“Best camera of 2014 might still be the best camera of 2020 and beyond. The Samsung NX1 was so innovative for it’s time, companies are still trying to catch up. But Samsung doesn’t make cameras or lenses anymore, they focus on smartphones and toasters. Is it worth buying into a dead system? Let’s talk about the pros and cons of the Samsung NX1 in 2020 with the pro 16-50mm f2-2.8 lens.”
Samsung NX1 with Samsung Premium S 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.Fujifilm X-T3 alongside the legendary Samsung NX1, until the release of the X-T3 and X-T4 the most advanced APS-C/Super 35 DSLR-style mirrorless camera. Image by Karin Gottschalk.
Samsung introduced one of the most promising lines ever of professional-quality APS-C/Super 35 4K hybrid cameras and lenses back in 2014, then promptly killed off the company’s entire photography division shortly afterwards without a word of sensible explanation.
Those lucky enough to have laid eyes on a Samsung NX1 and those even luckier to have been able to purchase one and a selection of some of its amazing lenses, especially the Premium S zoom lenses, were left reeling by Samsung’s decision to obliterate what were the very best cameras and lenses of their class.
Had Samsung continued to develop the many class-leading innovations seen in its NX1 and related cameras, I have no doubt that the company would be producing the best and most in-demand hybrid production cameras today.
As soon as word got out about the NX1, I went looking for one in all the stores in Sydney and its suburbs, and had no luck trying one out though I did come across one forlornly sitting chained up in the dark on a top shelf in a white goods and appliances store, with a 20mm pancake prime lens attached.
I was told there were no other lenses available for it.
I dropped into a couple of Samsung boutiques to enquire about the camera and its lenses and staff members in both places denied such things existed, looking at me as if I were a raving lunatic.
A friend was lucky enough to import a Samsung NX1 and a 45mm prime lens just before Samsung killed all its cameras and lenses off, and I have been patiently waiting for some years now for the chance to borrow them to try them out.
In the absence of any personal insights and experiences of the NX1 upon which to report, the best I can do is provide these product photographs that I was able to extract from a couple of Samsung websites at the time the company was removing its camera and lens division pages from its servers.
Just imagine what Samsung’s NX cameras and lenses could have evolved into given a beginning as extraordinary as this.
Samsung NX1
Samsung NX1 with battery grip and Samsung Premium S 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX1 with Samsung Premium S 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX1 with Samsung Premium S 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 ED OIS zoom lens.
Samsung NX1 with Samsung Premium S 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX1 with battery grip and Samsung Premium S 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 ED OIS zoom lens.
Samsung NX1 with battery grip and Samsung Premium S 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX1 with battery grip and Samsung Premium S 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 ED OIS zoom lens.
Samsung NX1 with Samsung Premium S 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Rigged and ready for Super 35 moviemaking action – the Motion9 Cube NX1 camera cage for the Samsung NX1. Image courtesy of Motion9.
Samsung NX1 two-way tilt LCD monitor. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Other innovative Samsung cameras
Samsung NX30 with Samsung 18-55mm III f/3.5-5.6 OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX30 with Samsung 18-55mm III f/3.5-5.6 OIS zoom lens.This amazing camera has a fully-articulated LCD monitor as well as a tilting electronic viewfinder. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX30 with Samsung 18-55mm III f/3.5-5.6 OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX30 with Samsung 18-55mm III f/3.5-5.6 OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX30 with Samsung 18-55mm III f/3.5-5.6 OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy NX with Samsung 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS III zoom lens.
Samsung Galaxy NX with Samsung 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS III zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy NX with Samsung 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS III zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX500 with Samsung 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX500 with Samsung 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX500 with Samsung 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX500 with Samsung 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung NX500 with Samsung 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung lenses
Samsung Premium S 16-50mm f/2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung Premium S 50-150mm f/2.8 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 10mm f/3.5 Fisheye (rectilinear) prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 12-24mm f/4.0-5.6 ED zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 16mm f/2.4 Ultra Wide Angle prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 OIS Power Zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS III zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 ED OIS Super Zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 20mm f/2.8 prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 20-30mm f/3.5-5.6 II zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 30mm f/2.0 prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 45mm f/1.8 prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 45mm f/1.8 2D/3D prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 50-200mm f/4.0-5.6 ED OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 60mm f/2.8 Macro ED OIS SSA prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
Samsung 85mm f/1.4 ED SSA prime lens. Image courtesy of Samsung.
With exception of you closing your business in select markets, there’s been no new developments or statements concerning your Galaxy NX line of cameras, lenses and accessories. Nor have we seen any new firmware updates in several months.
Additionally, we didn’t see any related product updates since its release in 2014.
It’s now 2017 and the NX system is still alive and going strong. In some cases, the NX cameras still offer technology still missing from other manufacture[r]s to date. Think about how impressive this is? That’s how ahead of the curve you were.
The hottest camera today should not be the buzz about the lastest models from your old competitors. We shouldn’t be talking about the GH5, or even the CK200, we should be buzzing about the game changing NX2 PRO, with a new lineup of amazing glass.
You had this market setup to crush it, if not even give cameras costing in excess of $50k a run for its money. But you prematurely dropped the ball. What a huge mystery and giant disapointment to your customers….”
The revolutionary and still amazing Samsung NX1 Super 35/APS-C 4K hybrid mirrorless camera with Samsung 50-150mm f/2.8 S ED OIS premium zoom lens.
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