#Photoninja user review update
This made it very hard to critically focus a lens.īoth issues could probably fixed with a firmware update and Samsung has been very active in creating new firmware updates but at the moment I wouldn’t recommend to camera if your focus lies on manual focus, it is doable but you get a nicer experience on a Sony a7 or a6000. (Matt pointed out to me, that you can move it around with native lenses).Ī third issue is that the zoomed in live view image is very soft and holds much less detail that I am used from the Alpha 7. This is annoying for off center compositions. The second thing I noticed is that you can only magnify the very center of the image, you can not move the magnified section around. On the NX1 this function is always dedicated to the ‘ok’ button and I have to stretch my fingers quite a bit to reach that while my index finger rests on the shuttter release button. On my Sony a7 I can place the focus magnification function on any button I want and I have placed it on the AF/MF button because that is easiest to reach while the camera is on my eye. The Canon FD 4/300 L looks rather small on the big NX1 I make no secret about my preference of manual focus over AF so I had brought a Canon FD 4/300 L with me to see how the NX1 behaved. Such a button is dearly missed on the a7 with it’s too sensitive EVF sensor.
#Photoninja user review full
The EVF left a very positive impression on me, the refresh rate is very high and Samsung did a better job at rescaling the image for the EVF’s resolution, than Sony on my a7 which will produce moire or flickering in certain situations.īecause there is no aliasing and the very high frame rate the image comes very close to a full frame optical viewfinder while also offering the advantages of an EVF like focus magnification and live exposure preview.Īnother bonus is the dedicated EVF/Display button which allows you to manually switch between the EVF, Display and Auto. I also noticed a rather long shutter blackout, the time after an image is exposed and the display stays black is about as long as with the a7, Sony’s APS-C cameras have a shorter blackout. The shutter sounded quite nice and unobtrusive, the Sony a7’s shutter is much louder. I think Samsung’s claims about weather sealing are more robust than those of Sony, there are more gaskets and there is a rubber ring gasket on the lens mount of the 16-50S. The shutter release was okay, there are nice ones but it was not as bad as that of the a7 which has a totally mushy shutter release. The shutter and most buttons did not feel as nice as the body itself but still good enough. I was quite impressed by the built quality, the body felt more robust than that of my a7 because there is more metal and less plastic. Size and weight are a bonus when you are handling bigger lenses, my Canon FD 4/300 L for example was a little nicer to handle than on my Sony a7. Pair it with the 2-2.8/16-50 S and you get a pretty big package. When Matt took it out of his bag my first impression was: Thats a big camera! It is quite a bit bigger than my Alpha 7.
This is in no way an in depth review, just some thoughts and impressions after using it for about five hours.Įdit: Matt has finished his review now, he knows the Samsung system much better and had much more time with the camera.
My friend Matt had a review copy of the Samsung NX1 at his hand so we met up and I could get some hands on experience with this new camera which created quite some buzz.