Samsung NX i-Function Lens Microsite: The perfect Lens for All Your Needs

You might have already read from our previous post about Samsung’s 2011 New NX lens line- up. Now check out the Samsung NX i-Function Lens microsite which is solely dedicated to introducing Samsung NX i-Function lens.

Samsung NX i-Function lens helps you to take professional-quality pictures with a touch of a button at your fingertips. Samsung NX i-Function lens microsite will help you find the perfect lens that will fulfill all your needs. Here’s what you can experience from this site.

You can see the complete Line-up of Samsung NX Lens .

It will suggest the type of lens that will suit your style by selecting preferred subject of your photography.

You can also experience i-Function by turning the ‘Value Ring’ and clicking on the ‘i-Function Button’; which gives one-stop control of the Shutter Speed, Aperture, Exposure Value, White Balance and ISO.

Check out more information on Samsung NX i-Function lens from http://www.samsung.com/ca/ifunction/index.html

(Probably) The smallest AF single lens, Samsung NX 30mm F2 Lens Review

(Probably) The smallest AF single lens,

Samsung NX 30mm F2 Lens Review

The most fitting lens of the concept of the NX10

I don’t know if I need any more explanation for the NX 30mm F2 lens having a small size, high quality, and AF. There will be a lot of lenses for the NX cameras, but most of users will still choose this, I think.

(Actually, M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F2.8 is the smallest.)

Appearance of the NX 30mm F2 lens.

Let’s take a look at the appearance of the NX 30mm F2 lens.

It’s a small enough to be hid by a Samsung lens cap.

As you see, there’s no lens distance window, and the lens name and filter caliber (43mm) are written on the side. Because it’s a pancake lens, in order to reduce the size of the lens, there’s no tool for Image Stabilization.

I compared it with the LUMIX G 20mm F1.7 lens. The NX 30mm F2 is a little slimmer. This is the reason I chose the NX10.

It’s the real competitor AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N. Even though it’s a zoom lens, I selected it, because of its great performance. Among all the lenses I have, these 2 lenses NX 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 O.I.S.랑 AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N are comparable to the NX 30mm F2.

NX 30mm F2 Lens mounted

To be honest, I don’t think the NX10 has a good design, but with the NX 30mm F2 lens, it’s quite a good match. One of my friends who saw the NX 30mm F2 lens mounted on the NX10 even said ‘The design of the NX10 is appropriate for the lens’ to me. Personally, there’s no problem at all, if the design of the NX10 was more like a compact camera.

When I got the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF1, I didn’t think I needed to prepare the 2 lenses, so I only took the appearance. The design is different depending on people, but personally, I preferred the GF1 with the 20mm F1.7 mounted.

It’s not quite comparable in the appearance,, but I think the combination of these 2 is quite good. The combination of the D3 and AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N is used for a main, and the combination of the NX10 and NX 30mm F2 is used for movie recording or snap shots.

I actually used the D3 with the NIKKOR 200mm F2G Super ED VR mounted and took snap shots or a move with the NX10 with the NX 30mm F2 mounted. It’s light enough to have 2 bodies.

NX 30mm F2 vs. AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N – Comparison of Resolution

This might be unreasonable, but I try to compare the central resolution of the NX 30mm F2 lens with the AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N. Although it’s a standard zoom lens, but it’s known for its great performance with the Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM lens, so I try to compare to find out the performance of the NX 30mm F2 lens and other NX lenses released later. Let’s start with the appearance.

As an expensive lens keeping F2.8 for all length, it’s incomparably bigger than the 30mm F2. Let’s see them mounted.

The difference looks bigger. The lenses for the above 2 cameras were tested with being mounted. Because the AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N is a zoom lens, I adjusted the angle to the 30mm F2 lens mounted on the NX10, and F2.8 is the maximum opening, I started the 30mm F2 lens from F2.

I cropped the blue rectangular part from the original image, and put the 30mm F2 on the left, and AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N on the right. Here is the result.

Looking at the results, we can say the AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED N mounted on the D3 shows the better results. Looking at the NX 30mm F2 lens showed almost the same results, the NX10 cares too much about the noise reduction, so it’s kind of indifferent of the details. The performance of the NX 30mm F2 lens is quite great, I think.

Sunstar test of the NX 30mm F2 lens

Let’s test the sunstar of the NX 30mm F2 lens. This test was made without a filter and after fixing on a tripod, I checked the difference of sunstar by aperture.

The red rectangular is the cropped area of light source on the front, and the blue one is the back. Below is the resuls by aperture.

Because it has the odd number of blades, although it’s a single lens, the sunstar doesn’t look so pretty, and is inappropriate for night scenery. It’s because the lens is to show the best quality at the maximum opening, I think.

Sample pictures

Let’s take a look at the sample pictures taken by the NX 30mm F2 lens. Only the NX10 has been released now, so it was mounted on the NX10 and the images are resized without compensation. From portrait shots, you can see depth expression in the maximum opening, and the quality in opening.

Looking forward to essential lens for mirrorless cameras

The NX 30mm F2 Lens with the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm F2.8 from Olympus and LUMIX G 20mm F1.7 APSH from Olympus is a lens suggesting the way of the lenses of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.

When it comes to DSLR cameras having flange back, even though the lens is a little bigger, the camera and lens can be well balanced, but mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras need to minimize the size of the lenses. This lens is the most appropriate for this concept. Especially, the NX 30mm F2 lens can be highly graded just by the small size. However, the sunstar not pretty needs to be improved, I think. It has to be considered when designing another pancake lens. (Especially wide angle)

Of course, zoom lenses are important, but I hope other makers manufacturing mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras secure various pancake lenses.

Like Limited lenses from Pentax, I hope mirrorless interchangeable camera lenses seduce users with their cute design and finish the review of the NX 30mm F2 lens.

Samsung’s 2011 New NX Lenses are revealed!

Samsung has received positive reviews from different press by launching 30mm, 18-55mm, 50-200mm lens. By previously releasing a lens roadmap, Samsung had signaled that various models with improved features were on the way. Unexpectedly today, a part for the new NX lens has been released which NX users have been waiting for. Of course it’s not out in the market yet, and the exact release date and prices have yet to be revealed, but it’s possible to widely guess its design and function. Let’s take a look at the new NX lens through a video and pictures.

The 16mm lens is a light, compact F2.4 Ultra Wide Pancake Lens. The bright aperture of this lens helps to capture wider images even in low light and deliver a shallow depth of field. Its ultra wide angle is ideal for landscape shots and deep perspective pictures.


The 60mm Macro Lens features a Super Sonic Actuator (SSA) to deliver a fast, quiet Auto Focus (AF). It has F2.8 and as you could’ve guessed from the name of the lens, it is great for close-ups. Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) ensures steadiness and stability of every moment so you never have to miss the timing of that perfect close-up shot.



The ultra bright 85mm F1.4 Compact System Camera (CSC) lens features SSA, which like the 60mm lens provides fast and silent AF. It also includes Full Time Manual Focus which provides advanced photographers greater control over their preferred settings. This premium lens with bright F1.4 offers the ideal solution for capturing perfect and professional looking portrait pictures.



The 18-200mm multi-purpose Long Zoom Lens can be used diversely from taking landscape to portrait pictures. It features modes optimized for creating high-quality movie content with a single lens. Due to Samsung’s use of Voice Coil Motor (VCM) technology, the new Long Zoom Lens also has a fast and silent AF, which enables you to video important events without recording the sound of the camera’s AF. It also features OIS, which cancels out any hand movements and delivers crisp, clear images perfect for filming videos.

All of the lenses are compatible with Samsung’s unique i-Function system, which helps users easily create powerful effects utilizing the quick and convenient controls.

Mr. Hyunho Chung, Executive Vice President and Head of the Digital Imaging Business, Samsung Electronics, commented, “At Samsung, we are committed to ensuring that we remain at the cutting edge of imaging technology, and these five new lenses are a testament to that ambition and the growing strength of compact system camera photography. These are products that a professional photographer would be proud to use, but we make them so easy to use that a novice could get amazing results every time, and that is a credit to our strong R&D team. We are continuing to innovate in this exciting market and we have more significant developments planned for the future, which will add to our growing strength in the compact system camera market.”

The release of these lenses with great features is exciting news to previous NX users who wanted various lenses, and also for those who used DSLR despite the weight and size for the diversity of lenses. How about taking wonderful pictures with the light and excellent NX cameras and lenses?