maybe the Samsung name is more a liability than an asset.


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